📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
The Maison de l'Europe (MdE) Angers & Maine-et-Loire offers information sessions about the European Union to various audiences and organizes events to promote better knowledge of the cultural, economic and social aspects of the EU member states.
Its actions are carried out through four main lines of work : pedagogy, education, culture, debate and resource centre. The MdE Angers & Maine-and-Loire is a none-profit organisation.
The volunteer will participate in several missions:
- To prepare and carry out educational activities in schools, training centres by creating of recreational tools around Europe, its values, its institutions, European citizenship, interculturality and mobility...
- To share his/her experience as a young European.
- To participe in the Europe Month events
- The volunteer will be able to carry out a personal project (relating to European themes) that is important for him/her.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteer will be housed in a furnished flat where it will be possible to cook meals. A collective kitchen will also be available.
The volunteer will receive pocket money for activities.
A laundry, a gym and a computer room as well as internet access are available.
Transport costs for the mission are covered by the association.
The flat is located in the city centre, near the Maison de l’Europe.
🎒 Leisure activities
The team will be actively involved to help, to support the volunteer in learning French. However, the working language can be English.
The missions will enable the volunteer to acquire skills in creation of educational contents, project management, intercultural activities and to discover the functioning of a French association, to experience teamwork and cooperation with different partners and implement his personal initiative. All these acquired skills will be included in the Youthpass, to allow the volunteer to use these skills in the future.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: We will prioritize the volunteer’s motivation and interest in the mission and not so much his/her qualifications, education, training and professional experiences. A career linked to the field of Europe, youth activity management, languages or even tourism or law can be interesting for our association but we will be especially attentive to the person’s knowhow and human qualities rather than technical skills.
The required qualities for this voluntary service are as follows: curiosity, dynamism, creativity, ability to work well in a team as well as independently, adaptability & interest in Eu
Deadline: Application deadline: 18/09/2022
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.