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ESC: Volunteer in the youth office of AWO

Code: 32623 Copied

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

About the project

ESC: Volunteer in the youth office of AWO

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Das Kreisjugendwerk (KJW) der AWO Karlsruhe-Stadt ist ein gemeinnütziger Kinder- und Jugendverband und gehört dem Kreisverband der AWO Ka-Stadt an. Als unabhängige Organisation für Kinder- und Jugendarbeit organisiert das KJW Freizeitaktivitäten für Kinder und Jugendliche. Außerdem bietet das KJW für Menschen im Alter zwischen 6 und 20 Jahren, außerschulische Bildung und Workshops sowie interkulturelle Aktivitäten an. Jugendliche und junge Erwachsene im Alter von 15-27 Jahren können an verschiedenen Projekten teilnehmen. Ein Schwerpunkt unserer Arbeit ist die Partizipation und persönliche Entwicklung. Unsere Aktivitäten richten sich bewusst auch an Kinder und Jugendliche aus sozial schwachen Familien und für Kinder und Jugendliche mit Migrationshintergrund. Das KJW will mit ihrer Arbeit junge Menschen die Möglichkeit geben, ihre kognitiven, emotionalen und sozialen Fähigkeiten zu verwirklichen und weiterzuentwickeln. Fähigkeiten, mit welchen sie als selbstbestimmter Mensch ihre Aufgaben in Beruf, Familie und Gesellschaft erfüllen können. Ein weiteres Ziel ist es den jungen Menschen beizubringen sich aktiv bei der Gestaltung des gesellschaftlichen Lebens und bei der Wahrnehmung ihrer Interessen und Rechte einzubringen. In allen Schulferien unseres Bundeslandes "Baden-Württemberg" bieten wir Kinder- und Jugendfreizeiten in Deutschland und anderen europäische Länder an. Außerdem bildet das bildet Jugendliche und junge Erwachsene zu Jugendgruppenleitern aus, die dann die Freizeiten organisieren und leiten. Zusätzlich entsendet das KJW, nimmt auf und koordiniert Freiwillige des Europäischen Solidaritätskorps und organisiert einmal jährlich eine trinationale Jugendbegegnung. Im Laufe des Jahres finden weitere Aktivitäten statt, wie zum Beispiel interkulturelle Veranstaltungen, offene Treffen und regelmäßige Events in unserem Jugendclub. Unser Vorstand sind Jugendliche im Alter von 16-30 Jahren. Sie überlegen sich, anhand des Bedarfes von Kindern und Jugendlichen aus Karlsruhe, der Umgebung und europaweit welche Projekte das KJW umsetzen soll. Die europäischen Freiwillige können Ideen einbringen und diese gemeinsam mit anderen Jugendlichen aus Karlsruhe umsetzen. Sie sind im hauptamtlichen Büro eingesetzt, können aber alle Aktivitäten des KJWs kennen lernen und in den Bereichen die sie interessieren Aufgaben absolvieren und neue Kenntnisse erwerben. ---- The ‘Kreisjugendwerk’ (KJW) of the AWO Karlsruhe-Stadt is a nonprofit children’s and youth organisation. As an independent organisation for child and youth work, the KJW organises leisure activities for children and young people between the ages of 6 and 20 years, extracurricular education and workshops, as well as intercultural activities and projects for young people and young adults in the age of 15 and 27 years. One focus of our work is participation and personal development. Our activities are also deliberately offered to children and young people from socially disadvantaged backgrounds and to young people with a migration background. With its work, the KJW wants to enable young people to realise and further develop their cognitive, emotional and social skills, in order to be able to fulfil their tasks in work, family and society as a self-determined person, to be actively involved in creating social life, and to exercise their interests and rights. In all the school holidays of our region "Baden-Württemberg" we provide camps for kids and youngsters in Germany and other european countries. The KJW educates youngsters and young adults becoming youth group leaders, who then organise and lead the camps. Additionally we are sending, hosting and coordinating volunteers of the European Solidarity Corps and organise every year one international workcamp. Throughout the year we have more activites going on: such as intercultural events, meetings and regular events in our youth club. Our board are youngsters in the age of 16-30. They are thinking of all and planning all activities we do, on the demand of young people in Karlsruhe. Volunteers can bring in ideas and implement them together with other youngsters from Karlsruhe.

💼 What the programme involves

Kreisjugendwerk of AWO Karlsruhe is a nonprofit children’s and youth organization. It organizes different activities and summer camps for children and youngsters between 6 and 23 year old, non-formal education and workshops, as well as intercultural encounters and projects for youngsters and young adults. Our camps take place in Germany and abroad as well. We are also responsible of ESC, both sending and hosting around 40 youngsters every year. Your tasks: giving administrative support in the ESC and in the international programs in the Office of the Jugendwerk, as well as taking part to active and creative local initiatives, but also tidying and sorting the matierial needed for the projects. In summer Holidays you can join the camps as a leader. Most (80%) of the year you are in the office taking part to administrative work, preparing, tidying up, promoting and organizing events, camps, ESC acitivities. For more info and to apply: https://www.jugendwerk-awo.de/service/esc-calls/

🏠 Accommodation on site

You will live in a house together with 6 European volunteers, all working in different ESC projects. The house is right next to Kalrsruhe, which you can reach in 15min by tram or train. You will have a travel card to move for free to the city. The house is quite big and has a kitchen, two lounge rooms, a bathroom and a separate toilet, a balcony and a yard. In the house you will need to share a room for 2 months, since threr are only 6 bedrooms. We introduced a „rotating system“ so everyone is going to share for some weeks and afterwards will have a single room for the rest of the year.

🎒 Leisure activities

A mentor and the office members will offer support throughout the year. You will take part in the On-Arrival and the Midterm-Training, which take place in a different city in Germany and in group with other ESC volunteers. You will also have the chance to join a training from the Jugendwerk itself facing topics such as youth work and pedagogical aspects. You can also get a certificate at the end of this training, which you can use to be a camp leader working with kids. Furthermore, you have the possibility to atted a first aid course, a climbing course and a lifeguard course for free.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: • At least 18 years old • Motivation in working in an office/computer (and with children/youngsters) • Knowledge of computer work • Driver’s license • motivation is some phisical work, such as carrying the boxes with the material for the activities • Good knowledge of English and preferred basics of German • You have an accredited sending organization (PIC number, accreditation number, name and contacts of the sending organization) For more info and to apply, we only consider CV and motivation letter sent at the specified e-mail: https://www.jugendwerk-awo.de/service/esc-calls/
Deadline: Application deadline: 30/11/2022

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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📅 Available sessions

DE32623

01/03/2023 → 28/02/2024

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
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Deadline: 30/11/2022

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

Karlsruhe, Germany

Germany

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Summer Time

Local time: 22:08 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English German