📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
The National Youth Service, founded in 1984, is the national agency for youth in Luxembourg. It is a point of contact, information, counseling, and support for young people and actors in the field of youth work. The project is part of the unit of “Support for school-to-work transitions” and offers young people that are currently not in any education employment or training program the opportunity to do voluntary work in a workshop. The workshop is located in Luxembourg city and participants can work with either wood or fabric (sewing). The main philosophy of the workshop is to upcycle materials that are donated and give them a second life. Two designers are working with the youngsters teaching them different techniques and helping them to realize projects on their own. There is a social worker in the workshop to support the youngsters in their daily life as well as giving them advice and empowering them towards an active life in the labor market or a school.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteer will live in Eisenborn, a community housing project of the National Agency. https://maisoneisenborn.lu The volunteer will have the possibility to have lunch at the project during the weekdays. Public transportation in Luxembourg is free of charge. There are good services in Luxembourg city as well as between the different cities.
🎒 Leisure activities
On-Arrival Training Mid-Term Training Language course: either Luxembourgish, French, or German. The volunteer will be part of the multidisciplinary and multilingual team of designers and social workers in the workshop and will have the possibility to talk to a staff member at all times. The social worker will be the supervisor of the volunteer during the project and give support in the learning process as well as the daily routine of the volunteer. The volunteer will have an opportunity to participate in ateliers’ team meetings as well as team supervision sessions.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: A degree in either social work or psychology with an interest in crafting or a degree in crafting as a carpenter or sewer with an interest in social work would be an advantage. The volunteer needs to be fluent in English. One of the main responsibilities of the volunteer will be managing the Ateliers’ social media accounts, therefore experience in this field is a plus. Soft skills: openness, communicability, initiative, proactiveness, self-organization, punctuality, and teamwork.
Deadline: Application deadline: 28/08/2022
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.