📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
The Steinbeis Innovation Centre "European Projects" (OID: E10206422) is accredited as a coordinating organisation within the ESC-program, for hosting volunteers we are cooperating with several organisations of the german social and health care system. We have still some vacancies in projects for children, as well as elderly and/or disabled people starting in February 2022 or later. The projects are located in the Black Forest region in southwestern Germany, close to the borders to France and Switzerland. With these projects, the coordinating organisation wants to the employability of young people and promotes mobility as a strategy against unemployment. Volunteers who are interested in training or further education in Germany after their voluntary service, or who are looking for a job receive the necessary advice on bureaucratic requirements (Recognition of certificates, etc.), application procedures, etc.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation: Volunteers get a separated single room in a flat near the hosting organisation. Bathroom and kitchen are to share with other volunteers.
Food: Volunteers get an amount of 170 € per month for food from the hosting organisation, on workdays volunteers can also take prepared meals in the host organisation.
Local transport: As an additional benefit the volunteersl get a monthly ticket which is valid for all means of public transport in the respective district of the host organisation.
🎒 Leisure activities
Volunteers are obliged to participate in the official training cycle offered by the National Agency. Apart from that the coordination organisation organises an internal introductory seminar where they meet other volunteers from projects in the region.
Volunteers can participate in internal job development activities at the institution.
The coordinating organisation provides a continuous language training for volunteers; the main purpose of which is to understand everyday talk. They will also learn technical vocabulary for their volunteer duties in this institution.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: The main target group of our projects are young pople with less opportunities in terms of education what we define as having no academic degrees (Bachelor/Master) or even no university entrance qualification.
Volunteers should want to work with children, elderly and/or disabled people. They should be open to working with people in need of care and people who are excluded from society. Past experience in working with such people would be helpful.
Candidates interested in joining one of our projects should send us their CV and complete a questionnaire they can get from us upon request.
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.