📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Tola Occupational Center provides people with intellectual disabilities with comprehensive habilitative care through occupational programs and personal and social paths (development and improvement of adaptive skills) seeking the development of personal autonomy and the social-labor integration of our users. We aim at achieving a significant improvement of the quality of life of the People with Intellectual Disability through an integral enabling attention focused on the person and their environment. The Center currently has a total of 16 workers / professionals divided into: Management and Management Area, Communication and Community Relations Area, Therapeutic Coordination Area, Direct Attention Area and Workshops, General Coordination Area and Support Staff , General Services Area and Administration: 1 director, 2 psychologists, 1 physiotherapist, 10 workshop leaders and 1 person of Domestic Services. The target group reaches 80 places between 18 and 65 years old. In addition to the staff members, TOLA has agreements with educational institutions for internships of students both at national and international level.
Our activities take place during all the year. We have a cycle like a school, starting in September and finishing in summer (around July). Our activities are mainly during the week, even if many weekends we also have different events. Our working hours are usually from 08'00-18'00, doing different activities and running different projects.
💼 What the programme involves
(The project is re-opening after COVID19-pause, so we are ready)
Occupational center TOLA (host) have as a purpose to insure occupational therapy services and personal and social wellbeing to people with functional diversity (intellectual disabilities) with the aim of acquired their maximum personal development and, in the event of what it is possible, facilitate the empowerment and preparation for access to employment.
Enabling people with intellectual disabilities for the development of their own life, working in all the areas of the person from the most neighboring environment.
By including volunteers from ESC in our project we will improve the quality of our work and we will enrich our activities with the cultural diversity of the volunteers. In addition to this, we will have extra support for our activities and a bigger impact in our community and work.
Daily routine is 09:00-14:00 and 16:00-18:00, generally from Monday-Friday (COVID19 restrictions still apply)
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accomodation in individual or double room in a shared apartment with other volunteers. Lunch provided by the host organisation (rest of meals are to be prepared by the volunteer). Transport is not necessary, as the hosting and activity is in Silla (Valencia).
We are ready to host a couple of volunteers from the same country, but please take into consideration that we will appreciate your willingness to have a good integration with the others.
Activities (due to COVID19 restrictions) are partly online and partly offline.
🎒 Leisure activities
On arrival training and mid-term evaluation (by Spanish National Agency). Language training (by OLS and optional learning of Valenciano in Adult learning center). Specific training according to the needs by the host organisation.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: Motivated and willing to work in the field of inclusion with people with intellectual disabilities.Maximum duration of volunteering 1 year, minimum 8 months.
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.