📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Staffansgården was founded in 1975, as a part of the international Camphill Movement and is situated in the small town Delsbo. Staffansgården consists of a village where about 30 adults with different disabilities live togheter in small units, each in their own, self-contained flat. Our aims are to give adults with mental disabilities support in their daily life and offer them a meningfull existence. With the help of our employde staff, our villagers 8 as the residents in need of special care are called), live and work in four different places. Staffansgården and Backvägen i n Delsbo; Dellengården 13 km away near the North Dellen and Mickelsgården, a farm just 3 km outside Delsbo. There are several daytime activities and some of the villagers work with tings such as gardening, farming and in different art workshops, in a bakery, weaweryand carpentry/wood workshop. They also have accesss to several forms of therapy.
Individual life within the community is important.
Development for both coworkers and villagers are one important aim.
We supply also a rich cultural life including therapies, music and song, eurythmy, theatre and the celebration of the seasonal festivals.
There are about 100 employees in Staffansgården.
💼 What the programme involves
Staffansgården is part of the international Camphill Movement and is situated in the small village Delsbo. It consists of a village where about 30 adults with different mental disabilities are living together in smaller units, each in their own, self-contained, flat. The aim of Staffansgården is to give adults with mental disabilities support in their daily life. With the help of employed staff, our villagers, live and work in four different places. Being part of the project is a unique chance to understand and learn about anthroposophic methods of creating developing and enriching activities for mentally challenged people. There are several daytime activities and some of the villagers work with things such as gardening, farming and in different art workshops, in a bakery, weavery and carpentry/wood workshop. They have also access to several forms of therapy. There are about 80 employees at Staffansgården.
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will get your own room in one of Staffansgårdens group houses, with a shared bathroom. Meals are taken together with the villagers. Your days start with preparing breakfast together with coworker. Lunch is served Monday - Friday at Staffansgårdens dining room at 13.00. Dinner is cooked and eaten together with coworkers and villagers in the house. During the weekends you are free to arrange your own meals or eat together in the house. The closest city to Delso is Hudiksvall where you can also spend your free time. There you have several shops, cafes and places to go out.
🎒 Leisure activities
● support in baking and working in the bakery.
● support in the wood workshop and the weavery.
● support in the work at the farm (cultivating, taking care of animals etc.).
● take care of general tasks in the running of the home unit where they live (contribute to cooking food for the house mates, cleaning common areas etc.).
● take part in and support activities and projects (e.g. sports activities, cultural events etc.).
● give support to villagers depending on their needs.
● optional: run own projects, depending on interest and background, such as a volunteer-café or communication.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profil: We are looking for a volunteer that is mature and responsible, and that is comfortable living on the Swedish countryside.
Profile:
· Genuine interest in working with mentally challenged adults
· Interested in learning from anthroposophic methods
· Willing to adapt to new environments and a rural setting
· Open for and interested in other cultures and lifestyles
· Patient, empathic and willing to listen to others
· Taking own initiatives and be active to contribute to the project
· Drivers license
· Interest in creating own projects and phsyical activities
Deadline: No application deadline
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.