Irlanda
7831
Data de início: 01-09-2018
Data de fim: 01-09-2019
Vagas: 1
Duração: 12 mes(es)
Data limite de candidatura: 26-03-2018
Financiamento: Financiamento por aprovar
Subsídio mensal (Dinheiro de bolso): 125 €
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Resumo: Tus Nua is a specialised accommodation service for women with complex needs who are leaving prison. It provides a structured environment which supports women to reintegrate into society, rebuild relationships, develop independent living skills and minimise the risk of re-offending.
Services offered:
-Private quality short term accommodation
-One-to-one professional support
-Practical and holistic assistance
-Harm reduction addiction support
-Referral, advocacy and case management
Independent living skills development
-Volunteer-led activities
-Resettlement support
Tus Nua accommodates 15 women for 6 months. Each of these women has just been released from the Dochas Prison prior to her arrival at the project and has been identified as homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
During the service users stay the staff and volunteers will assist in helping to move on to more suitable longer-term accommodation.
The project will provide the time and space during which service users can address the problems that led to their housing crisis and prison sentence and to gain practical skills that will help them once they have left the project.
As all the service users are female and many may have had a history of suffering from domestic violence we would preferably choose female volunteers for this project.
Part of the volunteer task will be to motivate and support the service users, encourage them and participate together in social activities. Through this interaction they will be of great assistance to the project and its service users in supporting the latter to become reintegrated into the community.
Perfil: ▪ Very patient and have the ability to inspire and motivate a challenging small 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 women who are on the margins of society
▪ A good level of written and spoken English
Female
Age: 18-30
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, beauty & hairdressing, relaxation
▪ Arts & Crafts: Painting, crafts, jewelry making
▪ Cookery: Communal meals/baking
▪ Photography, creative projects
▪ Gardening: We have 1 large garden
▪ Accompany service users on trips outside the project / Befriending
▪ Social activities – film, games, quizzes
▪ Volunteers own project – build on your own personal skills & interests
Service users may be living chaotic lives and it can be a challenge for volunteers to engage
them in activities. Depaul celebrates even the smallest of achievement and volunteers should be patient when working with this client group who can be challenging and apathetic due to low self-esteem and any alcohol/drug /mental health and/or health related problems.
Tus Nua Service users’ have their own self-contained flats in the building so it can be difficult to get them to socialize and participate in activities within the Project. There are only a maximum of 6 service users in the project and can have daily appointments and schedules.
Condições: 1
Documentação: CV + Motivation Letter + Application Form
