📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
Come to Český Těšín and become a volunteer in EDEN. It is a center for adults with middle-severe mental disabilities. Its mission is to support service users with mental disabilities to spend their day actively, to teach users to be self-sufficient in taking care of themselves in everyday life, to teach centre users the manual and working skills and to engage them in everyday social life. ACTIVITIES: You will have an opportunity to actively participate in all of the activities.In the morning you will help with preparation of morning snacks and with feeding the users if it is needed. You will participate in morning devotions where everyone sings, and someone is playing an instrument. You will spend part of the day doing personal work with a single user by doing activities (handicraft, art therapy, pottery, writing, reading etc.) and developing fine motor skills or memory exercises...to find out 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). Join us! 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 are looking at the right project. PREFERRED PERSONAL TRAITS:to be unafraid of communicating (verbally and non-verbally),having a positive attitude to life, being patient. In this work, even simple things require a longer time. 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.