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Data de início: 01-06-2012

Data de fim: 01-06-2013

Vagas: 2

Duração: 12 mes(es)

Data limite de candidatura: 20-01-2012

Financiamento: Candidatura

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Resumo: Xchange Scotland is a national organisation but our roots and where we are based is in Glasgow. Glasgow was known as the second city of the British Empire. But following industrial decline, Glasgow became a city with some of the most entrenched social problems in the UK. It has many of the poorest constituencies in the UK, a great deal of social inequalities and problems with health, violence and sectarian divisions.

Glasgow is a city with many opportunities, it is a city redefining itself for the 21st Century. Through culture, arts, sports and a range of other routes, the city is at the beginning of seeing a new future for itself and its young people.

Xchange Scotland is based in Govan. Govan is an area on the south bank of the Clyde which has been and is currently at the heart of many of the above issues and opportunities. This is the area that the volunteers will be living and be mainly based.
We also anticipate the volunteers will be involved in visits to many areas of Glasgow and beyond. Glasgow has not benefited as a city from EVS volunteers much in the past and we feel that they would be able to have a greater impact as a result.

Xchange Scotland is a youth-led charity, so bringing in EVS volunteers to work for us is a very logical step. They will be working alongside other young people and helping to inspire them and promote mutual understanding amongst young people.

The EVS volunteers will be working alongside people who have been volunteers and followed on a developmental path of planning and delivering projects, securing funding, founding and developing an organisation and the relevant policies. One of the founders of Xchange Scotland went on EVS themself and founding Xchange Scotland was what they did on their return. This all contributes to the environment the EVS volunteers will be coming to and being inspired by.

Perfil: Young people from diverse backgrounds who are interested in notions of local and international citizenship. Ideally previously active in international exchanges or local volunteering, have a passion for intercultural work and the power of volunteers. Creative, enthusiastic, motivated. Good communication skills are essential - particularly good levels of English.

We will ensure an open and transparent selection processes by convening a selection committee comprised of board members, paid staff and volunteers. We will select volunteers based on level of enthusiasm and motivation rather than formal qualifications or experience. We will endeavour to ensure a balance between sex, nationality and backgrounds of volunteers. We will make sure that there are a range of tasks that are suited to a variety of individuals and skills sets.

Tarefas: The Service and Learning opportunities for the volunteers will be:

- working in an area with the particular social challenges of Govan and Glasgow - helping delivery of project goals to a timescale
- exploring the possibilities of the networks that we work within
- helping development and delivery of non-formal educational workshops - public speaking - event delivery
- intercultural understanding and dialogue
- space to work on own ideas and improvements to our activities
- self-reflection systems from their Xchange Scotland mentor

The role and activities of the volunteers within the organisation:

1. Delivery of intercultural education workshops:
Helping to deliver our existing programme of workshops on sectarianism and religious intolerance – helping promote and deliver workshops on topics such as active global citizenship and intercultural education. This gives a strong intercultural dimension to the EVS volunteer's project.

2. Outreach:
Attending events which promote international volunteering and intercultural exchange, assisting info sessions to groups of people in relation to international and intercultural opportunities. By involving EVS volunteers in our outreach work we are maximising their benefit and helping to spread the word about EVS and the European programmes. This gives a strong European dimension to the EVS volunteer's project. Again, this contributes to the multiplying effect and visibility of the EVS volunteer's project.

3. Assisting international volunteer projects.
The volunteers will also be involved in assisting projects we host alongside local organisations in Glasgow and beyond. This will involve bringing added value and support to these projects
– bringing the intercultural education to these projects and helping achieve more.

Volunteers will:

- be responsible for small parts of larger projects - be part of a larger team – to be supervised directly by the Project Manager and have regular meetings with their mentor (an Xchange Scotland Board Member)

Documentação: CV e Carta de Motivação