📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
Tallinn Center for Children at Risk is welfare organization, where children who have been left without parental care or have behavioral or substance abuse problems, get professional help. This organisation has two centers in Tallinn: Lilleküla Shelter and Männi Shelter.
Children are hosted in these two shelters for various reasons, most common are vagrancy, home negligence, family violence, parental alcoholism or drug abuse, parental unemployment or loss of residence due to family poverty. Most of the children are brought to the shelter by the police or child protection worker. The staff that works directly with the children consists of the manager of shelter, nine social workers and a nurse who all aim to provide the children a safe environment which helps to foster their personal development. Approximately 75% of shelter children are sent back home after their stay in the Shelter. If necessary, they remain under the supervision of the welfare worker.
🏠 Accommodation on site
A volunteer is accommodated in a shared flat with other volunteers in a single or shared room. Accommodation is simple but has everything needed. Volunteers get food and pocket money every month and can plan their meals on their own. Public transportation is being reimbursed by the lead organisation.
🎒 Leisure activities
Volunteer will participate in the on-arrival and mid-term organised by Estonian National Agency. Extra training might be organised by the lead organisation Estyes or the host organisation.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profil: Ready to work with children and youngsters and have enough patience;
Ready to understand and accept that the children/youngsters often come from difficult family and social background;
Friendly and open-minded;
Aged between 18 and 30 years;
Optimistic;
Responsible
A lot of kids also speak Russian, so it comes in hand in that work (but is not mandatory)
Working experience is not required. Most importantly the volunteer should be fond of children and have optimistic and stalwart nature. All sorts
Deadline: No application deadline
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.