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ESC: Volunteering at Sunnahof Tufers | Solidarity & Diversity in Vorarlberg

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About the project

ESC: Volunteering at Sunnahof Tufers | Solidarity & Diversity in Vorarlberg

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

*Please apply by sending an E-Mail to [email protected] with your CV + letter of motivation and don't forget to state which of the 4 working areas you are applying for!!* Sunnahof is a biodynamic farm as well as a social organisation. Our general principle is “people need people” no matter if you have any disabilities or not. As a volunteer at Sunnahof, you will have a varied role and therefore gain invaluable experience and skills for working with people with intellectual disabilities and behaviour problems. On that course, you will learn a lot about their ways of living as well as disability issues and issues facing the local community. You will also learn how to work along with people with disabilities and how to increase their skills and promote their independence. The volunteers who apply will each have the chance to choose to work in ONE of our four working areas: 1. agriculture 2. carpentry 3. plant nursery or 4. gastronomy with a farm shop

🏠 Accommodation on site

You will live in the house next to the organisation with the other volunteers. You will have your own room and share two bathrooms and the kitchen+living room with the others. During the week you will get your lunch in the HO. In the morning, evening and at weekend you should cook by yourself/with the others. For this you will get extra food money to buy your groceries :) The infrastructure with trains and buses is easy and quick and you will also have a bicycle at your disposal. Also, every volunteer will receive a ticket for free use of the public transport in the whole region of Vorarlberg!

🎒 Leisure activities

The volunteer will have following trainings and opportunities: - On-arrival Training; organised by the NA Austria - Midterm-Meeting; organised by the NA Austria - German course; organised by the supporting/coordinating organisation - Regular evaluation meetings together with the supporting/coordinating organisation - Regular meetings with your mentor in the hosting organisation

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profil: We are looking for open minded people who want to collect a lot of experiences in the daily work with people with intellectual disabilities and behaviour problems. We expect that the volunteer bring in a high motivation for the substantial work, especially for the work with people with disabilities. Moreover the volunteer has a stabilized personality so that they are able to encouraged and accompanied people with disabilities to realize their potential and abilities.
Deadline: Application deadline: 28/03/2022

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

AT29159

05/09/2022 → 31/08/2023

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
♂ 0/1 ♀ 0/1
Deadline: 28/03/2022

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

6811, Austria

Austria

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Summer Time

Local time: 22:16 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English German