📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
At the cultural youth center Königstadt in the center of Berlin the work you do is defined by your interests. You have the opportunity to work collectively among a great team. We offer leisure activities to children and teenagers from the age of 12 to 27 years old with a focus on music education and cultural projects and courses. Furthermore, we encourage young people to develop and realise their own projects and support them during that process. What’s more, we offer exhibitions, theatre plays, exchange programs et cetera. Your tasks may vary from group work with youngsters over leading your own project, handicraft activities, creative activities such as pottery and screen printing, everyday tasks in the kitchen and house with the rest of the team together, realizing and supporting events, parties, concerts, exchange programs…
🏠 Accommodation on site
Local Transport: The volunteer will receive a monthly ticket for public transportation in Berlin.
Accommodation & Food: The volunteer will share a flat in Berlin with other volunteers. He or she will have his or her own room but share common areas.
Food: Money for food will be provided on a monthly basis (8,20 € per day).
Pocket money: will be provided on a monthly basis. It is about 152 Euro per month (5 € per day).
🎒 Leisure activities
The volunteer is going to receive support and information before the start of his/her service. In Germany, they are going to participate in mandatory seminars. This way we are ensuring that the volunteers are going to be able to make the most of their time and have the chance for rapid personal development. At the youth center, the volunteer is going to be assigned a mentor to help.
Another person, working for the VJF, is helping out with bureaucratical hurdles and problems that may occur in the working environment.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profil: As a volunteer at Königstadt it is an advantage to have a good knowledge of German, good skills in written and spoken English and! French, as well as some computer skills including Microsoft Office. Working at Königstadt requires a teamwork spirit as well as the ability to work independently. It might be easier if you already have experiences in (intercultural) workcamps. Königstadt welcomes motivated, flexible, friendly, curious and self-confident volunteers with good communication skills and a sense of humour. Gender, religion, political and sexual orientation are not considered.
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.