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Data de início: 01-05-2013

Data de fim: 31-01-2014

Vagas: 1

Duração: 9 mes(es)

Data limite de candidatura: 31-01-2013

Financiamento: Candidatura

Subsídio mensal (Dinheiro de bolso): 105 €

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Resumo: The institution is situated in the centre of a rural village.

The project takes part in and around the campus. Most of our clients are living on and around the campus and had there work and leisure time. Depending on their possibilities and interests some of our clients are working and takes parts at the leisure time activities in the local community.

On the campus we had a lot of facilities specially for leisure time (airsquare, snoezelen, little farm, (snoezel)garden,....

We want to coöperate with maximum 2 volunteers at the same time. The main activities for both volunteers is supporting the leisure and work activities of our clients. One of them is doing it in our day activity center (accent on horse riding and other leisure activities- project 1), the other is doing it in one of our living units (accent on work activities in combination with leisure-time - project 2).

Perfil: - motivated to work with, to learn about and to take care of people with a moderate, severe or deeply mental (and sometimes also a physical disability).
- independence of the volunteer
- must be able for being at work during a restricted period with one or more persons with a handicap.
- likes to communicate
- very good in music, sports or art
- for the horse-Riding project is necessary to be used at horses and horse-riding.
- age is 18 years for volunteers in our organisation.

Tarefas: Project 1: Weekendactivities are limited (maximum once a months)

Project 2: Twice a month the volunteer will work during the
weekend (Saturday & Sunday) but this means that he/she will have 2 other days off during these weeks (Proejct 2).

The activities that needed to be supported are very various.

Project 1:

1. Horseback riding

Within the program of the clients recreational horseback riding acquired an important place. Horseback activities have different goals: physical (it improves fine motor skills, wheelchair skills and the standing balance), motivational (it increases exercise), mental health (it increases verbal interactions between group members, attention skills and self-esteem).

2. Leisure activities

The leisure program of all clients is tailor made. Starting from a client's individual demand and expectations and using all existing infrastructure clients can select their leisure activities.
The leisure activities are complementary to the day care activities and the supported employment activities of the clients with a moderate and severe mental disability. For clients with a profound mental disability these activities are complementary to the support activities they get from their educators. The leisure activities have a surplus value for their daily life because it broadens their social contacts and social network.

Project 2:

Depending o the interest and the possibilities of the volunteer there are 3 possible "targetgroups": adults with a severe and deeply mental disability, aged persons with a moderate and severe mental disability or more younger adults with a moderate mental disability living in a normal house next to the organisation.

We start with a kind of introduction period. In this period the volunteers is supporting together with the educators the persons with a mental disability in the living unit(s). In this way you can get the opportunity to make contact with the client in their own and safety environment. Together with the educators you take part to the leisure time activities organised in and around the living unit. You also get the opportunity to support the educators in some other aspects like supporting the meals and other elementary taking care moments.

After this introduction you can take part step by step and in cooperation with the clients in the working and leisure time activities outside the living unit without the support of the educators but with the support of the persons responsible for these activities.

The activities that needed to be supported are very various. In the leisure time we speak about swimming, dancing, snoezelen, go-car riding, massage, trips, music, …..with one or more clients together. In the working time it concerns supporting of activities like art '(soap stone, painting, …..), working on our little farm, handcraft (candle and card making, wood, ) or semi-industrial activities.

Condições: accommodation: This can be a host family or we rent of a room in the city of Gent with a basic equipment and living facilities.

In general the volunteer works 6/7 hours a day during 5 days (30-35 hours/week) and this between 9 PM and 6 AM (can be different depending on the needs of the clients) with a little difference between both projects concerning working in the weekend

In addition to the public holidays the volunteer also has 20 days off.

Documentação: CV e carta de motivação em inglês