📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
Come to Komorní Lhotka and become a volunteer at Sarepta! It is a home for elderly people aged 65 and above. The mission of the senior home is to provide residential services to seniors, whose health and social situation requires help from another person. The workers support the residents so that every client can live their life with dignity and contentment. The centre also supports the residents to maintain self-sufficiency in their everyday activities at as high a level as possible. ACTIVITIES: Your main activity will be to help the residents with activities during the day. This doesn’t differ from the ordinary day of an elderly person at home: getting up, hygiene, breakfast, morning programme, lunch, afternoon programme, dinner, hygiene, sleep. You will assist and support them during activation activities, physical and breathing exercises. You will also help the residents with memory and musical activities. 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. As for PREFERRED PERSONAL TRAITS, it is needed to be tolerant - having a good relationship with seniors, to be proactive, responsible, patient, empathetic to needs of the residents, careful, be open to learn new things and the 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.