ESC volunteering in Theatre & Youth Services 2025-2026
Code: 44747 Copied
Finland
European Voluntary Service
Culture
European Voluntary Service
Culture
Fixed dates
About the project
ESC volunteering in Theatre & Youth Services 2025-2026
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Loimaa city youth services work at municipality and regional level. At the municipality level we offer youngsters youth houses, camps, concerts, trips, happenings, Youth Council, girl & boy groups. On a regional level we offer services for unemployed youngsters, workshops, music and writing training etc in cooperation with other municipalities or organisations. In Loimaa youth services there are only three (3) youth leaders and the secretary of youth affairs. Loimaa youth services takes part in different projects both locally and regionally. Loimaa youth work has co-operation with different associations focused on working with children and young people, for example theatre, sports organisations, scouts etc. Municipality level, versatile youth work done by the personnel of youth services and in cooperation with other organisations. Loimaa youth services staff has a lot of experience and expertise in the field of youth work both locally and regionally. Loimaa has coordinated three EVS projects 2013-2019 and runs a three year ESC volunteering partnership 2019-2021. During these projects we have hosted 18 long term volunteers in Loimaa and supported 3 volunteers. We have created a well-working cooperation with our local partner Loimaa theatre and our foreign partner organisations from our previous projects (France, Austria, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Spain). With these organisations we have grown to organise projects and learned that we share the same values and ideology behind volunteering. At the moment we recruit volunteers in the Pass, and they are connected with different organisations. We feel that it's good to have previous experience from cooperation to be able to communicate and welcome new partners to our network.
💼 What the programme involves
We are searching for two volunteers to join our activities from September/October 2025 until the end of June 2026. Volunteers will be working in youth services and local amateur theatre. They participate both the everyday routines of the organisations and also various projects. In youth services the work is mainly interacting with young people between ages 10–18 in youth houses & arranging activities like games, quiz etc. At the theatre there are many types of tasks: co-facilitating, costumes, set design, props, sound, music, light etc. Working hours at youth houses and theatre from afternoon until evening, roughly 14–21, sometimes will have to work on weekends as well. Volunteers might also be helping in our network working with young people: art groups in workers academy, different associations, school visits etc. volunteers will be working 30-38 hours per week and have two (consecutive if possible) days off per week.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation in shared apartment; own bedroom, shared kitchen, bathroom and common areas. Laundry room one floor down from apartment. Apartment fully furnished, and has pretty much all the bells & whistles, wi-fi, kitchen appliances, bed-linen, towels, etc. Volunteers have an account (€250 per full month) for groceries & everyday items in a local hypermarket. Loimaa has very limited public transportation but we provide a bike to get to work & around. CANDIDATES MUST SEND CV & MOTIVATION LETTER TO [email protected] AND apply in Youth Portal as well.
🎒 Leisure activities
Pre-departure training arranged by SO. On-arrival and mid-term (if applicable) arranged by the Finnish NA. Task related training given by hosting organisation. Language training on-line by OLS provided by EU Commission (if available). Possibility to do Youth Pass offered. CANDIDATES MUST HAVE A SUPPORTING ORGANISATION IN THEIR HOME COUNTRY READY BEFORE APPLYING! CANDIDATES MUST SEND CV & MOTIVATION LETTER TO [email protected] AND ALSO APPLY IN Youth Portal! WE WILL NOT CONSIDER ANY APPLICATION WITHOUT CV AND MOTIVATION LETTER! START YOUR APPLICATION BY WORD "HAKEMUS".
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: Volunteers should be 18–30 years old. No special skills, work related or language, needed – interest in experiencing new and enthusiasm is enough. Bear in mind working with (young)people is in the core of the project and demands at least a certain level of extrovertiness, listening skills & ability to compromise. NO GENERIC APPLICATIONS; PLEASE LET US KNOW YOU´VE READ OUR PROJECT DESCRIPTION & REALLY WANT TO JOIN OUR VOLUNTEERING TEAM! SEND YOUR APPLICATION WITH CV & MOTIVATION LETTER TO [email protected] & apply in youth portal, TOO. START YOUR APPLICATION BY WORD "HAKEMUS"
Deadline: 15/05/2025 14:03
Deadline: 15/05/2025 14:03
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 ?
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.
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.
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01/09/2025 → 30/06/2026
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Deadline: 15/05/2025
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
Asemakatu 5, 32200 Loimaa, Finland
Finland
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)
Timezone
Eastern European Summer Time
Local time: 21:59 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
Collective
🗣️ Languages spoken
English
Finnish