📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
Come to Český Těšín and become a volunteer in school of Slezská diakonie. The school is for hildren and adolescents with mental disabilities and physical disabilities. Its mission is to ensure high quality education for children and young adults with special educational needs, by providing a personal approach with the help of modern teaching methods. To prevent the exclusion of children and young adults with disabilities from social life and from work life by implementing educational and therapeutic activities. ACTIVITIES: You will learn about working methods and use them in a practice (positioning, relaxation, helping with feeding, aiding students during performances, teaching, snoozelen, music therapy, canisterapie) and learn how to use the aids in working with students (tablets, chimes). You will be involved in music therapy (active, relaxing), playing drums and natural rhythmic musical instruments (guitar, djembe drums, rain sticks). To find out more, visit www.intervia.cz
🏠 Accommodation on site
Costs related to the voluntary service are covered mainly by European Solidarity Corps programme. As for accommodation, it will be provided for you. A flat is usually shared with other volunteers - don’t worry about your privacy, each person has own bedroom. Moreover, you'll receive food allowance 145 Eur/month and pocket money 6 Eur/day. As for travel costs to the Czech Republic and back home, these are reimbursed to a specified limit depending on the distance. Travel costs to your workplace/seminars/day with are reimbursed as well. You pay only your special activities in your free time.
🎒 Leisure activities
By saying YES to this volunteering opportunity, you’ll have a chance to be part of the group of 25 international volunteers within Slezská Diakonie (SD). These young people have also decided to “bring light into the lives of the needy” in the following year. You will have a chance to meet during on-arrival, mid-term and evaluation seminar to encourage each other, share and reflect on your learning journey. Moreover, you will have the chance to visit the placement of other volunteers (Day with) or to create a common project (Go for it). Join us! We are looking forward to hear from you!
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: If you're a person with an open heart for others, you want to improve your professional skills and gain new experience, you are looking at the right project. As children have a various types of disabilities, you should be patient, responsible and able to react quickly in case of crisis situation. You also need to be communicative, proactive and able to work in a team. An important thing in working with people in general but with people with disabilities especially is to have a smile on your face. It is important to be proactive and have will to learn Czech language. :)
Deadline: Application deadline: 31/05/2023
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.