ESC: Prendersi cura degli anziani

Name: ESC: Prendersi cura degli anziani
Start: 2024-02-01
End: 2025-02-28
Location: Herzogenburg, Austria

Code: 38149 Copied

Austria European Voluntary Service Social work Culture European Voluntary Service Social work +1 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

You’ll have the opportunity to work as a volunteer in a nursing and care center for elderly, being part of an experienced, proactive and attentive team. The staff and the other volunteers, mixed for age and culture, are highly motivated and committed to create a comfortable and supportive environment for their beneficiaries, and you also will become. A range of activities, that are normally organized in small groups, is offered to you to be fully engaged in the daily life of this center: from the well known bingo to memory training and game groups, and then excursions, attending theater, cinema, music or clowns shows, crafting, baking and sewing, gymnastics, dance and sharing stories. From assisting with daily activities to simply being a friend, your time is a priceless gift. The hosting organization is heartly waiting for you to join the project. An insurance coverage is provided, protecting you from any risk.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Meals are provided to you free of charge by the hosting organization, but you will also receive a further food allowance of 180 euros per month. The same amount will be given monthly, as per pocket money for your personal expenses. The travel from Italy to Austria and back is fully reimbursed: locally you don’t need to use public transport, but you’ll receive a contribution to buy the pass which allows to use them. You’ll be offered a free accomodation in Sankt Pölten, which is only 15 minutes away by train, where you'll share a flat with several volunteers.

🎒 Leisure activities

You’ll attend 3 official training sessions: a pre-departure training before leaving Italy, an on-arrival training in a few weeks after your advent in Austria, and a mid-term training at half of your volunteering period. More training will be given by the hosting organization. Through this project, you’ll gain a valid experience in a socio-educational field of work that will become increasingly important in our societies in the coming decades! A German course will help you to settle in well: so you’ll get new competences also at linguistic level, considering daily practicing English also.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We’re looking for an open-minded, compassionate, friendly and respectful youngster, interested in learning German language, who likes to work with older people in a professional way. You’re enthusiast to perform caring, and at the same time you're creative and active, both independently and in team. You’re ready to work in a village, creating a strong relation with the local community. Priority will be given to those available for the entire period of the project.
Deadline: Application deadline: 28/01/2024

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 ?

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.

📅 Available sessions

AT38149

01/02/2024 → 28/02/2025

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Deadline: 28/01/2024

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

Schillerring 7, 3130 Herzogenburg, Austria

Austria

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 21:11 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English German