📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
During the opening times the volunteer will be present in the youth centre with the youth leaders. The main task is “being there” for the young people. Eg. Playing table tennis, offering them something to drink or eat, cooking together, giving them the opportunity to talk about what goes on in their life, motivating them to try out new things, games, activities. Beside that he/she will help the youth leaders to organise different projects, events (like excursions to interesting places, creativity workshops, intercultural cooking evenings, etc.) He/She will have the chance to bring in his/her own personality and culture. Depending on the skills and preferences of the volunteer he/s will be contributing what he/she can/wants to offer. Eg. Organising music workshops, a personal blog, creative decoration for the youth centre, designing flyers for the homepage etc. but also use his/her cultural background for a project, like an international evening.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Travel costs to Austria and return up to 300,- Euros will be covered.
The volunteer will be accommodated in a student hall. There are Austrian and foreign students accommodated so it will be a good opportunity to get to know other people with the same age. The room is a single room. There is a shared kitchen. The volunteer can also use the kitchen in the youth centre. The volunteer will get a monthly sum (240,- Euros) for self-catering.
Additionally the volunteer will get 150,- Euros pocket money per month.
Payment of the money as wished in case
🎒 Leisure activities
On arrival and mid term training organised by the National agency the volunteer will join the team meetings and supervision. The volunteer will also join us to our regular networking and retraining meetings with youth leaders from other youth centres. If there are good offers (eg from local organisations or from the county) he/she will also have the chance to go on special trainings (e.g. first aid or working with minorities etc.) if wanted. A language course will also be provided. Depending of the language level and the interest of the volunteer it will be in an education
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profil: As our target group are youngsters between 13 and 19 we would like the volunteers to be at least 20 years old when they start the ESC project. The volunteer should be open minded and interested in the life environment of young people, knowing that it can sometimes be a challenge being confronted with their lives and dealing with their questions. Ability for team-work and holding agreements is important. The volunteer should be eager to bring in his/her own ideas and abilities and to learn new abilities.
Deadline: Application deadline: 31/05/2022
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.