ESC: Supporting children/youth with disabilities in a boarding school

Name: ESC: Supporting children/youth with disabilities in a boarding school
Start: 2026-09-01
End: 2027-09-22
Location: Warsaw, Poland

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Poland Education European Voluntary Service Social work Education European Voluntary Service +1 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

“Helenów” is a complex of institutions providing education, treatment, and welfare for children, youth, and adults with disabilities. It specializes in the treatment of children with Central Nervous System dysfunctions, running a kindergarten and schools while offering various therapies such as hippotherapy, physiotherapy, music therapy, and art therapy. The main role of the volunteer is to support students staying in the boarding school by helping them prepare for classes in the morning, assisting with self-service routines, organizing after-school activities, transporting pupils around the center, and providing personal support. The boarding school is a place where students gain autonomy in their everyday routines. While professional teachers and educators take care of the students, the volunteer provides valuable extra personal support. Infopack: https://www.spw.ngo/helenow-infopack

🏠 Accommodation on site

Accommodation: Shared flat on the premises of the host organization. Possibly a shared room with one more volunteer of the same gender. - Food: Volunteer receives 150 EUR/month and is responsible for their own cooking. - Pocket money: 180 EUR per month. - Language support: Polish classes provided via the Online Linguistic Support (OLS) platform. - Local transport: Volunteer receives a city transport pass, allowing use of all public transport in Warsaw. - International travel: Reimbursement up to 211 EUR, 309 EUR, or 395 EUR* (*Additional funds available for "green travel").

🎒 Leisure activities

Orientation training (coordinating organization): introduction to the project, getting to know the coordinators and the organization, integration with other volunteers and mentors, and planning. - On-arrival training (National Agency): Getting to know Poland and ESC introduction (5 days). - Mid-term training (National Agency, 5 days). - Final evaluation (coordinating organization). - Evaluation meetings and trainings (coordinating organization): intercultural education, learning, cultural adaptation, and communication (once every two months).

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: Friendly, open, and able to build relationships with people easily. - Willing to work with children and youth with disabilities. - Patient, open-minded, and understanding. - Communicative English. - Reliable and diligent. - Extra hobbies such as cooking, drawing, or playing an instrument will be an advantage, as the volunteer can use them during free-time activities with students.
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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.

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