📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
The main objective of our organisation is to support young people at different stages of their lives. The Youth Information Office provides reliable information, support, and assistance for young people in various fields: studies, health, employment, leisure, training, international and solidarity projects, travel and European opportunities.
The volunteer will:
- Promote European citizenship and youth mobility programmes
- Organise intercultural and workshops, such as English coffee breaks
- Promote activities and aimed at young people (travel opportunities, artistic or solidarity projects...)
- Welcome the public in our organisation and go towards the young people during events
- Implement activities to promote education for citizenship and international solidarity
- Take part in the organisation of the youth festival Quartier Libre, wellness, and road safety events
- Communicate on social media by creating content
- Take part in the daily activities of our organisation
🏠 Accommodation on site
Planning :
The volunteer will be present at the office from Tuesday to Friday.
Expenses :
Expenses within the project are covered by the European Union.
Transport :
Round travel costs are covered by the project in the limit of 275€ (go and return tickets).
Accommodation :
The volunteer will be housed in a youth residence at a 30 minutes’ walk from our organisation. There are also available bikes that the volunteer could use.
Food :
Food allowance and pocket money according to the ESC rules. Lunch is offered free of charge at the town hall’s restaurant from Tuesday to Friday.
🎒 Leisure activities
The volunteer will benefit from on-arrival training provided by the coordination structure Cool’eurs du monde, and he/she will also participate to the training proposed by the French National Agency.
There will also be regular meetings with the mentor and the team to reflect on the learning process.
The volunteer will also participate to trainings that are proposed to the team if he/she is interested in the topic.
Possibility of language course on the Online Linguistic Support and other tools that we could suggest (online Library, language workshops).
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: We are looking for a motivated volunteer to integrate our Youth Information team at the town hall of Mérignac, near Bordeaux.
The volunteer is interested in living an intercultural experience, likes human interaction and is willing to learn non formal education methods and carry out activities: workshops, debates, events...
Creative skills, such as photography, video making are recommended as well as speaking and understanding French (a B1 level in French is recommended).
Deadline: Application deadline: 15/09/2022
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.