ESC: VOLUNTEER IN ASTRADE
Code: 31556 Copied
Spain
European Voluntary Service
Education
European Voluntary Service
Education
Fixed dates
About the project
ESC: VOLUNTEER IN ASTRADE
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
ASTRADE is a non-profit organization born in 1996 from the union of families who have at least one person with autism. The main objective is to improve the quality of the life of people with mental disorders and their families. The ASTRADE Assembly includes more than 300 families spread throughout the Region of Murcia. ASTRADE has a Board of Directors whose main function is to manage and represent the Association. In addition, to develop the plans designed by the Board, ASTRADE has a professional group of one hundred people and an important group of volunteers who work with them.
Our goal is to ensure the well-being and improve the quality of the life of people with disabilities or autism and their families, throughout the different periods of their lives.
The specific objectives of ASTRADE are:
- Empower the person with autism by providing comprehensive care, starting with prevention and going through specific interventions, to carry out an improvement in their quality of life.
- Working with families (welcoming, information, counseling and training) with the aim of achieving family integration as a basic step towards social integration.
ASTRADE is a member of the "Murcia Region of FEAPS"(The Spanish Confederation of Organizations in favor of People with Intellectual Disabilities) and the "Spanish Confederation of Autism".
ASTRADE provides the following services to its members and users:
SERVICES FOR MEMBERS / USERS: psycho Pedagogical evaluation, educational support, psychosocial support, Asperger's group, workshop activities, swimming pool, summer camp, summer school, leisure activities for adults and academics, psychomotor education, music therapy, speech-language pathology, toy library, multisensory stimulation, employment support.
SERVICES FOR PARENTS: psychological support, family care service, family rest support, school for parents, “School for siblings and grandparents”, family visit, general intervention in the family context and Collusion support.
Currently, ASTRADE is developing its services in the Region of Murcia, intervening in more than of 100 educational centers throughout the region. It has four centers in four different cities:
⋅ Molina de Segura
⋅ Cartagena
⋅ Ribera de Molina
⋅ Lorca
💼 What the programme involves
The schedule of volunteer activities will be between 25 and 35 hours per week.
The volunteer will develop the activities of the project in the "Day Center" in Molina de Segura. In this center, users with autism spectrum disorder receive a comprehensive treatment that includes all dimensions of adaptive skills, in order to integrate them into society. In addition, the volunteer activities will also take place in the city of Murcia, where the users spend their free time and carry out different sociocultural activities.
The main tasks of the volunteer are:
- Support in the development and implementation of employment programs and the transition of users from adolescence to adulthood.
- Support in occupational activities and basic skills workshops.
- Support in daily activities of the users, inside and outside the center, for example: swimming pool, organic gardening, ecological shop, sales of products, activities of daily living (cleaning, cooking, etc.).
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteers who participate in our project will live in a flat located in the center of the city of Murcia together with other volunteers. The flat will be rented by the Euroaccion Association. Each volunteer will have his/her own room to guarantee privacy and space. The coordinating organization will pay the rent of the apartment and the bills on a monthly basis. This project covers also the costs of food (€155 per month), pocket money (€155 per month), local transport, a medical insurance and your travel expenses from where you live to Murcia and from Murcia to your place.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: This project is aimed at young people between 18 and 30 years old who have not participated in any European volunteering project (EVS or ESC) before.
Our association will prioritize the selection of young people with fewer opportunities, young people who face geographic, economic and/or educational barriers.
Given the profile of our users, the volunteer must be motivated by our project and must be mature enough to carry out the activities involved.
Secondly, ASTRADE strongly appreciates the interest of the participants in doing activities and interacting with people affected by autism.
Deadline: Application deadline: 08/08/2022
Deadline: Application deadline: 08/08/2022
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.
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ES31556
07/09/2022 → 06/08/2023
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Deadline: 08/08/2022
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
Av. del Chorrico, 107, 30500 Molina de Segura, Murcia, Spain
Spain
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)
Timezone
Central European Standard Time
Local time: 21:03 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
Collective
🗣️ Languages spoken
English
Spanish