ESC: Volunteering in Sicily in a housing community for at-risk boys and children

Name: ESC: Volunteering in Sicily in a housing community for at-risk boys and children
Start: 2026-02-23
End: 2026-08-31
Location: Italy

Code: 49919 Copied

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

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

Istituto Walden is a social cooperative that manages different houses and services for minors located in the island of Sicily. They are looking for ESC volunteers to support the educators in a shelter for young boys (13-18 years old) who are on a path towards rehabilitation and social inclusion. The youngsters live together in the shelter as a community and the volunteers will share part of their daily life. And also to support educators in the community for children (0-13). Tasks: - Support youngsters’ education with afterschool activities (lessons of foreign language, educational workshops) - Create fun and engaging workshops: cooking, theatre, music... - Language exchange - Organize celebrations for special occasions/festivities - Manage the daily life in the community: prepare meals to share with everyone, keep the space clean and welcoming, help the residents with their everyday needs - Discover the town and surrounding area accompanying the youngsters on trips.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Volunteers will work 5 days per week, for maximum of 35 working hours per week. They will have 2 consecutive days off. Volunteers will get 2 additional free days per month. The days off cannot overlap with the days of other volunteers (meaning that the volunteers will not be able to take the days off together) and will not be the weekends. - Accommodation: Volunteers will share a flat in Menfi, with DOUBLE bedrooms, a kitchen, and 2 bathrooms. Pocket money of 6 euro per day will be provided plus 100 euro for a month for covering food expenses.

🎒 Leisure activities

On-Arrival trainings with Associazione Joint, the coordinating organization and the Italian National Agency. Italian online course. Specific training for project activities. Mid-term evaluation and final evaluation with Associazione Joint.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: Available for WHOLE project: February 2026 - August 2026 • ready to work with young people (boys 13-18 years old) and children (0-13) that come from different SOCIAL backgrounds • has studies or experience in social work or psychology (especially for the community with teenagers) • has a strong respect of the rules, patient and creative • communicative and open-minded • positive and proactive • adaptable • able to cooperate with educators • ready to take responsibility • can plan, organise and manage activities • ready to live in a SMALL TOWN • ready to learn Italian or already knows it. We expect your CV and Motivation to be in ENGLISH! (aged between 24 - 30 y.o. - for the community with teenagers) - 1 male and 2 females
Deadline: 15/02/2026 00:00

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

IT49919

23/02/2026 → 31/08/2026

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Deadline: 15/02/2026

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

92013 Menfi, AG, Italy

Italy

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 22:15 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Italian