Alemanha

2259

Data de início: 06-05-2013

Data de fim: 05-05-2014

Vagas: 1

Duração: 12 mes(es)

Data limite de candidatura: 01-01-2013

Financiamento: Candidatura

Subsídio mensal (Dinheiro de bolso): 105 €

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Resumo: We support and assist disabled people to develop their skills needed for every day life. The objective is the maintainance and development of blocked and submerged physical, mental and social skills. Therefor we create individual living spaces, quality of life and outlook on life for severely disabled people. We give an opportunity to participate in our community and in social life.

European Volunteers are expected to keep the rules of our work with disabled people:
• acceptance of handicapped people in their particular personality
• ability to cope with strain by challenging behaviour
• full cooperation with staff members
• loyal and responsible acting according to the particular objective of our work
• to be motivated to develop future prospects for handicapped people
• to be courageous to act creative and flexible

Description of the location:

Is a town with a population of 24,500 inhabitants in the District of Ravensburg, between the Alps, the Lake of Constance and the Swabian Alb. Together with the southern neighbour cities of Ravensburg and Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance (Bodensee), it forms a medium-sized infrastructural centre. The town is seat of the university and of the teachers' college.

In 1056 a Benedictine abbey was founded at the settlement.The abbey became one of the wealthiest monasteries in southern Germany, owning about 306 km² of rich estates.

Since the late 18th century mechanical engineering has traditionally been the main industry branch in the region. Based on the demand of the paper and textile industry (now widely reduced) and a long tradition of flour, paper and other mills many engineering factories arose at the end of the 19th century.

Ravensburg is today a thriving shopping town in the wealthy region of Upper Swabia. Unemployment is relatively low.

To ensure regional mobility European Volunteers get a monthly ticket which is valid for all public transport associations in the district of Ravensburg.

Perfil: The volunteer should have an interest in social work and should be open to interact with disabled children and young people who are threatended with social exclusion. Previous knowledge of work with disabled children and young people could be helpful.

It's necessary for the volunteers to be sociable and outgoing, to have enthusiasm, and to be tolerant to foreign cultures. Volunteers should be able to act on their own initiative, but also cooperate in a team.

Volunteers should have a basic knowledge of German and the willingness to learn german language.

A driving license class B would be helpful.

Candidates should describe their motivation for a voluntary service in this project in a detailed motivation letter. Important are neither national or social background, gender, language skills nor level of education, but a convincingly motivation.

Tarefas: During their activities volunteers will learn about social and emotional necessities of disabled people.

Volunteers will gain competences in social care for disabled people.

Having joint responsibility for design and realisation of leisure facilities will enhance self-assurance and self-confidence of volunteers.

Integration in a foreign culture and the self-determined life of the local community will afford volunteers a personal orientation and increase the development of future perspectives.
Participation in internal professional development activities will provide volunteers with specialised knowledge of the health care and nursery system.

Volunteers can take part in a language training for European Volunteers arranged by the coordinating organisation. The aim of the language training is the command of oral every day speech with a special focus on the terminology of social care. Through language training the volunteer should be enabled to manage typical situations of daily life they will be confronted with during their voluntary service.

Tasks:
Volunteers get the opportunity to contribute – under guidance of staff members – to the support and leisure time program of the school and residential home. Volunteers can introduce their own ideas and abilities like computer literacy, graphic design, mechanical skills, music playing etc. As well the volunteers will be included in the specific care duties of the groups.

In the beginning the volunteer will only assist the groupleaders, later she/he will take on responsibility – as far as admitted by legal liabilities.

Emphatically volunteers are invited to bring in their own ideas.

Staff members will appreciate all initiatives to develop additional proposals for leisure time activities and will support planning and realization. Volunteers could develop their ideas for new games, activities or stories into a personal project if they so wished - creative ideas are always welcome.

Volunteers are expected to accomplish a fulltime voluntary service of 35 hours per week. Overtime doing will be balanced by additional freetime.

Documentação: CV + Carta de Motivação em inglês e ficha de inscrição

Download: 2259-EVS-questionnaire.docx