ESC: Metsäkartano Youth Center for 6 months
Code: 43580 Copied
Finland
European Voluntary Service
Education
Culture
European Voluntary Service
Education
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Fixed dates
About the project
ESC: Metsäkartano Youth Center for 6 months
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Metsäkartano is one of nine Finnish Youth Centres specialised in youth work. Our function is to develop the methods used in the field of youth work, to further the skills of the youth, and to enable young people’s travelling domestically and abroad. We are supported by the Ministry of Education and Culture and we follow the current Youth Act and Youth Policy Programme.
As a Youth Centre the purpose of Metsäkartano is to promote international youth co-operation, non-formal education and environmental education. We offer a safe and secure environment for camps, courses, trainings and activities - 365 days a year. Our facilities are designed for the youth and the premises are in the heart of the beautiful Finnish nature.
We want to empower kids and young people in various ways, mainly by organising over night camps, youth exchanges, voluntary service opportunities and social youth work camps, camp schools and family camps.
Metsäkartano has strong responsible and sustainable values, which are visible in our everyday actions. The basis of our work is at environmental education and experiential learning - and exploring the great outdoors. We want to create opportunities for people to get stronger connection with themselves and the nature. We have made connecting with the nature easy as possible, since our learning environment is the Finnish nature. We are awarded as a social enterprise, as we target our profits for promoting our youth work.
💼 What the programme involves
We are looking for a motivated volunteer to join our team of youth workers and other staff members for a full 6 months.
A possible starting date could be 27th of January or a bit later. Volunteer must be available for the whole 6 months. We prioritize volunteers who can start 27th of January.
As a youth center we focus on outdoor education, international activities, camp schools and family camps. If you join us, you will get a good understanding to the youth work we are doing as Metsäkartano and you get to work for a job that has a huge impact for especially growth of young people. You will understand youth work better, you will understand international activities better and you will learn a lot about Finland and Finnish people.
We are looking for someone who is ready to live in a beautiful nature surrounded remote location in North East of Finland for the whole duration of the 6 months. We ignore applications that doesn't respect this request.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation is organised in a shared apartment. Food is provided for the whole duration of the volunteering from Metsäkartano restaurant / kitchen (either ready meals or ingredients for cooking).
There is no public transportation but other staff members will offer a ride to nearby places when they go themselves (to work, from work, visits in the villages nearby, etc).
🎒 Leisure activities
Volunteer will get a personal mentor for working time, volunteer will meet the work mentor weekly.
Volunteer will attend an on-arrival training in another city in Finland to meet other volunteers around Finland.
Volunteer will need to work on learning goals and reflect the learning in monthly meetings.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: Someone motivated to learn about themselves living near nature. Someone motivated to learn about youth work and leading groups, organising events and helping a non-profit education institute. Someone who is not at the moment in work or school (someone who is currently unemployed or in between two jobs or recently graduated, etc.). Someone whose values fit to the general values of ESC.
In your application tell us:
- why you want to live in remote Finland
- why do you want to commit to youth work in Finland
- why do you want to volunteer
- do you have previous experience living in international setting
- do you have previous experience living away from home
- what kind of volunteering / educational activities have you done on your free-time before this, have you worked for non-profit organisations ever?
- do you have experience updating social media for organisations / being an influencer
- do you have photography and video making skills
- what are your hobbies and what do you like to do on your free time?
- do you have a driving license?
- do you need visa to work in Finland, if so - how do you organise it?
- what is your supporting organisation name?
- do you belong to the group "young people with fewer opportunities?" (see explanation here: https://www.salto-youth.net/rc/inclusion/archive/archive-resources/inclusiongroups/inclusionoffenders/InclusionOffendersWho/)
- do you have some special needs? (it's not a problem, we can organise extra support if so)
- anything else that would be good for us to know about you
We are sorry if we don't have time to respond everyone personally. But we do read all applications that fit to this call and answer all the questions. Applications only via this portal. Any applications coming outside of the portal will be ignored. If you are from a country mentioned in our list but cannot apply via the portal, write to [email protected].
We are looking forward to hear from you and host you!!
Deadline: 31/12/2024 23:59
Deadline: 31/12/2024 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.
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27/01/2025 → 31/08/2025
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Deadline: 31/12/2024
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
Metsäkartanontie 700, 73900 Rautavaara, Finland
Finland
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)
Timezone
Eastern European Standard Time
Local time: 21:50 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
Collective
🗣️ Languages spoken
English
Finnish