📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
De Ark Gouda is located central in Gouda. People with and without intellectual disabilities are working and living here. The long-term goal of this project is that you are able to use this life experience in your future life. You will experience the differences in the background and culture of people, of the limitations and of each other. Social interaction is central. We offer you board, lodging and pocket money. This is what you do: (for example) - In the houses De Waterput and Manna: guiding the core members and undertaking activities with them. Help with several household, cooking and cleaning tasks. - During daytime activities (workshops): guiding, organize and participate core members in both the indoor and outdoor activities. Help with several cleaning tasks.- In specific projects, such as at meetings, preparing and conducting community activities, and activities for organizations or people outside the Ark. The presence of you, young volunteers, means a lot to our core members
🏠 Accommodation on site
As a volunteer you will be living in one of our houses (Waterput or Manna) together with our core members.
You will have your own private bedroom. Al other spaces are communal (except for the other bedrooms off course).
While living in with the core members during your free time, you will be doing your volunteer work in the other house or in our workshop. This is to make sure that you have ‘time off’ when you are not scheduled.
Your room provides a bed, desk, cabinet for clothing and a sink, including bedding and towels.
Every month you will get a compensation for food money.
🎒 Leisure activities
The Ark provides you guidance in various ways. A personal external coach is assigned and there is a volunteer coordinator for daily supervision.The Ark Gouda also provides a Dutch teacher. There will be a couple training days together with the Ark of Belgium.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profil: - You identify yourself with the description of the project and you are motivated to work and live with us.
- Completed secondary school (secondary education)
- Between 18 and 30 years old
- Having the openness to be able to live and work in an organization with its own (inter-religious) identity and mission
- Motivated to learn Dutch
- Wanting to learn, daring to take responsibility, and also wanting to be guided in this.
- Willingness to respect house rules
Deadline: Application deadline: 30/06/2022
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.