Polónia

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Data de início: 01-06-2011

Data de fim: 01-12-2011

Vagas: 1

Duração: 6 mes(es)

Data limite de candidatura: 01-04-2011

Esta vaga está reservada a voluntários portugueses

Financiamento: Candidatura

Subsídio mensal (Dinheiro de bolso): 85 €

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Resumo: "“The Lower Silesian Association for Children and young people with Cerebral Palsy ""OSTOJA - Wroclaw is a capital of Lower Silesia region situated in south-west Poland. Here live 750 thousand inhabitants. A big part of our region is mountains and this is the most tourist attractive place, not far from Wroclaw. Wroclaw is one of the quickest developing cities in Poland. The reason is the geographical location- near to the German and Czech borders. It draws many western investors. Wroclaw itself is a beautiful city with many historic sites and very friendly atmosphere. We have 14 Universities and Academies and very good developed cultural live. The city is located on the Odra river and is called Polish Venice. - Wroclaw is the capital of the Lower Silesian region and one of the biggest cities in Poland with the population of about 750 000. It is situated in the south-western part of Poland, not far from the German and Czech borders. The big part of the region, south from Wroclaw are mountainous areas, many of them being Poles´ favourite holiday destinations. The Lower Silesia region was Polish, Czech, Austro-Hungarian and German, and at different points of its history and therefore its cultural and historic heritage is multicultural and very impressive. Wroc³aw itself is a beautiful city with many historic sites and very friendly atmosphere. It is a lively academic town and hosts many cultural and arts festivals. Our Association's centres are spread around Wroclaw, but the main is situated in the very centre of the town, five minute walk from the Central Railway Station. Therefore the transport links are excellent, and many important points are within walking distance. It is accessible for wheelchairs and easy to get to, because these are the basic criteria for our clients.

For last 10 years we used to host around 20 EVS volunteers from different European countries. The profile of the volunteers was always differed - starting from very young and unexperience persons, ending up on young professionals graduated of social studies. All of them found their comfortable place to work, and had a lot of satisfaction. The two advantages of our placement are: 1) our professional staff is always there, ready for help in any case, 2) a young volunteer can feel really needed, can feel sense of dedicating part of her/his energy for people who need them so much. And they receive a lot in return- people's smile, closeness and friendship.

Our organization consists of several parts, each of them has it's own profile:
The Rehabilitation-Educative Centre for Children with Deep Intellectual Handicap (ul. Gornickiego 37 A, Wroclaw)
The clients of this centre are deeply disabled children, majority with Children Brain Paralysis, a lot of them don't speak, don't walk, and have very limited contact with the outside world. The proposed therapy there are physiotherapy, speech lessons therapy, room of the world experience, pedagogy therapy etc. There are circa 60 children, aged 3-25. They work mostly with 3-5 children and 2 professionals (special educator, protector for help) in 1 group. The place is open from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. (common room 2 p.m.-4 p.m.)

Local House of Mutual Aid (ul. Stawowa 1a, Wroclaw)
There are over 35 participants, aged 20-35, deep and moderately disabled. Some of them have problems with walking, fluent speaking, some have autism or other diseases. The clients take part in the workshops for training life abilities, personal skills, art-therapy, household skills, lessons about nature. There is one big group, where they get the preparation for the aid employment. They have also physiotherapy - group and individual; speech lessons therapy; room of the world experience; music therapy.
The centre is open from 7.15 a.m. till 4 p.m. Professional stuff here includes therapists, psychologist, physiotherapists, speech-therapist, nurse, help assistants.

KLEKS (Budziszynska 96a, Wroclaw)
This center belongs to YOUTH REHABILITATION -THERAPY CENTRE (kind of common room/ club for youth).There are 15 participants, aged 20-35, less and moderately disabled people. The center is open from 8 a.m. till 2 p.m., the clients can come between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., from 2 p.m. till 4 p.m. there is individual work with deeply disabled persons. There are 3 people, who work here permanently: the head of the center, therapist, protector. Each day in the week is connecting with practicing one activity, f. ex. Monday-educational day, Tuesday- workshop(artistic) day, Wednesday - music therapy, Thursday-reeducation, Friday - cooking day. Everyday from 9-10 they have gymnastic.

Workshop of Occupational Therapy (ul.Litomska 10, Wroclaw)
In this place they prepare disabled people to participate in aid employment, practicing how to be independent in their own life, exercising some life and personal skills. Some of the participants are making job practice during attending the center (e.g. cleaning, making salads in the fast-food shops). There are 95 participants, aged 19-45, less and moderately disabled. The workshop is open between 7.30 a.m. and 3.30 p.m.
There are 12 workshop groups: nature; cleaning; preparation for the job (aid employment), computer usage; photography; household; art-therapy; ceramic; manufacture (artistic handy-craft); music; wooden craft; personal skills training. There is jogging 3 times per week, swimming once a week.
Some groups have 5 people+1 therapist, another 10 part.+2 therapists. Personnel working here: 19 therapists, psychologist, physiotherapists, speech-therapists, re-educator, nurse, 2 managers.
Activities, which are led here: different projects, camps, trips, visiting exhibitions, movie, theater etc.

Youth rehabilitation-therapy center (ul. Litomska 10, Wroclaw)
The afternoon occupation for youth disabled working or practicing people. Also for youth with less disability who couldn't get place in Workshop of Occupational Therapy. This place is also for wheel-chair group.
The place is open from 3 p.m. till 6 p.m., for people 20-40 years old, circa 70 persons.
Different skills and interests can be developed here: sports, artistic (art-therapy, ceramic), dance project, fashion project, cultural, communication, also work support, psychologist support.
Within the activities the groups visit different exhibitions, movie, theater etc.
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Perfil: "We are looking for a person who has open and caring nature towards disabled people and will be able to show young people, he/she will work with, that each of them is special, worthy and unique. Because of the special character of the work the volunteers should be able to loose their emotional and psychical barriers and fear in contact with mentally disabled people. Beside the volunteer should posses features like flexibility, patience, tolerance and responsibility.
During the project volunteer will learn how to work with disabled people using many kinds of methods, how to work in a group and with group. Participation in the project is also a chance to develop complex social skills as well as less common but very interesting ones as f.e. arte therapy.
All of activities will be realized under supervision of experienced professionals."

Tarefas: "Volunteer will work with a group aged 4-25 or with young adults group (over 25 years old) depending on his/her needs and preferences. During the project the volunteer may choose one or several of the workshops she/he would like to work in: physiotherapy, group or individual rehabilitation, personal abilities, computer usage, social skills, nature workshop, household workshop, art therapy, music therapy, ceramic, psychological, speech therapy and the ""room of the world experiencing"" - the stimulation of all senses. All the workshop groups are not bigger than 5 people and are led by one or two professionals. Volunteer will assist them and will be organizing activities for the group together with the staff.
Of course volunteer is very welcome to integrate his/her own ideas and projects into the program of the Association."

Horário: Activities in the Association will start from 8.00am – 14.00pm (Monday-Friday). Weekends will be days off.

Documentação: CV e Carta de Motivação