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Data de início: 01-09-2014

Data de fim: 01-09-2015

Vagas: 2

Duração: 12 mes(es)

Data limite de candidatura: 16-02-2014

Financiamento: Candidatura

Subsídio mensal (Dinheiro de bolso): 115 €

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Resumo: Volunteers will participate in the activities of the house of elderlies being in close contact with old people who will so be able to enjoy the presence and the help of the youngsters who will, as well, learn how to have a relationship with old people in need, growing both in terms of personal and professional life, thanks to a growing number of gradual responsibilities.

Volunteers will organize and carry out projects regarding activities with old people; such projects can include, for example, a day to explain their culture of origin, bearing in mind an intercultural communication approach. Once volunteers are more integrated in the house of elderlies environment (even though always assisted by the staff of the host organization, they will be able to carry out such activities in an autonomous way. They will learn how to trust and use their capacities and knowledge. Moreover the possibility of being abroad, away from their family and friends and needing to use a different language to communicate, facing a different reality, is a possibility to think about oneself, opening to a new reality and to grow as individuals.

Meetings will be organized together with the other volunteers of the host organization, and this will be a good opportunity to exchange ideas and thoughts together, growing as a group; these meetings are a possibility to exchange opinions and it is a useful place to speak openly about problems or doubts. Moreover. The coordinating organization's EVS Coordinator will organize regular meetings to monitor on how the project is going besides intervening with mediation in special cases of need.

Perfil: The project is open to everybody who has a special interest and sensibility to elderly people and could bring new energy and enthusiasm in order to improve the conditions of the guests in the nursing homes, contributing to maintain active their physical, mental, affective and attitudinal capacities. Once that the volunteers will be permanently in contact with the elders, they should be open-minded, available and patient to listen and help elderly, having a solar approach. It's very important that volunteers have interest in interpersonal communication besides sensibility and maturity to face the reality of elders. Another plus – but not mandatory – would be some level of Italian which could facilitate and boost volunteers' integration.
Age: 18 until 30 years old

Tarefas: The main role of the volunteers will be collaborating with the staff of host organization in developing activities which will include them in entertainment tasks and support to the individual. Volunteers will always work in close contact with the staff, yet they will be considered volunteers, and will not carry out tasks they do not wish to, nor they will be a replacement for paid staff. During the project volunteers will develop, each time in a more autonomous way, activities proposed to them and, later on, by them according to their skills and capabilities. Volunteers will work in synergy and supporting a multi-professional team, especially the one of social service. During their work volunteers will always be followed so to learn not only how to carry out the activities, but also how to organize them from A to Z in the different structures.
Volunteers will also support paid staff in assisting guests (for example also helping old people with difficulties in walking, or helping at meal time), and they will also assist in carrying out complementary actions such as administrative tasks (i.e. purchasing food and medicines for the guests). As to entertainment activities, these will include organizing parties, reading together the newspaper, listening to music, going for a walk or to the market.
In any case volunteers will never have direct responsibilities in managing too stressful or hard situations.
• 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.
Volunteers will develop their activities for 30-35 hours per week distributed in 5 days, with 2 consecutive days off from work (normally on Saturdays and Sundays; if the volunteers will take part in the activities carried out in the week end they will take other days off during the week). Volunteers need to be flexible, also in terms of going out from the house of elderlies for the development of the activities (i.e. meeting other organization, taking out guests, etc.). A possible weekly timetable could be from 9-12 and from 14:30-18:00. The project will take place in the four structures: San Bartolomeo; “Angeli Custodi”; “Stella del Mattino”; and the structure in Gabbiolo. Even if there are 4 different structures, the role of the volunteers and their activities will be the same. Volunteers will have the chance to learn about each structure and, together, it will be decided where they will develop their service.
During the first months volunteers will have the opportunity to get used to the routine of the structures, the activities to be developed, the language and the collaborators for host organization. After gaining more confidence with the daily routine and with the guests, volunteers will be able to work in a more autonomous way, improving their language skills and proposing new activities according to their interests and competences.
Details about the activities could change a lot and depend from different factors such as weather, season, health condition of the guests, special need, etc. Activities will always be discussed together with the staff of the houses of elderlies. Besides assisting the elderlies, activities could involve:
• table game (bingo, chess, cards, etc.)
• manual activities (painting, gardening, etc.)
• cultural activities (cinema, art exhibitions, going to the museum, discussions about different topics, etc.)
• learning activities: word games

Documentação: CV + Carta de Motivação em Inglês