ESC: Sustainable lifestyle youth work volunteering at Zavod Bob

Name: ESC: Sustainable lifestyle youth work volunteering at Zavod Bob
Start: 2026-09-01
End: 2027-07-31
Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia

Code: 52853 Copied

Slovenia European Voluntary Service Social work Environment Culture European Voluntary Service Social work +2 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

READ THE INFOPACK: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_6JbXZsZRsFGPFnbi4RxSkVc4HsbLskw/view?usp=sharing We are searching for a volunteer who is passionate about sustainable development and environmental issues. The volunteering includes youth work at the youth centers, community work, gardening, events with exchange of second hand clothes. It is important that you love to work with people and like to stay outside. During winter months sustainability activities happen in both youth centers. The volunteer also has to have interest in technical tasks, co-creating community and ecological/environmental activities. Some tasks are: support in planning and building wooden infrastructure at Livada Lab (public green place, 5 km away from youth center); regular presence at events and activities at Livada Lab; gardening, harvesting and making products out of vegetables and fruits from Livada Lab; co-creating and facilitating DIY workshops, youth center events; recycling objects and materials.

🏠 Accommodation on site

As a part of the volunteering project we will provide you with a fully equipt rented apartment. You will have a private room in a shared apartment with 3 other volunteers from different countries. The apartment is 3,2 km away from the youth center and close to shops, restaurants, farmacy, market, bus stations, city bike, stations, parks, etc. We provide you a bicycle for the warm months (15-minute drive to Zavod Bob) and a monthly public transportation (bus) card for the winter months. On average also 340€ monthly which covers food expenses and includes pocket money.

🎒 Leisure activities

First two weeks of volunteering are “orientational weeks” in order to get to know a variety of activities at Zavod Bob. As a part of a volunteering project, you will get a non-formal course of Slovenian language organized in a youth center. You will also have 5 days on arrival training and 5 days of mid-term evaluation training organized by the Slovenian national agency. You will also be involved in the final project evaluation session. During the volunteering, there will be training opportunities (including international) according to personal interests, and organizational possibilities.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: Searching for a person who is familiar with gardening and physical work in nature, who is close to ecological topics and able to bring them up in conversations and planning. They have to be keen on recycling and upcycling and find interests in creative and technical work, e.g. DIY workshops in green places and youth centers. We welcome a volunteer who is fluent in English, reliable, inclusive and likes to participate in group activities. Able to coexist in a flat with others. They also have to show initiative and find opportunities to contribute to the community. Driving license is a plus.
Deadline: 15/07/2026 23:59

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

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01/09/2026 → 31/07/2027

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Deadline: 15/07/2026

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

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Slovenia

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Summer Time

Local time: 22:05 (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 Slovenian Serbo-Croatian