📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
Come to Komorní Lhotka and become a volunteer in Betezda! It is a center for adults with mental or combined disabilities (15 – 55 years). The mission of Betezda is to provide residential social service to adult people with mental or combined disabilities and to support and help them in everyday life. The centre also tries to develop and maintain the skills and abilities of the service users according to their individual needs. ACTIVITIES: Your main activity will be to help the service users with specific tasks depending on their needs and to participate in various trips, e.g. to ZOO or to swimming pool. Once a week you will also participate in morning devotions and, depending on your skills and talent, you can play a musical instrument or sing with others. One of the most important activities – and probably the biggest challenge – will be having conversations with the clients or just listening to them. To know more, visit our website www.intervia.cz
🏠 Accommodation on site
Costs related to the voluntary service are covered mainly by European Solidarity Corps programme. As for accommodation, it will be provided for you. A flat is usually shared with other volunteers - don’t worry about your privacy, each person has own bedroom. Moreover, you'll receive food allowance 145 Eur/month and pocket money 6 Eur/day. As for travel costs to the Czech Republic and back home, these are reimbursed to a specified limit depending on the distance. Travel costs to your workplace/seminars/day with are reimbursed as well. You pay only your special activities in your free time.
🎒 Leisure activities
By saying YES to this volunteering opportunity, you’ll have a chance to be part of the group of 25 international volunteers within Slezská Diakonie (SD). These young people have also decided to “bring light into the lives of the needy” in the following year. You will have a chance to meet during on-arrival, mid-term and evaluation seminar to encourage each other, share and reflect on your learning journey. Moreover, you will have the chance to visit the placement of other volunteers (Day with) or to create a common project (Go for it). We are looking forward to hear from you!
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: If you're a person with an open heart for others, you want to improve your professional skills and gain new experience, you looking at the right project. PREFERRED PERSONAL TRAITS: patience, willingness to listen to clients’ monologues, easygoingness, responsibility, ability to work independently, empathy and tolerance. An important thing in working with people in general but with people with disabilities especially is to have a smile on your face. It is important to be proactive and have will to learn Czech language.
Deadline: Application deadline: 31/05/2023
ℹ️ Additional information
Participants are entitled to receive a Youthpass certificate from the organiser, for recognition of their competence development during the activity. Read more about Youthpass:https://www.youthpass.eu/en/
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label. The Quality Label certifies that the organisation is able to run projects in compliance with the principles and objectives of the European Solidarity Corps.