República Checa

837

Data de início: 01-04-2012

Data de fim: 31-03-2013

Vagas: 4

Duração: 12 mes(es)

Data limite de candidatura: 20-10-2011

Financiamento: Candidatura

Subsídio mensal (Dinheiro de bolso): 95 €

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Resumo: EVS volunteers will live in the former Dominican monastery, where are rooms for students and other people for rent. If wanted, they can get room with Internet connection and older computer. They can use washing machine, fridge and shared kitchen too. Our organization head office is in the Dominican monastery as well and the monastery itself is located just in the centre of Usti nad Labem. So volunteers have an easy access to different shops, restaurants and other services in the city.

Perfil: The volunteer should fulfill certain criteria, which are essential for success of his/her EVS project in our organisation. Volunteer should be a communicative, responsible person, who is able to meet agreed tasks and schedule. Basic communication language with volunteers is English and is recommended to be able to understand and speak basic level of English. German language can be used only on the very basic level, because our knowledge is limited. Any previous experience with work with children and youth is welcomed. The project is very suitable for volunteers, who are interested in work with children and youth and social work in general or free time activities with children and youth.

Tarefas: After arrival, each EVS volunteer will get certain time for settling down. During first weeks he/she will get know his/her mentor, other YMCA staff and volunteers, YMCA activities, all necessary safety and work standards and the city itself. He/she will choose and agree work schedule, language courses, accommodation, etc. YMCA has an EVS programme leader, who is responsible for each EVS project and will be available for volunteers during whole project. The volunteer will have a regular meetings with the leader, which will be focused on volunteer's managing tasks, his/her skills and knowledge progress, possible next activities and other important issues.
Our volunteers can participate in the following projects and activities:
Youth club Orion and Multicultural space YMCA are situated in Krásné Bøezno district, which is within 10 minutes travel by public transport from Dominican monastery. Mother centre "Brouèci" is located in district Neštìmice (15 minutes travel by public transport) and mother centre "Pohádka" is in the monastery itself.
Youth club Orion - is a drop-in centre for children and youth, which are or can be threatened by social exclusion. Club is a safe place with a ban on smoking or using any other drug and is open four days a week in the afternoon. Entry is allowed to kids and youth aged 12-18 without any race, religious or social discrimination. Entry is also free, without any conditions of membership, fees or compulsory participation on any activity. Young visitors can just sit down and talk with friends and workers of the club or use some equipment of the club. Basic offer consists of table soccer, table tennis, computers with Internet, table games and juggling equipment. We have a possibility of using music equipment for djing or beat box as well. There is usually one or two special activity during each month (tournaments, film showing, discussion, etc). The volunteer will work in cooperation with social workers and other volunteers in the club.
Volunteer's work in the club:
- contact work in club, which includes many ways of work focused on establishing and developing mutual confidence between youth and club workers (listening, small conversation, cooperation on activities, frequently by playing games)
- help the staff with the realization of prepared programme and running the club
- according to the interest of the young people, the volunteer can offer small conversation units in
the volunteer's native or other language. He/she can teach them basic words and sentences, so that the young people would be more motivated to learn foreign languages in school.
- the volunteer can voluntarily prepare and lead own activity according to his/her skills and interests on every one or two week basis (dance, music, sports).

Multicultural space YMCA - our new project consists of two main parts: artificial climbing wall with the boulder and the internet café. Both are open to the wide public all working days in the afternoon and early evening and visitors must pay some fee.
Volunteer's work:
We can provide certificated climbing training for volunteers to be able to work as an assistant for visitors of the climbing wall.
- climbing wall assistant
- help with the regular running of internet café
- help with organizing special actions in Multi. space YMCA (small concerts, lectures, tournaments)
Mother centers - "Brouèci" and "Pohádka"
Female EVS volunteer can spend several hours each week in one of our mother centre helping with running the centre or its activities for infants, small children and their families.
Other activities -
The volunteer has an opportunity and our support to organize and lead his/her own activity about his/her country, language, culture, food, etc. This activity is usually open to the public and takes place each week or twice in a month. Occasionally volunteer will get offer to help us with our irregular activities (concerts, exhibitions, youth camps, etc.)

Regular volunteer's work plan is set individually according to his/her wishes, skills and our needs, before completing volunteer's application form with his/her EVS project.
Work in youth club Orion is usually the main activity for volunteers, but it is not a strict rule. Examples of volunteer's one week (100%) work plan:
1) Youth club Orion (60%), climbing wall (30%), Internet café (10%)
2) Youth club Orion (80%), mother centers (20%)
3) Youth club Orion (60%), other activities (30%), mother centers (10%)
4) Climbing wall (50%), internet café (30%), other activities (20%)
5) Climbing wall (40%), youth club Orion (40%), other activities (20%)
The youth club Orion is closed during weekend as well as other activities except possible weekend opening hours of climbing wall and internet café. Volunteer should announce his/her holiday's plans at least two weeks in advance.

Condições: We do not have much experience with hosting volunteers with fewer opportunities, but we are open to work with volunteers which are facing cultural or geographical obstacles. We can work with a less serious health problem suffering volunteer as well, if it is not in conflict with proposed volunteer`s activities.
We can provide full and intensive support of our EVS programme leader during whole duration of the EVS project, support from mentor and our social workers as well.

The volunteer will get know essential safety, health and work standards within the organisation and his/her accommodation. He/she will get contact numbers for police and emergency services and information about ways to contact our staff. He/she will be informed about principles and methods of work with children and youth in social and related services in the Czech Republic. If needed, we can provide other necessary information about life in the Czech Republic.

Documentação: CV e Carta de Motivação