🏢 About the local organisation
Als geförderte Jugendbildungsstätte des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt und Europäische Jugendbildungsstätte Magdeburg (EJBM) bieten wir im Bildungsbereich regionale, überregionale und internationale Seminare, Workshops und Fachveranstaltungen an. Die inhaltlichen Schwerpunkte unserer Arbeit lassen sich wie folgt benennen:
- politische Grund- und Europa-Bildung: nur wenn wir grundlegendes sowie tiefergehendes Wissen über die politischen und sozialen Strukturen haben, in denen wir leben, können wir auch dahinterliegende Mechanismen und Machtstrukturen in Deutschland als auch auf Europäischer Ebene erkennen --> Prozesse der Jugendbeteiligung sollen durch politische Grundbildung angeregt werden
- Mobilitätsberatung: wir ziegen jungen menschen Wege auf, nach ihrer Interessenslage, zeitlichem und finanziellem Umfang pädagogisch begleitete Mobilitätserfahrungen zu machen
- Workshops zu: interkulturellen Kompetenzen, Kommunikation, Teamentwicklung, Netzwerken
- Trainings zur (Weiter-)Entwicklung und zum Aufbau beruflicher Fähigkeiten/Kompetenzen und von soft skills --> junge Erwachsene sollen befähigt werden, ihre interkulturellen und sozialen Kompetenzen zu stärken, Unterschiede und Gemeinsamkeiten zu erkennen, ein respektvolles Miteinander zu gewährleisten und Prozesse der Selbstreflexion anzustoßen
- Internationale Jugendbegegnungen
- Ausbildungspraktika für Jugendliche aus dem Ausland im Gastronomie- und Service-Bereich
Unsere Hauptzielgruppe sind junge Menschen zwischen 12 und 27 Jahren. In 2019 haben wir einen Jugendbeirat gegründet, um unsere Bildungsarbeit partizipativer zu gestalten und unser Haus jugendgerechter zu machen. Dieser trifft sich monatlich, um über die aktuellen Bildungsprojekte unseres Hauses informiert zu sein und gleichzeitig die Arbeit des Hauses aktiv mitzugestalten. Seit 2020 sind wir Infopunkt des Deutsch-Französischen Jugendwerkes in Sachsen-Anhalt.
Wir arbeiten mit professionellen Referent*innen und Medienmacher*innen zusammen, um ein methodisch und inhaltlich rundes Seminarkonzept zu liefern, welches den Bedürfnissen der entsprechenden Gruppe entspricht. Gleichzeitig ist es uns wichtig, junge Menschen, die sich für den Bereich der non-formalen Bildung interessieren, zu empowern und ihnen die Rahmenbedingungen und Tools an die Hand zu geben, um sich auszuprobieren.
Neben unserer Arbeit im Jugendbildungsbereich sind wir auch Mehrgenerationenhaus (MGH). Daher versuchen wir, in unser direktes Umfeld zu wirken und hier als Integrator für Jung und Alt im Stadtteil Magdeburg-Ottersleben sowie angrenzenden Gebieten zu fungieren. Unsere bisherigen regelmäßigen Tätigkeiten, um dieser Aufgabe nachzukommen und einen intergenerationellen Dialog anzuregen, sind folgende:
- offener Treff
- regelmäßige Sport- und Kreativkurse
- Angebote und Feste für Kindergarten- und Schulkinder sowie deren Eltern und Großeltern – Grillabende, Weihnachtsfeiern, Lesenächte etc.
- Tanzabende
- PC- und Internetkurse
- regelmäßige Café-Angebote und Informationsveranstaltungen
Wir sind ebenfalls Ausbildungsstätte für Jugendliche im Gastronomie- und Service-Bereich und bilden derzeit drei junge Menschen im praktischen Teil ihrer Berufsausbildung aus. Wir bilden jährlich ca. 45 Praktikant*innen für während ihres zwei- bis vierwöchigen ERASMUS+ gefördertes Praktikumsaufenthaltes weiter.
Zur Unterstützung unseres Jugendbildungsbereiches und um auch nach Innen hin die internationale Komponente umzusetzen, sind wir Einsatzstelle für junge Menschen im ESK, Service Civique und FSJ. Innerhalb eines Jahres unterstützen uns bis zu 5 Freiwillige in unserer Arbeit und entwicklen ihre eigenen Projekte. Seit 2019 gestalten wir jährlich mindestens ein ESK-Volunteering Team-Projekt, um auch andere Träger in der Sachsen-Anhalter Bildungslandschaft zur Aufnahme von internationalen Freiwilligen zu inspirieren.
