Finlândia

12854

Data de início: 01-03-2024

Data de fim: 28-02-2025

Vagas: 1

Duração: 12 mes(es)

Data limite de candidatura: 19-11-2023

Financiamento: Aprovado

Subsídio mensal (Dinheiro de bolso): 120 €

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Resumo: The hosting organization offers services for people with intellectual disabilities or autistic spectrum disorders as a part of the wellbeing services county. The activities offers are divided into several sections in different areas. The volunteer will assist partly in our arts&crafts workshop and partly in life skills activities.
It is also possible to partly assist in FIX-TV (a small group working with film and media) if the volunteer has skills in that field.
The volunteer can also take initiative to arrange small workshops with different themes, for instance at this moment our volunteers are offering a weekly cooking class and Beauty Salon.

Perfil: Age: 18-30

We are looking for a volunteer interested in working with adults (18–60-year-olds) with different types of intellectual disabilities, autistic disorders, or minor learning challenges. It is important that the volunteer is socially active, flexible, and motivated to participate in community life, meaning being there for the clients and communicating actively with them. It is also important that the volunteer has open communication with the staff team and shares their ideas and observations with them. The working language is Swedish, so it is important to be motivated to learn Swedish.

At arts&crafts workshop, it is beneficial to have skills or interest in visual arts, handicrafts, or art in a wider perspective – ceramics, photography, or dancing, for example. Having a volunteer with an interest in arts will enrich the community and give the volunteer a genuine possibility to share their skills and experience.

In the life skills activities team, the ability to motivate and encourage people and awaken their interest in participating and being active are of benefit. In the team, it is also good to have good social skills and to be open to meeting new people. We appreciate flexibility and a positive outlook on life and other people. It is also important to be able to tolerate fast-changing situations. Experiences or skills in alternative communication methods are an advantage.

Tarefas: Through European Solidarity Corps volunteer cooperation, we wish to offer our community members the possibility to build networks and get a wider perspective on the world around us. At the same time, we hope to have one more person to be present for the clients and assist them in the daily workshop activities, as well as in social and practical situations during the day.

In the arts&crafts workshop, the role of the volunteer is to support the clients with special needs in their textile crafts work, art activities, and all kinds of daily activities. According to their skills and interests, the volunteer can also organize activities and teach the clients new skills especially related to arts&crafts. Despite their learning disabilities or other special needs, many of the clients of the workshop are quite independent in their daily activities. The role of the staff and volunteer is to coach and guide them in the arts&crafts activities and to support their independence in different everyday situations.

The volunteer’s role in the life skills activities is to support the clients and give guidance for them. The volunteer also helps in the clients’ daily activities related to mealtimes, going to the toilet and to walks outside, as well as walking the clients to and from their car transportation when they arrive and leave the organization. According to their skills and interests, the volunteer can also organize activities for small groups or individuals. The organization values creative activities such as music, arts&crafts, and physical and outdoor activities. The clients appreciate possibilities for individual encounters, for example, talks or reading for them. The volunteer can also contribute to the production of pedagogic and visual support materials and the documentation of the organization’s activities through photography, for example.

The volunteer will also write articles for the organization’s own Magazine. The work with the magazine is done together with the clients and other staff members. The magazine is a very important task for the volunteers. A couple times a year the volunteers will also plan parties for the community. For example, a disco party or a summer party. This will be planned and arranged together with the staff members.

Condições: The volunteer will live in a shared flat together with another volunteer.
Lunch will be offered at the organization. Other meals will be cooked by the volunteer and the volunteer will get a food allowance.
The possible daily commuting costs will be covered for the volunteer.

Documentação: CV + Motivation Letter