ESC: European Ambassador

Name: ESC: European Ambassador
Start: 2026-09-15
End: 2027-07-25
Location: Gaillac, France

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France Culture Education European Voluntary Service Culture Education +1 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Youth and cultural center
Affiliated with the Confederation of Youth and Culture Centres of France, the Occitanie Regional Federation and the Tarn Departmental Federation of MJC, the association's commitment lies at the intersection of three areas of activity:
- proposing activities for its members and the local area in general,
- experimenting and innovating in response to new social and cultural practices, with a particular focus on young people,
- promoting a social movement committed to civic responsibility, individual freedom and respect for diversity.
The MJC de Gaillac aims to promote personal autonomy and fulfilment and to encourage everyone to participate in building a more inclusive society.
The MJC de Gaillac aims to promote personal autonomy and fulfilment and to ensure that everyone participates in building a more united society.
Its mission is to run a place for experimentation and social innovation that is close to the community and to offer services that encourage initiative, responsibility and civic engagement.
It is open to all without discrimination, in a friendly atmosphere.
Rooted in the town, it contributes to the creation of social ties by listening to the population and participating in local development.
It believes in the virtues of the exchange of ideas and the need for creativity. It encourages initiative, innovation and experimentation.
The MJC in Gaillac has a ‘Youth Action’ programme that covers several areas:
- A Music Collective that allows young musicians to practise, perform on stage for the first time and help organise concerts;
- Cross-disciplinary cultural youth projects
- A Youth Information Centre for 13-30 year olds, dealing with issues such as employment, training, housing, health and international mobility.
- A Leisure Centre for 7-17 year olds offering workshops, courses, outings, trips and leisure projects.
- Permanent services and interventions in schools (secondary schools, sixth form colleges, universities) and other partners (local mission, employment and training initiative, etc.) in the region in line with the MJC's areas of expertise.

💼 What the programme involves

The project consists of welcoming two young European volunteers, true European ambassadors, offering them a worthy and unforgettable experience. They will principally be involved in the field of Youth Action and various events. Our Youth center offers differents things : Activities for kids, young and adults and Youth Action (in which you will be most involved). Youth acti covers several areas: - School “permanences” : proposing activities, talking about our structure, youth information and presentation of the ESC program. - Music Group which enables young musicians to practise, play in public and take part in the organisation of concerts. - Cross-cultural youth project : helping to organise and support teams - Youth Information Relay (RIJ) aimed at the 13-30- year-olds, dealing with employment, training, housing, health and international mobility questions. - An Activity Centre for 7-17-year-olds, offering workshops, courses, outings, residential visits, holiday camps.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Accomodation : The Gaillac volunteers share a furnished and equipped apartment with four separate bedrooms with 2 others volunteers from another city. The accommodation is located in Albi (20 min from Gaillac). FOOD AND POCKET MONEY : Each volunteer will receive a monthly allowance of around 500€ for food and pocket money. TRANSPORT : Volunteers have bus passes to come to Gaillac and a train discount to travel.

🎒 Leisure activities

- French class : 2h/week - EU Academy access

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We are looking for a volunteer who is motivated and committed to the team. Experience with children or teenagers is not essential. The most important thing for us is to find someone who is curious and keen to share their culture, skills, knowledge and ideas! To apply, please refer to our information pack (it’s best to get to know us before applying) : https://canva.link/uhv0fsb0m1vvnr4 At the end of this document, you will find a link to apply (as we receive a huge number of applications from people who don’t know who we are!). Application period: now until 6 May 2026 Applications to be reviewed by the team: 12 May 2026 Positive responses by email on 13 May 2026 and invitations to video interviews. Video interviews between 26 and 29 May 2026.
Deadline: 06/05/2026 23:00

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.

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