Polónia

2725

Data de início: 01-07-2013

Data de fim: 30-04-2014

Vagas: 3

Duração: 10 mes(es)

Data limite de candidatura: 13-01-2013

Financiamento: Candidatura

Subsídio mensal (Dinheiro de bolso): 85 €

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Resumo: The hosting placement is Group of Special Educational School. It consists of primary school, gymnasium and secondary schools in which pupils/students with severe mental and combined handicaps are provided with a special education to adopt them to work. The pupils/students attend to the rehabilitative educational programs. It is important to emphasize that most of the basic school pupils have severe handicaps. Some of them have combined handicaps. Some are immobile, have problems with verbal communication. In the secondary school the average class has pupils with various levels of handicaps (light, medium, severe and combined) who are taught by teachers with the support of pedagogical assistants. Some pupils have got special equipments which support their movements, for example special splint, special equipment which supports their walking.

The school has got education rooms, where the students are educated and where the classes are leaded. Then there is relaxation room, kitchen, eating room, offices of the teachers.

The hosting placement is located in a town with about 1 000,000 inhabitants and belongs to the Euro-region. The town lies the bank of the Vistula river. Because of its location you can meet people from different nationalities. According to the legend, the town was founded by prince Krak. The first documented reference to the town can be found in records from 965 of the Cordova merchant Abraham ben Jacob. He mentions a rich burg city situated at the crossing of trade routes and surrounded by woods. It is a town with lots of green areas, fine trees (monuments of nature), woodlands and nature reserves. The town is situated near in the pleasant environment of the Polish mountains which provides good possibilities for enjoying the outdoors in the summer and winter. The town's attractiveness stems not only from its places but also the people who build the City's culture, trying to take into account the needs of a diverse group of inhabitants and guests. It is also home to many festivals, many of which have rich traditions and regular audiences. Every year new projects emerge: Misteria Paschalia, Sacrum-Profanum, Museum Night, The Festival of Polish Music presenting the works of Polish music in world's greatest performances, and the Nations' Drama Festival.

In the town are several other possibilities for leisure time activities. You can go to the cinema or theatre. The town library and the Cultural Centre organize several exhibitions and lifelong learning activities, e.g. lectures. Internet is available at the above-mentioned institutions and the Internet Cafe. For sport activities you can choose among bowling, squash, swimming and skating.

Perfil: Experience in the work with children and youngsters would be desirable. Basic Polish language skills are considered to be an additional asset, as the project is characterized by contact with other people. Any creative, artistic or motor skills may be enriching for the projects. Computer skills may be helpful. He/she should be open-minded and sensitive to the needs of others. Due to the specific target group and work focus at the children with disabilities the volunteer shouldn’t be afraid of children with disabilities, shouldn´t be afraid that they sometimes slobber, shout and we have to support them and take care about them.

The volunteer will be chosen on the basis of his/her CV, motivation letter and by Skype conferences, avoiding any reference to specific ethnic group, religion, sexual orientation or political opinion, but only according to her/his interests towards the project, willingness, reliability and motivation.

The type of sending organization we want to cooperate with should be preferably, but not only, involved in the social inclusion of people with difficulties and problem, with children and young people in general. Final selection will be made by Hosting organisation in cooperation with the Coordinating organisation. This final selection will be based on more detailed research and matching particular volunteer with his/her destination project.

Tarefas: - what you can offer to volunteers in terms of Service and learning opportunities:
Through the project, volunteers will have a very good background of the way services are given to persons with a intellectual disability, both physical and intellectual. They will learn about the various way s in which therapy is given, in a specific environment and setting. They will learn about the various disabilities and the way to work with these, to compliment our mission of improving the quality of life and encouraging independence.

The above are learning outcomes related to the field in which the organisation works in, however there are other outcomes related to the individual, mainly, making decisions, taking responsibility, working in a team, reaching deadlines, ethical issues, etc. All volunteers are given the opportunity to follow a course in Polish for Foreigners so that they can improve their communication skills as well as their writing skills. The EVS volunteers will be provided with a mentor. We believe that the mentor can be another means of support to the volunteer, encouraging the volunteer in the mutual process of refection during the EVS experience


- what will be the role of EVS volunteers in the Host Organisation,
The roles and tasks of the EVS volunteers at Inspire are various and not necessarily carried out at the same time, but each volunteer helps in the many areas depending on the areas of need and the areas they feel competent in working. Volunteers will work with the children with a disability who attend to the school and assists the teachers and therapists who deliver the various skills, life skills, art and craft sessions as well as therapy in our multi sensory treatment. Volunteers will have the opportunity to come up with their own initiatives regarding any project and then discuss the proposal with the person in charge of the actual department. Volunteers would be given the necessary training depending on the tasks assigned. Working in our school, volunteers gain experiences in dealing with people of varying abilities and how a joint effort can make the difference in the life of a person even if for a brief moment.

- the activities in which the volunteers could be involved and the activities the volunteers could create in your organisation. Please give examples of typical activities for the volunteers.The following are various activities which the EVS volunteer takes part in:

The hosting placement, wants to host maximum 6 volunteers. The volunteers will be considered as members of a team at the schools. It is important for potential candidates to realize that these activities are first an alternative education system rather than common activities in social work. Volunteers will help kids with all stages of handicaps.

During the learning process, volunteers will have possibilities to gain practical hard skills (Polish language, PC skills,...) as well as soft skills (communication, empathy, intercultural self-awareness), to learn through the internal reflection or individual training courses during service and by exchanging their experiences with staff members. They will learn empathy by working with handicapped kids requiring special care. They will learn alternative ways of communication and being patient. It will be a great occasion for them to get to know an special education methods (e.g. how to approach and take care of kids with various kinds of handicap) and education system in Poland.

The volunteers will participate in all routine daily activities except those which require special social and psychological training. The volunteers will work independently but with support and observation from the staff, especially initially due to inexperience and language barriers. The volunteers will be a valuable extra resource for the school's activities But they are not intended to replace existing staff or fulfill staff's current duties.

The volunteers will additionally have trainings held by the National Agency. The main goals of these trainings are to define expectation, to reflect on experiences and knowledge, to learn social and intercultural values and to evaluate the program.

Here are a variety of general activities for the volunteers in the schools:
- Helping pupils in pedagogic process under leadership of teachers: drawing, singing, working with PC, motion games, training of getting dressed, sewing, playing music instruments, gardening, cooking, work in artistic and ceramic workshops
- Helping with serving food and feeding handicapped kids
- Individual assistance and work pupils during a classes
- Helping teachers in class-rooms: storing and selecting educational instruments, preparing aids, creating school boards
- Preparing the lessons and education tools
- Preparation of own activities and realization of the mini-project

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

Download: 2725 - application_form_ib_poland.doc