Finlândia
13102
Data de início: 20-08-2024
Data de fim: 19-08-2025
Vagas: 1
Duração: 12 mes(es)
Data limite de candidatura: 10-03-2024
Financiamento: Aprovado
Subsídio mensal (Dinheiro de bolso): 120 €
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Resumo: The hosting organization is a vibrant living and working community for adults with special needs. The organization is a private social service provider. Our task is to maintain and improve our resident’s well-being. We offer both sheltered housing and supported housing. We have 49 residents and all together we are 75 people including also co-workers and volunteers.
Perfil: Age: 18-30
Essential:
Willingness to adapt and enthusiasm to learn
Motivation to learn Finnish and get familiar with the residents, community life, and the Finnish culture
Motivation to live in a countryside community and meet everyone as an individual
No specific previous experience required
We appreciate these skills:
Ability to take care of others
Basic knowledge of housework such as cleaning and cooking
Tapola offers opportunities where the volunteers are free to create something new and bring in their own skills and abilities (music, sports, hobby groups, and events).
Tarefas: Every year we welcome 5–8 volunteers from all over the world to become integrated into all aspects of life in the organization. We have four decades of experience in voluntary work, and everyone is happy about new people who become new friends and are in the end like family members. We collaborate with international organizations that provide seminars and training for volunteers who join our community.
As a volunteer, you will become a part of a one house family. You will provide support and friendship to the residents. Volunteers support together with the co-workers the well-being of the residents. Each volunteer participates in a workshop to assist the residents. Training is implemented through work, and more responsibility is given to each volunteer as they show themselves ready for new challenges. Everything is about doing together and supporting, not seeing the residents as an object of treatment.
Volunteers are responsible for a variety of tasks such as participating in our workshops, organizing cultural and free time activities, and supporting household activities including cooking and cleaning. Running a Sunday Cafeteria is also a part of the volunteers’ year. A typical day consists of common meals, morning and afternoon workshops, cultural and social activities, and house chores activities throughout the day and in the evening. The weekends are more relaxed. The volunteers are involved in social and leisure activities depending on what the residents want to do.
Condições: The volunteers live in the area in guest rooms. Everyone has their own room; other facilities are shared. The necessities for living are provided. Living in the community is a great opportunity to learn about others and yourself. All the houses and workshops are within walking distance of each other. Ten kilometers away is thelakeside cabin, which can be used together or if available also with friends and families during the summer months.
Every volunteer has 2 days off per week and is entitled to 2 holiday days a month. It is important to regularly take a rest and gather new strength for this rewarding but also difficult task. A volunteer can gather days off and holiday days for longer periods. We encourage you to explore Finland, its beautiful nature and interesting history. Guests are welcomed into the community but we hope for discretion while being around the residents.
The volunteers have also the possibility to share their experiences by visiting local primary schools. By sharing the volunteering experience and Tapola as a project the message about worldwide volunteering will spread and local children have the possibility to learn about different countries and cultures.
Documentação: CV + Motivation Letter + Application Form
