ESC: Various youth work in Árborg

Name: ESC: Various youth work in Árborg
Start: 2023-08-14
End: 2025-06-30
Location: Selfoss, Iceland

Code: 35498648356ec37ad2 Copied

Iceland Culture Education European Voluntary Service Social work Culture Education +2 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

We are looking for an individual interested to work with kids and young people in various leisure activities and youth work. We need individuals that are open minded, enthusiastic and creative to join our team. Youth work in Árborg consists of five fritidshjems/after school programs, three youth clubs for youth with disabilities, a big youth center and a youth house. We promote our work as fun, engaging and professional. Our main focus is active participation, prevention work and engaging leisure activities. We use open youth work as well as organized group and individual activities. In our team are over 100 youth workers with various knowledge and experience. Our volunteer would participate in projects within these programs: -Fritidhjems/after school programs -Leisure activities for kids and young people with disabilities -Youth center for youths aged 10-16 -Youth house for young people aged 16-25 -International projects Our motto is diversity - trust - cooperation

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteer will share a centrally located house with two-three other volunteers. It has a private bedroom for each person and a shared kitchen, 2 bathrooms and living room. The house is equipped with Wi-fi and a TV. The project lasts 11 months and the volunteer will have two holiday days off each month, in addition to the Icelandic bank holidays. The volunteer gets monthly pocket money and food allowance to buy and cook his/her own food. Árborg's main town is Selfoss (9.000p) that is a small town where everything is within walking distance and the volunteer will get a bike to use as well.

🎒 Leisure activities

The volunteer will participate in an on-arrival training and a mid-term training in Reykjavík held by the National Agency in Reykjavík and meet volunteers from other Icelandic projects. There will also be various training opportunities throughout the year within our project during the stay in Árborg.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: Our youth work can be loud, full of unexpected scenarios and surprises therefore it is important that the volunteer can handle an active work environment. Further, we are looking for a volunteer who enjoys working in a team with people from different backgrounds and needs. Who is flexible and creative, enjoys both office work (planning, meetings, brainstorming) but also enjoys participating in activities with young people. If you are interested in taking part in our team please send us an email with your CV and motivation letter to: [email protected]. Apply with us and you won't regret it!
Deadline: Application deadline: 09/06/2023

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

IS35498

14/08/2023 → 28/06/2024

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Deadline: 09/06/2023

IS39654

02/09/2024 → 30/06/2025

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Deadline: 06/05/2024

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

Austurvegur 2, 800 Selfoss, Iceland

Iceland

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Iceland Krona (ISK / kr)

Exchange rate

1 ISK = 0.007321 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Greenwich Mean Time

Local time: 21:08 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

Danish English German Icelandic Norwegian Swedish