📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
The library (which received a title of the best library in Masovian region in 2019!) serves the inhabitants of Przasnysz town and its neighbourhood. It performs the traditional role of a library and conducts activities in the field of culture and education aimed at different age
groups.
Volunteers will be supporting the staff in preparation and running activities aimed at the readers and inhabitants. They will create content and manage the social media such as TikTok and Instagram. They will also have an opportunity to realize their own initiatives, especially the ones adding intercultural dimension.
Examples of tasks:
- supporting events such as excursions, workshops, concerts;
- organizing educational activities such as language cafes and meetings at high school, handicraft and STEM workshops;
- promoting reading, organizing meetings with children;
- taking photos and creating videos for Facebook and YouTube;
- in summer, the volunteers can run a workcamp;
🏠 Accommodation on site
- Accommodation: a room in a shared flat (with one more volunteer)
- Food: Volunteer receives 510 PLN per month (around 115 EUR) and is cooking on their own
- Pocket money: 120 euros/month
- International travel: Reimbursement up to 180 EUR, 275 EUR or 360 EUR depending on the distance*
- Language support: Polish classes in a language school (online or in place)
*a little extra fund possible for a "green travel"
🎒 Leisure activities
- On-arrival training (National Agency): Getting to know Poland, ESC introduction (5 days)
- Induction training (coordinating organization): Introduction to intercultural learning, getting to know the host organization and work environment, planning, integration with other volunteers, mentors, coordinators (2-3 days)
- Mid-term evaluation meeting (National Agency)
- Final evaluation (coordinating organization) (3 days)
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: - Friendly, making relationship with people easily and willing to work with people at different age (from children to seniors)
- Communicative English
- Creative, independent and ready to have own ideas and initiative
- Reliable and diligent
- Interested in culture
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.