ESC: Developing outdoor leadership skills

Name: ESC: Developing outdoor leadership skills
Start: 2026-03-01
End: 2026-11-30
Location: Sovata, Romania

Code: 50008 Copied

Romania European Voluntary Service Social work Environment Education European Voluntary Service Social work +2 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

At Outward Bound Romania Youth Center in Sovata for 2026 we have 2 more open spots for volunteers who would like to develop in outdoor experiential education and practice outdoor youthwork. Tasks of the volunteer: participation in the organization and implementation of adventure education courses, involvement in equipment management, support in the logistics of outdoor education programs, some of them working on social media campaigns and editing videos about the programs, projects. We offer: in total 5 places for 9-month volunteering period, composed of a personal experience, approx. 20 days of training and a minimum of 80 days of experience, leading outdoor educational programs for divers group. During the volunteering, you will have the opportunity to learn to independently design, facilitate, and conduct outdoor education programs. The volunteers will acquire basic outdoor skills, pedagogical competencies, and will also develop their personality, solidarity, and green skills.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteers will be accommodated in a 3 room flat in Sovata. They will work in our youth center in Sovata, which includes a big house for the participants, a smaller house for the staff, a small lake, a ropes course, and a big yard. When we have groups in the youth center the volunteers will sleep there, meals will be provided by the kitchen. OBR will provide 150 EUR/month for food and 4 euro/ day pocket money. International and local travel costs are covered based on the original invoices and tickets.

🎒 Leisure activities

Internal courses organized by Outward Bound Romania in the topic of expedition, water activities, ropes course and rock climbing, how to use the outdoor method as a tool of learning and developing. Additionally, OnArrival Training and Mid-term Training organized by the Romanian National Agency.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: You are the ideal candidate if: you are between 20-30 years old you are a resident of one of the European Union countries you have graduated from colleg you can move to Sovata for the 9 month volunteering period you speak good level of English you enjoy working with children/young people (experience is an advantage) you enjoy spending time in nature, hiking, and outdoor activities and have physical endurance you enjoy challenges, adapt easily, are open to new things, and can withstand stressful situations
Deadline: 15/02/2026 16:00

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

RO50008

01/03/2026 → 30/11/2026

Closed

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Deadline: 15/02/2026

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

545500 Sovata, Romania

Romania

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Romania New Leu (RON / lei)

Exchange rate

1 RON = 0.187953 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Eastern European Standard Time

Local time: 20:59 (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 Romanian