ESC: Dare to Act - Volunteering in the Special School Complex no 11

Name: ESC: Dare to Act - Volunteering in the Special School Complex no 11
Start: 2024-09-03
End: 2025-06-30
Location: Kraków, Poland

Code: 41876 Copied

Poland European Voluntary Service Environment Social work Culture European Voluntary Service Environment +2 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

We are looking for 4 volunteers ready to join our project in the Special School Complex no 11 in KRakow, Poland. Volunteer's main tasks will be to support students with disabilities in their education, help them to deal with everyday challenges like dressing up, eating, communication, active participation in various activities prepared by teachers and based on cooking, gardening, computers, learning lanuages, sport, theatre, music. Groups of students are small, up to 4 students each, but additional help is priceless and helps to organise more activities for students. The presence of ESC volunteers is also a chance for all students to meet foreigners and learn about different countries and cultures. You may find more about the volunteers' work there on the blog: https://ib-polska.pl/youth/ Volunteers work 6 hours per day in the school and additionaly foundation IB Polska provides workshops and meetings connected with the Polish culture and the main topics of the project.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Volunteers stay in the flat rent by IB Polska. There are single rooms or double rooms with common kitchen and bathroom. IB Polska provides monthly cards for the public transport in Krakow. Volunteers get pocket money (180 €) and food allowance (around 70€) every month in the way which is set in the beginning of the project. Volunteers get reimursement of travel costs based on the distance calculator for EU project. In the case of using ecological means of transport this bugdet is higher. There is an insurance for volunteers depending on the country of origin and covering the medical costs.

🎒 Leisure activities

Each volunteer has to have a sending organisation from the country of origin. The task of the organisation is to prepare volunteers for the project and help to deal with formalities before arrival. After comming to KRakow all volunteers have meeting with IB Polska coordinators and later on with the coordinators from the hosting organisations. There are also 2 trainings provided by Polish National Agency - on-arrival and mid-term. Every month there is a meeting with all ESC volunteers hosted by IB Polska and it's based on evaluation, workshops, meetings with some authorities.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We are looking for the people with a little experience in work with people with disabilities, because this project is not for everyone. We noticed last years that some experience id helping to deal with tasks and to build your attitude. We are looking for open-minded and patient volunteers, good observers, empathetic. We will contact candidates who will fulfil the form here: https://forms.office.com/e/71rn4ujKud The next step is always on-line meeting with a candidate.
Deadline: 30/08/2024 12:00

ℹ️ Additional information

The project is implemented under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, financed by the European Commission.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?

Training before and after the project
Health insurance during your project
round-trip travel reimbursement
accommodation and food
pocket money
language course
Return Week-end
Youth Pass and SVI international Volunteer passport

Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.

Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.

📅 Available sessions

PL41876

03/09/2024 → 30/06/2025

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Deadline: 30/08/2024

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–30 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

al. Adolfa Dygasińskiego 25, 30-820 Kraków, Poland

Poland

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Poland Zloty (PLN / zł)

Exchange rate

1 PLN = 0.228363 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Central European Summer Time

Local time: 21:40 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Polish