📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
Volunteers work in work areas such as the nursery and the Day Care Center "Senior+" .
The responsibilities of volunteers in each position include assisting the staff in their daily duties.
Kindergarten: assisting teachers, presenting the culture of their country, informal learning for children.
Center "Senior+": spending time with seniors, assisting staff with the daily program, organizing activities for seniors, interacting with youth.
Project work allows you to develop skills and interests through new projects, ideas and innovations supported by the parish.
Project work on each position also means representing one's own culture by organizing various events and showcasing traditions to foster international exchange and dialogue.
Volunteers are involved in developing close collaborations with local organizations and jointly organize meetings and events.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The apartment is located in the heart of the city, so all workplaces can be reached in a few minutes walk. The project participant will have to share one large room and bathroom with another volunteer. The apartment has a fully equipped kitchen with a washing machine.
In addition to pocket money, the volunteer also receives money for food and lunch at the work site.
The volunteer has insurance for the whole period of the project in the insurance company "CIGNA" - European type insurance.
🎒 Leisure activities
At the beginning of the project there will be a short seminar introducing the city of Wroclaw and the workplaces.
This will be followed by an official inbound training organised by the Polish National Agency. There will also be a mid-term training organized by the National Agency.
At the end of the year the coordinating organisation organised an evaluation meeting for the volunteers.
Meetings with the mentor take place once a week to discuss professional and personal issues.
The Coordinating Organisation offers the volunteer a Polish language course which lasts one semester.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profil: We are looking for six young, open-minded individuals between the ages of 18 and 29: 4 volunteers for a kindergarden and 2 for a Day Care Center "Senior+".
These individuals must be open to another culture, flexible and innovative to work in different areas.
Volunteers should learn new skills in parallel with those already acquired.
Another issue is the readiness to combine own culture with Polish culture in order to discuss national, international and European values.
Knowledge of the Polish language is not required, but volunteers must be ready to learn it.
Deadline: No application deadline
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.