📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
Come to the Czech Republic and become a volunteer in SALOME! It´s a center for children and young people up to 26 years of age with different levels of mental, physical and combined disabilities, with autism or with communication disorders. The aim of Salome is to provide social activation services by offering development, leisure, educational and training activities for children and young people with disabilities within the city of Bohumín and its surroundings. ACTIVITIES: Your main activity will be direct work with centre users. The activities in the centre are very varied, as they depend on each user's needs and their personal agreed cooperation plan. The training activities are in the field of soft and gross motor skills, exercises of daily activities, support in social functioning etc. You will help the staff with planning all the specific activities for the users - preparation of tools, structures, cards, etc. To find out more, visit our website 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. PREFERRED PERSONAL TRAITS:to be proactive in the work with the centre users as well as in learning the Czech language, then creativity, responsibility, empathy, love to work with children and ability to be calm around the young people:)
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.