ESC: Helsingin lyhytaikaiskoti ja työpaja Lyhty ry/ A Housing Services
Code: 18914 Copied
Finland
European Voluntary Service
Social work
European Voluntary Service
Social work
Fixed dates
About the project
ESC: Helsingin lyhytaikaiskoti ja työpaja Lyhty ry/ A Housing Services
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Lyhty ry is a non-profit association founded in 1993. Lyhty ry's ethical goal is to promote the well-being of developmentally disabled individuals, their families, and the whole society. Lyhty ry organises accommodation and housing services, a learning environment for young adults, inclusive work and day activities in textile, outdoors, culture, café, media, music and general workshops, events, and cultural and recreational activities. Lyhty ry examines and modifies its activities in order to reach its ethical goal, and is therefore an innovative and active participant in social development. Lyhty has received approximately three volunteers per year for over 20 years. We expanded our volunteering programme in 2020 by receiving 10 volunteers every year from all over Europe through the European Solidarity Corps programme. The aim of Lyhty's volunteer project is to improve the status of developmentally disabled people in our society, promote understanding and solidarity between different cultures, and offer the volunteer an opportunity to learn about care work. Working with Lyhty often affects your value system and might clarify your future plans. Many volunteers become interested in care work, particularly in the field of developmental disabilities. Here is a link about volunteering in Lyhty Assosiation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0jLoip_eVs
💼 What the programme involves
The volunteer works as an volunteer in Lyhty’s assisted housing unit A of the non-profit NGO “Lyhty ry”. Lyhty provides housing, education and work activity services for adults with learning disabilities. Lyhty is located in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Unit A is located in area called Konala. In housing units, a volunteer's job description includes to do homework together with a intellectual disabled person or to guide a person with intellectual disability to do their own homework. The housing units appreciate the volunteer's creativity, openness and genuine presence. For example, a volunteer can socialize with a resident, go out for coffee with other caregivers and residents, organize art shows or cook, play music, or organize activities such as a sports or dance,guided exercise, cooking, cleaning, listening to music, crafts, outdoor activities, excursions, etc. In Lyhty we have 10 volunteers working at the same time in different housing units and workshops.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteer will receive every month money for food and gets lunch and dinner from Lyhty from monday till friday. Volunteer will have a room in a shared accommodation with other young volunteers. The area is closed to the workplace. The accommodation will be fully equipped and electricity, water, gas will be covered by the hosting organization. The volunteer works 35 hours on 5 days per week from monday till friday. There is an entitlement to holidays for 2 days per month, altogether holidays days that can be taken after consulting with the Lyhty team. Volunteer gets the buss card from Lyhty
🎒 Leisure activities
The volunteers will have a mentor working with him/her trough the year. Volunteers will meet other volunteers every month in group meetings with the project coordinator. Volunteers have private meetings also regularly with the project coordinator. The volunteer needs to do the hygienia test in the beginning of the year. We also give information about first aid. The volunteer will get 150 euros to do the finnish language course in Finland. Watch our Youtube video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0jLoip_eVs The project will last for 12 months.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profil: Good social skills and motivation to work with people with special needs are important. The work can be dynamic at times and requires such mentality. It is important to have the motivation to learn Finnish language. The participants have learned e.g. the following things. Responsibility, guidance, the field of developmental disability, equality, organization, organization of activities, language skills, cultural knowledge, dignity, resilience to pressure, flexibility, social and health care, cooking, cleaning and housekeeping, teamwork, inequality.
Deadline: Application deadline: 01/05/2022
Deadline: Application deadline: 01/05/2022
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.
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26/08/2022 → 26/08/2023
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Deadline: 01/05/2022
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
Tähkätie 4, 00390 Helsinki, Finland
Finland
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)
Timezone
Eastern European Standard Time
Local time: 22:10 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
Collective
🗣️ Languages spoken
English
Finnish