Estónia

12269

Data de início: 02-10-2023

Data de fim: 16-06-2024

Vagas: 1

Duração: 9 mes(es)

Data limite de candidatura: 05-09-2023

Financiamento: Aprovado

Subsídio mensal (Dinheiro de bolso): 85 €

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Resumo: (youth center)
The Youth Center is an institution managed by the municipality Government. The structural units of the youth center are youth rooms or youth houses (commonly known as youth work units) located in different areas of the municipality. The youth center coordinates the youth work of the municipality through youth work units and in cooperation with educational institutions.

The organisation in coordinating youth work in the municipality. The main objective is to support young people, help them to create possibilities to volunteer in local and international level and we are quite involved and trying to be more in Youth in Action (Youth Exchanges, Erasmus+, etc.). In previous year we coordinated many projects, involving more than hundreads of local youngsters in volunteering in local society and as well abroad. We are engaged promoting Europe and its values to the local youth community. The organization works mainly with young people aged 7-26.

The mission of the youth center is to empower youth work parish to achieve their full potential, to create opportunities for young people to contribute in local community and grow up to be responsible citizens. We are standing for educational approaches that privileges Non-Formal Education (NFE) as a methodology and encourage the use of experiential methods (learning by doing), surprising activities (art/provocation), including information and communication technologies (ICT), and finally, using music and outdoor activities (sports and nature) as tools for more active involvement of young people in our activities,

Perfil: Age: 18-30
- Readiness to work with children and youth. This is the most important thing about the whole project. The volunteer needs to be interested in youth work or be comfortable with working with kids aged 7-18.
- we try to base our work around the principle of supporting, guiding and uplifting our youngsters, but not necessarily doing and organising everything for them, as developing a sense of initiative and entrepreneurship in our youngsters is very important for us. Hence you must be ready to be a team player and take a supporting role while organising events and activities with the youth. This might require at times patience and understanding.
- Be also comfortable with working individually when needed.
- Be prepared for the realities of living in rural Estonia. The winters are dark, the weather is moody and the local people are sometimes a little bit cold ( not all, we promise! but it might take some time to get used to.) The towns in the municipality are quite small, there are not many shops, cinemas or nightlife here. But we do have beautiful nature to make up for it

Tarefas: The arriving volunteer will have the opportunity to help out at the local school and youth centers around the municipality.

Main tasks of the volunteer will be as follows:

- organising and hosting a language and culture club at the local school. The main objective of the culture club will be to provide the opportunity for the local youngsters to get to know the culture, heritage, history and language of the volunteers’ home country. The activities will be prepared, chosen and managed by the volunteer themselves.
- Doing youth work in the Youth house. The volunteer will interact with local youngsters that come here after school, help out around the youth center and host an activity once a week: the activities itself will be for the volunteer to decide ( painting, crafts, music or photography related, football club etc.) The main objective of this is to develop new skills and competences of the local youngsters and try out new things.
- Writing a column about ESC and volunteers’ life at least 2 times a month. This will increase the visibility of the project, raise awareness about Erasmus plus and opportunities of the programme among local youth and help the volunteer to reflect back on how their ESC journey is going on a regular basis.
- Doing youth and culture work one day a week. In here we have a wonderful youth and culture center where there is plenty opportunities to apply yourself creatively and socially while helping out with organising and running events for the whole community and surrounding areas.
- Helping out with organising youth activities another place. In there is a small space for the youngsters to come together which would really benefit from outside help; exposure to the foreign culture and language would mean a lot for the local kids, The volunteer will be able to plan and organise

Documentação: CV + Motivation Letter + Application Form

Download: Application-for-Volunteering-in-Estonia-1 2023 - 2024.docx