ESC: Working in a nursing home for the elderlie

Name: ESC: Working in a nursing home for the elderlie
Start: 2024-01-01
End: 2025-03-31
Location: Herzogenburg, Austria

Code: 38075 Copied

Austria European Voluntary Service Social work European Voluntary Service Social work Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

In this project you will have the opportunity to volunteer in a residential care and nursing home for elderly people in the beautiful province of Lower Austria. You will be part of an experienced, proactive and mindful team that accompanies and cares for elderly people. The staff members and volunteers are very motivated and dedicated to create a warm and supportive environment for their clients. The team is of mixed age and culture, with many young people involved. We offer a great variety of multifaceted activities: accompanying and caring for elderly people and learning about renowned methods like biography work and empathetic talks; conceptualizing and performing activities with individuals and groups, eg music, crafts, gardening, animal supported therapy; taking care of the outdoor area, eg. new concepts of how to cultivate the garden; organising excursions and events, being creative in decorating for festivities; supporting the PR-team in creating promotional material etc.

🏠 Accommodation on site

You will have free accommodation for the duration of your stay, offered and organized by your chosen nursing home. Depending on the location, you will have your private apartment or private room in a shared flat with the second volunteer. In addition, each volunteer receives 180€ pocket money and €180 food allowance per month. Food will be provided by the company kitchen free of charge. Furthermore, you will receive a monthly flat rate for public transport.

🎒 Leisure activities

You will participate in an On-Arrival-Training as well as a Mid-Term-Meeting organized by the National Agency. Furthermore there will be volunteers' meetings organized by your coordinating organization Jugend:info NÖ. You will also be offered a German language course according to your needs. Please find out more about the care and nursery home here: https://www.pbz-herzogenburg.at -> If you are interested send your CV and specific motivation letter to the project coordinator Barbara Pehofer at [email protected]. ONLY FULL APPLICATIONS SENT BY EMAIL WILL BE CONSIDERED!

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: Are you … open minded, supportive, respectful, empathetic and friendly? … curious about living in beautiful Austria for 10 – 12 months, learning German and gaining intercultural competences? … happy to interact with elderly people as well as with staff members of all ages and nationalities? … interested in carrying out supportive and creative activities, both independently and together with a team? … eager to gain experiences in a field of social / pedagogical work, which will be of growing importance in our society within the coming decades? You're welcome to apply in our home!
Deadline: Application deadline: 31/01/2024

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

AT38075

01/01/2024 → 31/03/2025

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Deadline: 31/01/2024

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

3130 Herzogenburg, Austria

Austria

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 21:17 (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 German