Dinamarca

3939

Data de início: 01-09-2014

Data de fim: 01-08-2015

Vagas: 1

Duração: 11 mes(es)

Data limite de candidatura: 01-02-2014

Financiamento: Candidatura

Subsídio mensal (Dinheiro de bolso): 140 €

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Resumo: The centre is situated at the habour in a town 3,5 km from the center of the town.

This is a town with 13.500 inhabitants and is the capital of the municipality. Principal industries are tourism, service, commerce and trade. Also there are factories and the proximity to the sea has its influence with beaches, a small harbour, fishermen and a ferry connection to Sweden. The centre is important to the town attracting many tourists to the area.

The weather can be windy and rough during wintertime, but for persons interested in sea and nature the area has a lot to offer. There are sports facilities, cinema, restaurants, and a culture house where concerts and theaterplays are performed. The town has only few educational institutions so most young people move away from the area to study. It will take 1½ hour to take the train or bus to Aarhus, the second largest city of Denmark.

Perfil: The volunteer must be interested in the ocean and its plants and animals - basic knowledge would be an advantage, but not conditional. Since we work with potentially dangerous animals (sharks, poisonous and electric animals) it is very important that the volunteer can work in a disciplined and concentrated manner. We will obviously provide the necessary supervision in order to avoid dangerous situations.
Ability to work independently as well as in close cooperation with the staff is essential.
Furthermore the volunteer must be extrovert and communicative, and be aware that at the centre the daily visitors are in focus and that also the volunteer is responsible for providing them with a positive experience. The volunteer must be flexible in the sense that sometimes unexpected things happens and working plans must be adjusted accordingly. The volunteer must know that sometimes work is dirty and physically challenging.
The volunteer must speak basic English. If he/she likes to work with children it could be an advantage.

All available projects are displayed at the database. Ohter organization announce the projects at the EVS works network database, published through the information network “projects are us”and we send information about deadline, duration and availabilities to all former partners as well as all those organizations and interested candidates who ask us about the projects.

The volunteer will not substitute paid staff. We have a limited amount of money available for staff, and would not be able to pay for extra staff, even if we wanted to.
Age: 18 until 30 years old

Tarefas: We emphasise that all trainees participate in the daily activities at the centre. To ensure that they are given the necessary training during their stay, they will be assigned to a specific employee, who will be responsible for their training and social well-being.

The EVS volunteer will be connected to the exposition department which is responsible for the daily running of the exposition. The work implies a large variety of tasks: Construction of new aquaria, cleaning and maintenance of the existing aquaria, feeding and nursing of fish and the other marine animals, and any other activity which keeps the exhibits in order and well-functioning.
The volunteer must be aware that some of the animals are dangerous. We will of course provide the necessary supervision in order to avoid dangerous situations, but the volunteer must follow the given rules when dealing with the animals.
The tasks and responsibilities of a volunteer will depend greatly of his/her age, interests and qualifications. However the following can provide a general idea of how much time could be spent on different tasks.
25% Participating in the daily cleaning and maintenance of the aquaria.
25% Preparing food for the animals
10% Feeding the animals in the centre – partly as part of the speaks performed for the visitors
10% Participating in promotion of knowledge in the exposition (speaks, smaller teaching activities with children etc.)
10% Participating in the construction of new exhibits. A very technical and physical work.
10% Assisting on tasks related to diving. Diving will NOT be a part of the working tasks, but the volunteer can try it for the experience.
10% Other tasks depending on personal competences and level of education
Sometimes the volunteer will participate in the transport of animals from one zoo to another, he/she could join in at our “sleep with the sharks” sleepovers at the centre, assist people coming in to make a movie about sharks or help arranging a concert organised at the place. If the volunteer has talent for it he/she could assist on making new informative signs for the exposition. If a storm is coming up, everybody´s attention might be focused on securing the outdoor areas and the seals. A volunteer must be ready for routines to be changed and to be able to deal with unexpected situations.
A volunteer with a special background or profession can have other tasks and responsibilities and so the disposition of work tasks will be different. But cleaning and other routine tasks is something everybody participates in regardless of level of education.
A typical working day could look like the following:
8.00 Start of the day. The first two hours will be spent cleaning the aquaria and preparing food for the animals.
10.00 Feeding the animals, preparing more food, fetching fish at the harbour when the fishermen comes in with the catch of the day, tend fish traps or on rare occasions go fishing at the sea etc.
12.00-13.00-14.00 There are public feedings with speaks to the audience and other activities. The volunteer assist in some of these activties.
14.30-15.30 Cleaning quarantine areas and feeding the animals. End of the day at 15.30.
Especially during summertime, when we have expanded working hours, this schedule might be changed. Work during weekends can also occur upon agreement with the volunteer but then other days will be given off instead. Total working hours will not exceed 35 hours a week.
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
The volunteer will in particular learn about sharks and rays, generally about fish and ocean animal life especially shoal fish from the Danish coasts, Crustaceans (e.g. crabs and lobsters) and Molluscs (e.g. squids and snails)from the North Sea or the sea between Denmark and Sweden from which the centre has its name. Knowledge about marine environment and consciousness about ecosystems will be increased. The volunteer will learn about constructing and maintaining an aquarium e.g. regarding biological and mechanical filters. The volunteer will learn to promote scientific knowledge to an audience and will learn a great deal about cooperating with colleagues in a working field where we can depend quite a lot on each other. If the volunteer has a special background eg. as a biologist, he/she will have the possibility to carry out his/her own independent project under supervision of the staff. The volunteer will be offered the possibility to visit other zoos during his/her stay.

Documentação: CV + Carta de Motivação em Inglês + Application Form

Download: 3939 - application form.doc