Irlanda

4065

Data de início: 01-09-2014

Data de fim: 01-09-2015

Vagas: 1

Duração: 12 mes(es)

Data limite de candidatura: 17-02-2014

Financiamento: Candidatura

Subsídio mensal (Dinheiro de bolso): 125 €

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Resumo: EVS volunteers will work alongside and be part of a team of full time staff and part time volunteers. All of which will work together to provide a safe environment and the best possible service to the homeless residents of the shelter.

In particular by hosting volunteers we hope to open new possibilities for the project and its residents. The project staff is often tied up with providing the basic service required (e.g. preparing meals, ensuring health and safety etc.), however, the volunteers are free to focus on additional
activities which will benefit the residents. Furthermore, as mentioned above, there will also be social activities
associated with the work, such as going to the cinema, theatre or other cultural activities as well as participating in sports or educational programs.
It is also important to stress that under no circumstances
the volunteer would be left alone with any of the residents and will always work closely together with the project staff.

Including an EVS element to this project is exciting (for the project and for volunteers), as the volunteers will be
working with individuals who have had no contact with 'life outside'.

We hope EVS will bring a cultural dimension to the project, which offers these individuals, a small taste of what life is like outside their home-town, including different languages, food, cultures and ideas.

Though their roles are completely different that staff members, we strive to have our volunteers (just like our staff) well trained for the work they carry out. They will receive training in active listening, coping with stressful situations, diverting violence and aggression, first aid, fire safety etc. Further they will gain a broad range of experience extremely beneficial to their future life and personal development. These include communication skills, responding to challenging situations and the basic ins and outs of providing care for people in need.

In all such activities Volunteers will be supervised either by their mentor or by project staff.
To date, volunteers have greatly enhanced the service that we can provide for our residents. They bring a huge intercultural dimension to the lives of the clients that we work with. Volunteers work is centred around added value activities.

Perfil: - age: 18 until 30 years old
 Very patient and have the ability to inspire and motivate a challenging client group
 Empathic and non-judgmental
 Ability to use initiative and be flexible and open to new situations
 Interested in, and a basic understanding of the issues around homelessness
 Willing to work with people who are on the margins of society
 A good level of written and spoken English

Tarefas: Spending time to talk and get to know the service users and to prepare activities with service users such as:
 Life skills: literacy, health awareness, hygiene, meditation, yoga
 Arts & Crafts: Painting, mosaics, crafts
 Cookery: Breakfast clubs/baking classes
 Photography, creative projects
 Gardening: We have 1 large garden
 Accompany service users on trips outside the project Befriending
 Social activities – film, games, quizzes, pool, bingo
 Volunteers own project – build on your own personal skills & interests

Horário: The volunteer will spend their 30-35 hour working week at activities in their project. This may also include language and role training, volunteer team meetings, staff team meetings or team days, etc.

Condições: - Volunteers will be offered a single room in a house in their chosen Project’s city. The main facilities such as kitchen and living space will be shared with other volunteers.
Volunteers will be given specific information about their particular living arrangements, before deciding whether to accept the offer. The house will be fully furnished and equipped with bedding, pots and pans etc.

- Volunteers will be provided with a weekly pocket money allowance in Pounds Sterling (Belfast) or Euros (Dublin).

- EVS volunteers get approximately 2 days of annual leave for every month volunteered, and also are entitled to
take Bank Holidays).

If the project has catering facilities they may eat their meals
there. Volunteers will prepare their own meals in their house, in a kitchen shared with other volunteers.

The allowance will be paid weekly by either the mentor or the member of staff on duty, when the mentor is not available.
Volunteers will be given support to obtain an Irish bank account so that direct deposits can be arranged.

Documentação: CV e carta de motivação em inglês e ficha de inscrição

Download: 4065 - Application Form.doc