📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Komunita RAFAEL n.o. is a non-governmental organization providing health and social services for people with chronical, long-term or terminal illnesses, for people with mental and physical disabilities and their families. We operate a center called Dom RAFAEL, in which there are various health and social care units: a hospice, a nursing home, a specialized unit for people with Alzheimer disease or other neuro-degenerative diseases, and a daily center for young people with disabilities and special needs. All of them are low-capacity community-type units with strong involvement of families and volunteers. The total capacity is 60 beds and 10 places for a daily stay. The services are provided by interdisciplinary team of professionals, including doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, psychologists, social workers, etc.
The main goal of our center is to preserve the quality of life of people we take care for. We accompany them in their daily routines. An integral part of our services are therapies such as music therapy, art therapy, ergo therapy and many others. They bring a new alternatives and opportunities for people with disabilities and often have a healing effect. Therapies allow to express yourself, develop individual skills, maintain brain and body abilities, be aware of own feelings and emotions, and facilitate communication.
Dom RAFAEL offers also spiritual and psychological support for our patients and clients, and their families in the life situation they find themselves in. The main attributes of our services are humanity, dignity and professionalism. The comprehensive and warm atmosphere is an essential part.
Our center Dom RAFAEL is situated in Bratislava, the capital city of Slovakia. It is located on a very attractive area of Petrzalka city park with many trees and lots of greenery around the center. The center is easily accessed by public city transport.
💼 What the programme involves
FAEL is a federation of nine associations whose objectives follow several axes: Intercultural exchanges by promoting the Spanish culture in Luxembourg and facilitating the access of the Spanish community to other in the country. Inclusion of immigrants in Luxembourg helping them on their integration by solving their installation problems (schooling, accommodation, work). Promotion of solidarity values amongst different communities Promotion of EU Citizenship and Democracy as steps and means towards a more solidary and developed society´. Volunteer tasks, which will be carried out in the Centro Español of Luxembourg, aiming to help on: Scheduling, organization and follow up of events Reception and advice to visitors. Communication and promotion via social networks and other means (this requires drafting texts in Spanish). Participation on specific projects of the member associations.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteer will have an individual room in one house or apartment shared with other persons (Volunteers, students or workers). This lodging will be ready for immediate use, furnished, equipped and with WIFI connection.
🎒 Leisure activities
Supervisor to advice and follow up the volunteer’s activity on a regular basis. Mentor, to see to the wellbeing and integration, and to flag any problem that may arise. FAEL’s president to arbitrate if need be. Weekly meetings with these key actors. Participation in training and socializing events by the national agency Linguistic training Encouragement to participate in activities to develop skills and increase capacities for personal development.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: Initiative, friendliness and openness Readiness to use social networks IT basic knowledge Higher (tertiary) education studies completed Linguistic capacities to: • perform the tasks (Spanish) • facilitate integration in the country (Official Luxembourg languages or English)
Deadline: Application deadline: 08/03/2023
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.