Holanda

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Data de início: 01-09-2013

Data de fim: 01-06-2014

Vagas: 1

Duração: 9 mes(es)

Data limite de candidatura: 01-01-2013

Financiamento: Candidatura

Subsídio mensal (Dinheiro de bolso): 115 €

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Resumo: The volunteer will live and work at a village community where several organisations provide care and support to children in need. The place is a small, rather isolated village in the countryside. It has approx. 650 inhabitants, many of which are children and teenagers.

The town and its beautiful surroundings offer lots of opportunities for cycling and walking. Because the town is quite isolated, the volunteer is always placed with at least one other volunteer.

Perfil: - 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
- be able to volunteer for 10 months
- interested in working with children & teenagers with different kinds of problematic backgrounds
- independent, flexible, motivated and eager to take initiative.

Tarefas: De association provides two different placements for volunteers, each with their own service & learning opportunities, role and activities.

(1) Children's farm

The volunteer will work alongside professional staff and other volunteers at the children's farm. At the children's farm the young visitors can see the animals, help with looking after them and pet them. The volunteer's tasks at the children's farm are:
- cleaning the stables
- feeding the animals
- milking the goats/sheep
- maintenance of the farm buildings
- guiding the young visitors - who have different kinds of disabilities - with activities at the farm,
- give information about the animals, helping them look after the animals, supervising them while playing in the play area etc.
- helping out with birthday parties and school trips that are held at the children's farm

(2)’s Heerenloo

's Heerenloo cares for children and young people with (severe) mental handicap(s). The volunteer will work in one of the family groups, which looks after 5 children and teenagers (aged 10 to 17) who can't live at home because they need a lot of care. Every now and again 4 other children stay over for a couple of nights. The role of the volunteer is to work alongside the professional staff and support them in their care for the children & teenagers and to give extra personal attention to them:
- helping the professional staff with the personal care: getting them (un)dressed, brushing their teeth, taking them to bed, giving food etc.
- organising extra activities for the children and teenagers, for example going to the playground, listening to music, doing something creative, baking cookies etc. small household chores: tidying the house, doing the washing, preparing the table for breakfast/lunch/dinner and helping out with cooking.

Horário: The above-mentioned tasks will comprise about 2/3 of the volunteers’ working week (24-26 hours per week).

The remaining working hours will be spent supervising a small group of the children of the local primary during their lunch break and helping out at the community centre for one morning/afternoon a week.

Condições: Together they live in a small house. They have their own bedroom and share the living room, kitchen and bathroom/toilet. The volunteer can walk or cycle to his/her workplace.

Documentação: CV + carta de motivação em inglês