📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
The project "Time To Action" is looking for a volunteer for 12 months. The project will be realized at L’Orsa Maggiore Cooperative. It is a social Cooperative established in Malo, with the mission to work in favour of disadvantaged people such as people with disabilities. L'Orsa Maggiore manages and develops services promoting social inclusion, participation, self-determination and solidarity.
Specifically, the project foresees the involvement of volunteer in different activities of Orsa Maggiore:
1. GROUP APPARTMENT: 5 apartments that host people with low disability or social disadvantaged with the aim to improve autonomy.
2. CREATIVE AND RECREATIONAL WORKSHOPS: small groups of people with disabilities to facilitate the developing of creativity and sociability, in different contexts as events, local public spaces.
Volunteer will collaborate in supporting in daily life tasks, acquisition of new skills (for example, digital skills), develop new relationships.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation: Volunteers (total of 2) are hosted in a rented flat in Isola Vicentina (close to Malo). Volunteers have independent living spaces (kitchen, bathroom, living room, sleeping room). Volunteers have to share the bedroom.
Food: Lunch are provided at Cooperative’s Canteens and Services. Furthermore, volunteers will receive each month a food allowance and a pocket money.
Transport arrangements: Malo and Isola Vicentina are connected through bus services to the two main cities of the region such as Vicenza and Bassano del Grappa. It possible to reach them by plane, train and bus.
🎒 Leisure activities
Online Linguistic Support is provided by the EU commission. Furthermore, volunteer will enjoy a direct course provided by the local partners.
Nationa Agency will provide two training moments: at the beginning of the project (On-Arrival Training) and during the project (Mid-Term Training).
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: We are looking for a young person:
• Interested and motivated in the project and its activities, the work carried out by L’Orsa Maggiore organization and the opportunity to spend time in Italy.
• Commitment toward volunteerism and solidarity.
• Motivated to contribute to more inclusive and active cities.
• Aware of EU mission, values and principles.
• Willingness to develop intercultural skills.
• Open-minded and flexible with a friendly attitude.
• Interested to enter in relationships with people in need.
• Prone to relate to others and to work in group.
Deadline: Application deadline: 31/01/2023
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.