Holanda

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Data de início: 01-09-2013

Data de fim: 30-06-2014

Vagas: 1

Duração: 10 mes(es)

Data limite de candidatura: 01-01-2013

Financiamento: Candidatura

Subsídio mensal (Dinheiro de bolso): 115 €

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Resumo: About the Mission House
During his/her voluntary year with the association, the volunteer will be part of the Mission House Amstelrank, an international, christian community for young people. The Mission House community consists of 5 to 7 young volunteers, aged between 18 and 25, who have all decided to take a year out to volunteer. It is led by a more experienced volunteer (the house leader), who takes the initiative in practical arrangements and provides guidance & support to the volunteers. During the week the volunteers work at different social projects of the the association.

The Mission House is located in a historical house in the vibrant city centre of Amsterdam. The volunteers each have their own room, with a bed, desk and wardrobe. The living room, dining room, kitchen, toilets and bathroom are shared spaces. The community is jointly responsible for running the household of the Mission House, which includes cleaning, shopping and cooking. But more importantly, you spend part of your free time together with the other volunteers. In the evening the Mission House volunteers try to eat together as a house. Everyone takes it in turns to cook. In addition to having dinner together, there are three set moments in the week when you spend time with your housemates:
house meeting: a time to share your experiences and news, while also dividing the house tasks.
'zinmoment': a time to reflect and share your faith / way of life with the house.
Sunday evenings: a time to relax and spend time together, e.g watching a film or going to a café.
The Mission House is a Christian community and most of the work projects also have a Christian background. It is therefore important that you are an active Christian or open to exploring the Christian faith.

About Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the capital city of The Netherlands. It has a beautiful historical city, with lots of sights and musuems. Amsterdam offers a huge variety of cultural events, sport facilities and opportunities to go shopping. The volunteer's supervisor and mentor can guide the volunteer in finding free time activities. In the Netherlands, it is common to cycle everywhere, so a bike will be the volunteer's main form of transportation. Amsterdam has regular train connections to all other major Dutch cities as well as the airport.

Perfil: To participate in this programme in the volunteer needs to
- be between 18 and 30 years old
- have a strong motivation to do voluntary work
- be willing to live in a different country and to learn Dutch
- be part of a team/community and work together
- be respectful towards the Christian faith, as well as other beliefs and religions
- able to volunteer for 10 months (September - June)

Specific volunteer profile for the Mission House:
- good social & communication skills
- interested in faith-related issues
- willing to share and reflect on experiences
- able to work independently as well as in a (multicultural) team
- able to speak English and willing to learn Dutch
- committed to being part of a community for 10 months

Recruitment
The Mission House is hosted in cooperation with Togetthere, the International Youth Programme of ICCO & Kerk in Actie. Togetthere coordinates a voluntary year programme in The Netherlands, in which approx. 15 host organisations participate. Selection, interviewing and placing of volunteers at the Mission House is the responsibility of Togetthere. This means that potential volunteers cannot apply directly to the PKA for a placement in the Mission House, but that they have to do that through Togetthere!

Togetthere only cooperates with sending organisations that are part of EDYN (Ecumenical Diaconal Year Network) and Roma-Gadje Dialogue Through Service (RGDTS) initiative. There are strong links between EDYN and RGDTS.

EDYN: is a strong network of organisations from twelve EU member states and the USA who all offer a similar voluntary year programme. Organisations wishing to join EDYN have to adhere to high quality standards to become a member. These standards relate to (language) training, volunteer support, financial management, insurances etc. On the website of EDYN (www.edyn.org) potential volunteers can check if there is an EDYN member in their country.

RGDTS: network of ± 20 Roma and non-Roma organisations that provide voluntary service opportunities for non-Roma in Roma communities and Roma in non-Roma communities. Improving the living situation Roma in Europe and initiating a dialogue process between Roma and non-Roma are the main goals of RGDTS. RGDTS has an application form similar to that of EDYN, as well as its own partner charter. On the website of EDYN (www.rgdts.net) potential Roma volunteers can check if there is an RGDTS member in their country.

The members of EDYN and RGDTS have jointly developed a detailed application form, with which the volunteers need to apply. The volunteers also need to write a letter of motivation and provide three references (for Roma volunteers less strict rules apply). Each volunteer is interviewed, either by Togetthere staff or by an EDYN/RGDTS partner organisation. In the interviews, specific interest is paid to the reasons why the youngsters want to volunteer and his/her background. In the matchmaking phase, the different required skills for the placements are compared with the compentencies and interests of the volunteer. When a potential match has been made, Togetthere informs the contact person of the placement's host organisation and the mentor about the candidate volunteer and asks if they agree with receiving the selected volunteer(s). If so, Togetthere proposes the placement to the volunteer(s). If desired, the volunteer can visit the placement before making a decision. When the volunteer agrees with the match, the placement is confirmed in a letter or e-mail to the volunteer. If the placement is refused, the matching process will be repeated with a different suitable placement.

Togetthere strives to carry out the recruitment process for the Togetthere voluntary year in a spirit of transparancy, honesty and trust. In all stages of the process, the volunteer, contact person at the host organisation and mentor are closely involved.

Tarefas: The organization can offer the following service and learning opportunities:
to experience community life both practically (running a household together) and spiritually (reflection on daily life and faith-related issues)
developing new capacities and skills, specifically with regard to working with (groups of) people on the edge of society (being hospitable, organising fitting activities, giving personal attention)
working as part of a team (working together with different kinds of people, giving & receiving feedback etc.)
gaining insight into the vision and mission of the Protestant Church Amsterdam
to find out more about the Dutch culture, lifestyle, language and social welfare system

The main role of the volunteer is to be an active member of the Mission House community and to support 4 or 5 social projects with the work that they do. In the first few weeks of the service, the volunteer follows a special introductory programme, which includes teambuilding activities and visits to the social projects (18 in total). Afterwards, the volunteer chooses 4 or 5 projects that he/she would like to work with during his/her service and compiles a weekly timetable. The volunteer's tasks & responsibilities during his/her service will be adjusted to his/her preferences, experience & skills, age and language skills. Once the volunteer is more settled and able to communicate in Dutch, he/she can take on more responsibilities.

The Mission House has an extensive support structure with professional supervisors at each of the projects, a house leader, a project leader and mentors. The volunteer has regular evaluation meetings with them.

Tasks of the volunteer
The tasks of the volunteer are divided over three main areas:
1) At the social projects
The volunteer will work approx. 32 hours per week at 4 or 5 social projects in the city of Amsterdam. These projects include drop-in centres for homeless people, children's and youth clubs, a hospice for terminally ill people, a service centre for undocumented immigrants and pastoral care for seamen & drug addicts. Their tasks at these projects are in general:
- giving personal attention to the clients: making people feel welcome, serving coffee and tea, having a chat, involving them in activities etc.
- doing small household chores: making coffee & tea, preparing meals, cleaning the tables, doing the dishes etc.
- organising and running group activities

2) Mission House community
The volunteer actively takes part in the community life of the Mission House, which includes:
- running the household of the Mission House (cleaning, shopping, cooking etc.)
- eating together
- attending the weekly community moments (house meeting, Zinmoment and leisure evening)
- sharing your experiences, way of life and faith with the other community members

3) Blikveld
All volunteers will be involved in Blikveld, the interactive youth platform of the PKA. Blikveld wants to bring the Christian youth in Amsterdam together and to give them a face and voice. The main tasks in this area are:
- providing content for the Blikveld website, e-zine and the PKA church magazine
- organising group activities

Documentação: CV e Carta de Motivação em inglês