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Data de início: 01-10-2013

Data de fim: 30-09-2014

Vagas: 1

Duração: 12 mes(es)

Data limite de candidatura: 29-04-2013

Financiamento: Candidatura

Subsídio mensal (Dinheiro de bolso): 150 €

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Resumo: Our Willesden hostel for young homeless people is a large house and a block of flats next door in North West London. The hostel houses people who are newly homeless and people can stay there for up to 18 months, the flats next door are ‘move on’ accomodation for people who have been in the hostel but are ready for more independent living. They are still supported by the staff at the Willesden hostel but have their own front door keys and are living independently.
It is anticipated that the EVS will be provided with their living accommodation off site but close by to the project. They will be supported by the project manager. Willesden is a vibrant residential area where many different ethnic communities live. It is a short journey into central london on the Underground and has many shops and local activities. Depaul has run this hostel for over 21 years so we know the area very well and have many local connections to other voluntary organisations and local people. We also have casual local volunteers who work at the project and would welcome a long term EVS volunteer!

Perfil: An understanding of English as the work requires effective interpersonnel skills and high level communication with vulnerable yoing people
• age: 18 until 30 years old
• a flexible approach to working
• an understanding and interest of the issues facing vulnerable homeless young people
• skills in working effectively with vulnerable young people
• willingness to share their learning and skills with others
• willingness to work as part of a team
We prefer volunteers who have an interest in working with young homeless people in the UK to those just wishing to come to England. We advertise the vacancies on www.youthnetworks.eu website and get many applications through this or the SOS for EVS Database website via email.
As the first point of contact I short list those young people I think have a true interest in our field of work and I give this short list to the projects where we have a volunteer vacancy coming up. The staff team and the current EVS volunteers at the project then meet to go through the applications and then they select the top 3 candidates that they would like. I then approach the volunteers in order of preference from the project selection to see if they are still available for our projects and start the whole process from there.
In our EVS roles it is very important that the volunteer is matched as well as we can, a young person who is not interested in this difficult client group will find it a very difficult placement. For this we try our best at selection stage to invite people who have an idea about what they will be expected to do and the people we work with.
Skills-wise we do not have any specific requirements apart from basic English langugage and feel that an enthusastic person who is interested in working with our young people does not need any prior training, though someone who has at least met this group before or done some sort of youth work will be better equipped when they arrive but we will not exclude those who haven’t.
Our EVS placements have been running for many years and we are continuallly training our staff and EVS on their roles and responsbilities so as to ensure a good experience for the volunteer but also to avoid job substitution. We really like to include volunteers who express interests in their applications (such as sports, crafts etc.) but again this is not compulsory.

Tarefas: The volunteers tasks include a range of activities from helping residents to shop for and cook a meal, engaging residents in training courses, accompanying residents to a doctors’ appointment, running a langauge course in their own language, befriending new residents to helping someone to fill in a benefits form. Their role is very much one within the staff team; they attend staff meetings and are inculded on all staff communication from their own and central office. They are also encouraged to feedback about their EVS placement as well as the project they work in.
Whilst with us we also help the volunteers to develop their own working practice and ideas for working with the client group, as well as supporting them in their own personal development (as this may be outside of the project). So, if, for example they are particularly interested in cooking and wish to run a cookery course in the hostel, they can do so with the full support of the staff team and their mentor.
The role is one that is highly valued both with Depaul staff and young people, it can be difficult at times for volunteers to fully adapt to the responsibiliites of the role particularly when it comes to Professional Boundaries, especially when working with young people who are older than they are.
Schedule
The volunteers work a 30 – 35 hour week in accordance with EVS guidelines (this will include any time spent at language training.) They work on a rota system that may include weekends but will always have two days off in a row that week. The volunteer is entitled to two days holiday per month they are with us; this can be taken before it is ‘earnt’ if a volunteer wishes to take time off early on in their placement with us.

Documentação: Cv e Carta de Motivação em Inglês