ESC: IB Polska - volunteering in the Special School no 11 in Krakow - Dare to Act!

Name: ESC: IB Polska - volunteering in the Special School no 11 in Krakow - Dare to Act!
Start: 2025-09-02
End: 2026-05-31
Location: Kraków, Poland

Code: 44231 Copied

Poland European Voluntary Service Social work Education Culture European Voluntary Service Social work +2 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

We are looking for volunteers ready to work for 9 months in the Special School no 11 in Krakow, Poland, starting from 2.09.2025. Volunteer support students in the school routine: learning languages, participating in classes (language lessons, art, computers, music, social trainings, cooking, theater and more) as well as will help with eating, changing, cleaning. Volunteers also assist during school trips to other cities or inside the city of Krakow. Volunteer works 6 hours per day/30 hours per week in the school. Additionally, Foundation IB Polska (coordinating organization) organizes meetings and workshops dedicated to volunteer's self-development, intercultural learning, Polish history and language. Volunteers meet all together once per month for one day and also once per week in the afternoon with the ESC Team from IB Polska. To apply please fill out the questionnaire: https://forms.office.com/e/cL1HLsbPVz

🏠 Accommodation on site

Volunteers will be accommodated in the flat with another ESC volunteers hosted in the project. There are mostly double rooms in the flat. We provide monthly cards for the public transport for volunteers to make it more comfortable to get to work or to our meeting. Every month volunteers receive pocket money and food allowance which is 250 € per month to their bank accounts. Volunteers from Europe should have EHIC, additionally Henner insurance is provided. Criminal record from each volunteer is required before starting the project.

🎒 Leisure activities

Each volunteer has to be prepared for the project by the sending organization. Coordinating organization (IB Polska) offers additional trainings regarding work with children and teenagers (PSEA) and self-development activities during the whole project. There is also on-arrival training offered by Polish National Agency and Mid-Term training in case volunteering lasts more than 6 months. Also hosting organization will provide small trainings about working with children with disabilities.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: This project isn't easy, so we would like to invite volunteers with at least little experience in working with people with disabilities. All students in the school suffer from multiple disabilities, and they don't communicate or move in the normal way. They need more support than children with intellectual disabilities. Candidate has to be patient and ready to assist one chosen by the teacher student in everyday routine. Commutative English would help to understand better tasks, solve problems, talk with other volunteers and coordinators.
Deadline: 31/03/2025 23:59

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.

Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.

📅 Available sessions

PL44231

02/09/2025 → 31/05/2026

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Deadline: 31/03/2025

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

Kraków, Poland

Poland

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Poland Zloty (PLN / zł)

Exchange rate

1 PLN = 0.228363 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Central European Summer Time

Local time: 22:16 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Polish