📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
The volunteer will work in a residential group for people with disabilities that belongs to the Margarete Steiff-Haus, which the Stephanus
Foundation runs. The Stephanus Foundation coordinates over 80 institutions all over Berlin and Brandenburg for people with disabilities, children and youth and older people. The residential group is located in Berlin-Buch, with about eight people with mental disabilities between 23 and 30 years living together, assisted by staff members. Each of the residents has their own room, living as independently as
possible. The project aims at offering the residents the same chances and opportunities as people without disabilities, including similar residential circumstances. Therefore, the group is located on the 7th floor of an apartment building in Berlin-Buch. The residential group is located in Berlin-Buch. Buch is a suburb characterized by little unemployment in the North of the city and a low number of people with migration background.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteer will be living in an apartment (2 rooms, kitchen, and bathroom) at the project which maybe has to be shared with another volunteer or intern; each one gets a single room.
The volunteer will receive food at the project and the pocket money will be 5 Euro/day in monthly payments.
The volunteer will be reimbursed for the costs of a monthly public transport ticket and will receive financial support for the travel costs from his/her place of origin to Germany and back. The amount depends on the distance travelled.
🎒 Leisure activities
There is an English-speaking mentor, responsible for answering any questions and supervising the volunteer´s work. The volunteer can take part in the regular training for staff members. The project has a lot of experience with German volunteers and has been a host project for the European Voluntary Service for several years.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profil: - motivation to work in the project
- ready to work and live with people with mental disabilities (experience
in this field would be welcome but not necessary)
- willing to take responsibility and work independently
- be prepared to work in individual care and support
- basic knowledge of the German language would be an advantage
- reliability and punctuality
Deadline: Application deadline: 19/04/2022
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.