📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
The volunteer will learn and execute a number of tasks related to food and food waste in a context of Youth Care. He will deal with organisational and logistic issues, food processing, the communication with members and donors, administration and most of all living together in a complex setting. Simultaneously, he will be integrated in the cohabitation in institutions of youth care by performing some small tasks (e.g. helping a youngster with a school task), or just being present so the youngsters have an intermediary.
Picking up food at donors, distribute the donations over the partners, checking stock, temperatures of freezers, choosing the appropriate transport means (cargo bike, car, pickup truck, ...), the way of conservation (refrigerator, freezer, processing, ...), maintain a vegetable garden, making appointments, getting things done, ...
The volunteer will also help at a CSA farm, introducing the youngsters at the farm and help with sustainability at a local community
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation will be provided in the residence of one of our partner organisations or our international/cultural housing project. Food will be provided for, cooking with fellow ESC from other projects - you will take the lead because this is your domain. Volunteers get a bike for transportation: Leuven is a small city where the bike is the most efficient way of transport.
🎒 Leisure activities
During the activities volunteers will be supported by social workers and local volunteers. They are expected to take part in the on-arrival and mid-term training organized by the national agency. Online linguistic assessment will be offered.
You will live together with ESC volunteers from another project (Bike training and mechanics) and will have the opportunity to share work and experiences.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profil: We welcome warm and caring personalities, with a strong sense of responsibility. You have a good physical condition, an interest for food and food processing and be able to create a smooth connection with youngsters. A healthy life style which includes no smoking is expected. And of course we'd also like the volunteer to be creative, social, entertaining, active, participating, multilingual, taking initiative, funny, ... but don't be scared not possessing all of these qualities. Most important is doing your best and be willing to learn and improve.
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.