ESC: SPJ/La Tramontane

Name: ESC: SPJ/La Tramontane
Start: 2023-09-01
End: 2024-07-31
Location: Sprimont, Belgium

Code: 29215 Copied

Belgium European Voluntary Service Social work European Voluntary Service Social work Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

La Tramontane is a children's home which is part of the non profit organisation called La Maison Heureuse. It's an SAAE (a service for hosting and education) which is accredited to host children from 3 to 18 years old. For the moment, there are 15 children living there. The children are put into care there by the judicial authorities responsible for youth protection. La Tramontane est une maison pour enfants faisant partie de l'ASBL La Maison Heureuse. C'est un SAAE (Service d'Accueil et d'Aide Éducative) qui est habilité pour accueillir des enfants de 3 à 18 ans. Actuellement, 15 enfants y sont hébergés. Les enfants sont placés par les instances juridiques concernées par la protection de la jeunesse.

💼 What the programme involves

Supervision and accompaniment of children placed in a home by the authorities. The children can be quite traumatised by the circumstances that led to them being put in a home and may have behavioural problems. Accompanying children in a children's home in their daily lives : getting them ready for school, help with homework, playing games, sports, accompanying them to activities, putting them to bed, reading stories, just being there with them. There is also scope for creative and leisure activities, days out in town, etc.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteer will have their own room in the institution and share a bathroom with two or three children. They can eat with the staff and children but can also cook for themselves sometimes. No transport is necessary for the daily tasks, but exceptional costs will be covered by the project.

🎒 Leisure activities

The volunteer will be supervised by the director, Jacqueline Dubois, and the one of the team leaders, Carole. As there is no prior training necessary, there is constant collaboration with the team members. The volunteer will also be mentored by a member of the support organisation, SPJ, during seminars and visits.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: The volunteer needs to be motivated to work with children between the ages of 3 and 17 years who have been placed in an insitution because their parents can't or won't look after them properly. The children may have behavioural problems and are not typical children.
Deadline: Application deadline: 23/05/2023

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

BE29215

01/09/2023 → 31/07/2024

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Deadline: 23/05/2023

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

Rue Vieille Chera 13, 4140 Sprimont, Belgium

Belgium

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 20:58 (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 Dutch French