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Data de início: 01-09-2011

Data de fim: 01-06-2012

Vagas: 1

Duração: 9 mes(es)

Data limite de candidatura: 19-03-2011

Financiamento: Candidatura

Subsídio mensal (Dinheiro de bolso): 105 €

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Resumo: Ravensburg is the biggest city and at the same time county seat of the correspondent administrative district in the southern region of Upper Swabia. The former free imperial city is located in the valley of the river Schussen, 17 km north-easterly of the Lake of Constance. Ravensburg is the high-order-centre of the region Upper-Swabia-Lake of Constance in the border triangle Germany-Austria-Switzerland with a total population of about 500.000 inhabitants. In 1402 one of the first paper mills north of the Alps was installed in Ravensburg, later water mills were used for industrial purposes. Based on this grew a manifold mechanical engineering industry. From the middle of the 19th century the new constructed railway Ulm-Friedrichshafen was conducive to the industrial boom. In the nineteenfifties the town expanded in all directions through new housing areas. Today about 48.000 inhabitants are living in Ravensburg, the town has 34.000 workplaces, about 19.000 people from the region are commuting every day to the town. The historic Old Town with its southern atmosphere shows the long tradition of commerce, artisanry, services and industry. To ensure regional mobility European Volunteers get a monthly ticket which is valid for the City Bus Ravensburg-Weingarten Company in the whole agglomeration. European Volunteers are expected to keep the rules of our work with handicapped 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.

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: Volunteers get the opportunity to contribute - under guidance of staff members - to the support and leisure time program of the vocational training center and the living groups. Volunteers can introduce their own ideas and abilities like computer literacy, graphic design, mechanical skills, music playing etc. 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 e Carta de Motivação