📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
Public Library of Pomiechowek Commune lends books and organizes cultural and educational activities related to reading. Its target group includes inhabitants and visitors of the commune who are of different ages. Volunteer will be involved in everyday work of the library and will be encouraged to realise own initiatives.
Possible activities and tasks:
- Librarian’s work such as arranging books, writing reviews, online promotion
- Creating promotional graphic materials/illustrations/designs
- Organising meetings and events for the local community
- Help in organising programming lessons for children, IT courses for seniors, language meetings online, etc.
- Help in organising meetings about literature, meetings with writers
- Visits in kindergartens and schools to promote reading and intercultural education
- Organising own presentations and meetings such as language meetings, traveller’s meetings, creative workshops
- Promoting Volunteering and European Solidarity Corps
🏠 Accommodation on site
- Accommodation: 2 volunteers will live in a house shared with its owner. They will stay in a flat on the first floor and the owner lives on the ground floor. Their part of the house has a kitchen, bathroom and two bedrooms.
- Food: Volunteer receives 510 PLN per month (around 115 EUR) and should be cooking on their own
- Pocket money: 120 EUR per month
- Language support: Polish classes in a language school/online
- Local transport: Work place is within a walking distance from the house
- International travel: Reimbursement up to 180 EUR, 275 EUR or 360 EUR depending on the distance
🎒 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: - Interested in literature and/or art, culture, history, graphic design and illustration etc.
- Creative, independent and ready to have own ideas and initiatives
- Friendly, making relationships with people easily
- Willing to work with people of different ages (from small children to seniors)
- Communicative English
- Reliable and diligent
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.