As a youth educational center fuinded by the federal state Saxony-Anhalt the European Youth
Educational Center Magdeburg (EJBM) is an organisation dedicated to the implementation of
European youth work. In our youth educational sector we organize our own seminars and projects
and offer space for other institutions to host regional, supraregional and international workshops,
seminars, conferences, and experts' meetings. In our own work, we focus on the following aspects:
- political education: to have basic and in-depth knowledge of the political and social structures in
which we live helps to understand mechanisms and power structures in Germany as well as on a
European level > fostering youth participation processes is thus our aim
- European education: we offer a lot of in-house and outside workshops about basics of Europe and
the European Union as well as in-depth workshops about specific topics
- counselling on (European) mobilities: we counsel young people on how to get abroad within the
framework of their interests, their financial and social background and within a pedagogically guided
process
- workshops on: intercultural competences, communication, team development, networks
- trainings to: gain/expand professional and soft skills and abitilities > young adults will be supported
to strengthen their intercultural and social competences, to realize similarities and differences with
others, to build a respectful cooperation with others and to foster elements of self-reflection
- international youth exchanges
- process- and product-oriented active media work: we focus on giving youth an efficient platform
for sharing their views on the world
- trainee offers for international youth in the gastronomy and service sector
- sending organization for trainees learning to work in child care.
Our main target group are young people between 12 and 27 years. In 2019 we founded our own
youth council/youth embassadors in order to support our youth educational sector - to make it more
participative for young people and to have a voice on how to make the facilities more attractive for
youth (groups). Since the beginning of 2020 we are also an info point for the German-French Youth
Organisation (DFJW/OFAJ) in Saxony-Anhalt. We work with professional trainers and creatives to
guarantee a thematical focus as well as methods fit to the group of participants. At the same time,
we wish to empower young people interested in non-formal education. Thus we offer them the tools and setting to experience themselves as trainers, group leaders, experts and to make their first steps
in the international non-formal education sector.
Next to our youth educational branch we are also a multigenerational house (MGH). Thus, we try to
impact our direct surroundings and work as an integrator for young and old(er) people living in the
district of Ottersleben. In taking on this task we try to expand our work and to organize regular offers
to foster intergenerational dialogues:
- open meeting space
- regular sports and creative courses
- organization of festivities for kindergarden and school children and their parents/grandparents -
summer BBQ, Christmas celebrations, reading nights etc.
- dance nights
- computer and internet skills courses
- regular cafés with different topics
On top of that, we are also a training facility for youth in the gastronomy and service sector and
currently educate three young trainees during the practical parts of their vocational training. In this
capacity, we also host and educate approx. 45 international interns per year who are doing an
ERASMUS+ funded internship for up to one month. In order to support our youth work, and to
strengthen our international profile, we are a hosting organization for volunteers in the European
Solidarity Corps, Service Civique and FSJ. Over the course of one year, up to 5 volunteers support all
areas of our work and create their own projects. We have also been a hosting organisation for the
first ESC Voluteering Team in Saxony-Anhalt in 2019 and will apply for more short term volunteering
projects to further spread the European idea within our county and Germany.
💼 What the programme involves
Join the ESC Team at the European Youth Education Centre (EJBM) and help create a vibrant hub for human rights and democracy education! As part of a diverse international team, you’ll work on visual projects, workshops, and discussions to promote human rights among young people.
We are looking for people who are passionate about Europe, human rights, and hands-on work. The European Youth Education Centre (EJBM) will be the 14th centre in Europe with the Quality Label for European Youth Centres of the Council of Europe. This ESC Team will support our efforts to make the European Youth Education Centre (EJBM) also a visual hub for human rights and democracy education in order to spread the essence of human rights and their meaning for the lifeworlds of young people.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will be accommodated in shared rooms with generally four people (towels and sheets are provided) at the European Youth Education Centre (EJBM). Since our facilities can also be booked by outside groups, the living arrangements can be subject to change due to bookings. The volunteers will be provided with food to prepare meals with the group (unless meals are provided by the organisation), as well as 6€ pocket money per day. Travel expenses will be reimbursed according to fixed rates based on the distance traveled, as per the regulations laid down in the Erasmus+ programme.
🎒 Leisure activities
We will produce and attach visualisations, make our facilities more accessible to international groups, and dive into the topic of human rights via discussions, workshops, and other interactive methods. As a highlight, you will be part of the official award ceremony with guests from all over Europe.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: We are looking for enthusiastic young people who are eager to live and work in a team of 15–20 people from different countries. If you have experience with one of the tasks mentioned before – that's great. But it is even more important that you are willing to learn and try new things. Further, it is preferable if you are open-minded, flexible, have a problem-solving attitude, and can work well in teams. Knowledge of English and German is an asset.
Deadline: 14/02/2025 14:02
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.