Estónia

8396

Data de início: 04-09-2019

Data de fim: 03-09-2020

Vagas: 1

Duração: 12 mes(es)

Data limite de candidatura: 21-05-2019

Financiamento: Financiamento por aprovar

Subsídio mensal (Dinheiro de bolso): 85 €

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Resumo: The hosting organization combines kindergarten and elementary school. Our aim is to provide education for disabled children and teach them social skills so that they will be able to manage on their own in their future lives. We give opportunity for children’s development providing secure, joyful, comfortable atmosphere and using individual approach to every child.

Our target group consists of 36 school children with special needs, aged from 7 to 17 years old. Our regular activities include lessons in accordance with compulsory educational programmes, followed by different activities provided by teachers, therapists and others. Children usually stay at school until 6 p.m. After obligatory classes they have rest, lunch break and optional leisure activities, including indoor and outdoor games; after that they usually do their homework with the help of teachers on duty and then go home.

Perfil: We are interested in people who are willing to work with disabled children and understand their specific needs. We would certainly prefer mature volunteers. As for personal profile, we would like to welcome a sociable, cheerful and considerate person. All sorts of artistic skills are welcome as they can be used in art lessons and other therapeutic activities.

Age: 18-30

Tarefas: The experience in our organisation will help the volunteer to acquire different social skills such as dealing with disabled children, learn more about their needs and abilities, understand their and their parents' psychology, as well as the process of integration children with special needs into social life. On the other hand volunteer will learn how to accept different cultures and live independently in new environment.

Volunteer will have the opportunity to get to know life in Estonian capital. Should be mentioned that Estonian society is quite closed and getting friends with local people usually needs bigger effort. EVS volunteer will be supporting the school or kindergarten personnel in looking after the children and running daily tasks such as looking after the children and helping project staff during the lessons and free time, playing with children, arranging children's outings, e.g. culture visits, excursions, hikes, picnics, etc. The volunteers are supposed to render assistance to children between and during the lessons, as well as during different events,such as performances, excursions and etc, and help the staff to organise leisure time activities. We would like to invite volunteers to assist the lessons of such subjects as art and craft, English and physical education. We mainly need their assistance during the breaks and after lessons to organise different indoor and outdoor games with children. These could involve different table games, ball games, etc.

During the lessons sometimes our children need individual assistance in performing such simple tasks as opening books, taking a pen into their hand, switching on a computer etc. There can also be such moments when some children experience emotional breakdowns during the lesson and they need to be taken out from the classroom and calmed down individually.
Volunteer will be encouraged to propose his/her personal micro-projects/ initiatives related to the theme of this EVS project, which will be supported by the host and coordinating organisation in all ways.

Horário: Typical day in the school looks like follows:
8:15 Lessons begin
12.00 -13:00 Lunch
13:30 Lessons continuing
15:15 Afternoon snack
15:45 Time for leisure activities and homework
18:00 Children go home

Condições: Accommodation will be arranged by coordinating organisation. Volunteers will be placed in flats that correspond to normal Estonian living standards. All volunteers have either single or double room and common rooms: equipped kitchen, WC, shower/bathroom and living room. Normally in the volunteers share a flat with other international volunteers. They will use local city transport to go to work. Volunteers will be provided with monthly pocket and food money and they will buy and prepare their own meals. The volunteers will receive orientation information before their arrival about volunteering in Estonia, practical information about the country and cultural advice.

Documentação: CV + Motivation Letter