📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
Come to Ostrava and become a volunteer in Siloe!:) Siloe is a center for elderly people with memory disorders.The mission of Siloe is to provide housing & social services to people above the age of 50 with memory disorders and who have lowered self-sufficiency and can no longer stay at home environment. Siloe provides support and care in nursing and social areas. ACTIVITIES: Your main activity will be the direct work with centre users either during individual or group activities. The users often have varying degrees of disorientation in person, time and space, they may have difficulty moving, some are completely immobile, and they also may suffer vision problems or hearing loss. From the very first time you need to start establishing contacts and relationships of trust. Also, you will assist the centre users during various activities - listening, individual reading, solving crossword puzzles and working with spontaneous interactions.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. PREFERRED PERSONAL TRAITS:being proactive in the work with people as well as in learning Czech (which is a high priority), independence, but also be able to work in a team, flexibility, good timekeeping, awareness of Alzheimer’s or vascular dementia would be helpful, empathetic approach and without prejudice.
It would be an advantage if you have previous experience working with seniors
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.