📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
L'Arche Slovenia is looking for a new volunteer from any European country to join us from October 2022 for one year period.
The new volunteer will be included in the preparation and execution of different activities, which will include adults with intellectual disabilities, for example:
- Different workshops (arts and crafts, gardening, woodwork)
- Physical activities (active holidays, workouts, walking, and hiking)
- Innovative group therapies for different vulnerable groups (art therapy, dance therapy)
- Cohabitation with adults with mental disabilities
- Activities for project promotion (website, social media, photography and graphic design, video making), depending on the volunteer’s interests
The volunteers are typically engaged for 30 hours per week. The activities take place in the workshops and in the community houses, both located in Zbilje (small beautiful village near the capital of Ljubljana).
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteer has his/her own room in one of our community houses in Zbilje. The kitchen and the bathroom are shared with another international volunteer, also living in the house.
All costs (accommodation, bills, food, transport to and back from Slovenia, local transport are covered by the program). The volunteer will also receive pocket money (around 120 euros per month).
🎒 Leisure activities
The volunteer will attend pre-arrival preparation meetings which will be organized by the sending organization from his/her country.
In Slovenia, the volunteer will attend on-arrival and mid-term training organized by the Slovenian national agency (MOVIT).
Our organisation will also organise on arrival and mid-term workshop.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: For the ESC project we will welcome a volunteer, who will meet the following conditions:
- Age between 18 and 30 years
- A wish to work with adults with mental disabilities
- A basic knowledge of Slovene, Croatian OR English language
The volunteer's qualities that we look for are:
- A positive work attitude
- Willingness to learn new things
Deadline: Application deadline: 04/09/2022
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.