ESC: Volunteering in Catholic community – from January, 4 months
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About the project
ESC: Volunteering in Catholic community – from January, 4 months
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
We are Christian Catholic NGO called VIAC – Institute for youth support and development. Nowadays we are looking for long-term volunteers, preferably those who have positive attitude to Christianity and are willing to share those values among young people. Also, we are looking for someone who has skills to create posters, videos etc. All the description of the place and positions you can find on this website: https://volunteering.ozviac.sk. Please, check the website before applying. Please, do not write motivational statement using AI. Volunteering starting dates can be discussed with us.
💼 What the programme involves
You will work 5 days a week, with your schedule typically ranging from 30 to 35 hours per week, depending on the events you participate in.
The volunteer program includes the following activities:
Communication Team: you can join to work with media. Create content for social media about the organization, film, edit, etc. Help is also needed with various marketing campaigns, creating posters, and other media outputs.
Assisting in schools, kindergartens, and senior homes: Volunteers have the opportunity to help in schools and kindergartens by preparing lessons and teaching English. They can also visit senior homes to spend time with seniors and take care of them.
Project Section: Assistance is greatly needed in the project section to handle documents, communication, and organize projects, workshops, youth exchanges, and trainings, mostly done under Erasmus+.
To help volunteer adapt more quickly in Slovakia we offer weekly Slovak language lessons and personal mentor.
🏠 Accommodation on site
We provide a rented flat in Trstená with standard equipment for the normal standard living. Flat is shared with other volunteers.
In the apartment, there is already everything you might need: dishes, towels, etc.
There are shops in Trstená where you can buy everything you need for everyday life. There are also larger towns nearby where you can shop more if you wish.
🍲 Food
You will receive a monthly allowance of 340 / 345€ (including money for food – 180€, phone – 10€, 150/155€ pocket money, it depends on the number of days in the month) in your own bank account. All travel costs associated with the project are covered.
🎒 Leisure activities
⚠️ Requirements
Deadline: 31/10/2025 23:59
🤝 Meeting point
The best way to get here is to take a flight to Krakow and then a bus ride to Jablonka, a town in Poland near Trstená, where we will pick you up.
Second option - take a flight to Bratislava and then catch two trains to Trstená.
All traveling expenses will be covered (amount of traveling is 275 € (together for coming and leaving).
ℹ️ Additional information
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.
Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
SK48613
19/01/2026 → 31/05/2026
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
2308, Ústie nad Priehradou 34, 028 01 Trstená, Slovakia
Slovakia
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)
Timezone
Central European Standard Time
Local time: 21:42 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
🗣️ Languages spoken