ESC: Long-term volunteer to International Youth Houses in Pori, Finland
Code: 40735 Copied
Finland
European Voluntary Service
European Voluntary Service
Refugees
Fixed dates
About the project
ESC: Long-term volunteer to International Youth Houses in Pori, Finland
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Our organization, the Youth Affairs of Pori city Education Office, is a local public body and organizes the youth work services provided by the city. Our staff consists of 16 full time youth workers with addition of 1-2 project workers depending on ongoing projects.
Our leading idea in Youth affairs: Through youth work and by affecting the living conditions of young people we support their coping skills and social empowerment to create requirements for a good life. We implement this idea by striving to offer young people (13-29 -year-olds) in Pori the equal chance to plan and take part in free time activities in a safe environment with guidance and support from professional youth workers and safe adults.
Our main activities are open youth house activities in six different youth houses, specialized youth work (for youth with difficulties in life management), online youth work, school youth work, youth participation and international youth work. These activities include small group activities, a variety of freetime events, individual guidance, camps and street patrolling.
💼 What the programme involves
TO APPLY FOR THIS PROJECT you have to apply two ways. Apply through this site AND fill in our own google forms application, where you need to upload your cv and motivational video. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND APPLICATION FROM HERE: https://www.pori.fi/vapaa-aika/nuoriso/kansainvalinen-nuorisotyo/
This project aims to foster a positive international atmosphere in all the activities provided by youth services in the city of Pori. Main tasks will take place in five different youth houses in Pori. Volunteers help youth leaders to monitor the youth house, start conversations with youngsters and sometimes plan small activities. The activities you create should be inclusive since youth house visitors come from different backgrounds and are 13 to 18 y.o. We want the volunteers, youth workers and youngsters to develop an interest in pressing matters like climate change, immigration, etc. while enjoying their time participating in fun free time activities and workshops.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteers will share an apartment close to the city center, bedrooms are separated but they will share the kitchen, the living room and the bathroom together. Volunteers will receive pocket money and money for food. With 480€/month the volunteer will manage, but prices in Finland are high! Hosting organization will help buy the flight tickets and arrange transportation from Helsinki Airport to Pori. Volunteers will get an access card for the local public bus transportation when needed to get to work and a Finnish mobile phone number with internet connection.
🎒 Leisure activities
In this project you will go through two training sessions: The on-arrival training is within three months after arrival in youth center Villa Elba in Kokkola and Mid-Term training in spring in Sipoo. These are great opportunities to meet other international volunteers from all over Europe and share experiences, thoughts, and feelings regarding your volunteering period. These trainings are meant to enable you to enjoy the most of your volunteering period.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: We are looking for two volunteers (18-30 y.o.) motivated to work with youngsters 13-20 y.o. Work requires the ability to take responsibility and initiative in making contact with the youth despite the language barrier. We need someone who is independent and flexible in planning small activities and who can also accept that sometimes the plans won’t work. You will have one office day per week when you create content for our Instagram account. We look for someone who has some experience or skills in; social work, social media content creation, graphic design, sports or event planning.
Deadline: 30/06/2024 23:59
Deadline: 30/06/2024 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 ?
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.
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.
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01/10/2024 → 30/09/2025
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Deadline: 30/06/2024
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
Pori, Finland
Finland
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)
Timezone
Eastern European Summer Time
Local time: 22:21 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
Collective
🗣️ Languages spoken
English
Finnish