📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Woodlands Youth Centre is a great place for young people aged 8 to 19-year-olds to socialise and learn new skills. The project aims to work with young people from across the whole of the East side of Medway offering different activities and trips that volunteers can support. Volunteers will engage with the young people that use the centre in activities so they can learn about travel, different cultures and issues around the world.
💼 What the programme involves
All volunteers will be fully supported by the current staff of youth workers in the centre. The project focussed on environmental and regeneration and the international volunteers re-designed the garden area of the youth centre to make it a place for growing vegetables and other herbs for the kitchen projects. Volunteers are asked to be flexible to the needs of the youth centre including outdoor activities, indoor painting and maintenance and involvement in some of the after school youth groups such as dance, theatre and sport.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will sleep in the youth centre. Volunteers will need to bring a sleeping bag and roll mat. Shower facilities are provided onsite and a separate kitchen and coffee bar is available for the volunteers to use. There is also a cafe style seating area for socializing. Since it is always nice to try new and different dishes, volunteers are encouraged to bring along their favourite recipes from home!
📍 About the location
The facility is in the heart of Gillingham and it is surrounded by shops, a doctors surgery and other amenities. The projects will take place across East Medway, Medway has a population of over 250,000 so it is a big place but the volunteers will be transported to the various locations. We will provide a tour of the places they will be working on their first day and where all the local places of interest are.
⚠️ Requirements
• Although not essential we really would like volunteers who have a passion in wanting to work with young people. Also it is helpful if volunteers are interested in sports activities, arts and craft and music.
• Volunteers will also need to provide a certificate of good conduct.