Áustria

8416

Data de início: 01-10-2019

Data de fim: 01-09-2020

Vagas: 1

Duração: 11 mes(es)

Data limite de candidatura: 26-04-2019

Financiamento: Financiamento por aprovar

Subsídio mensal (Dinheiro de bolso): 110 €

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Resumo: * The hosting organization is part of an international community of people with and without disabilities, who live and work together. This Charta says that every person has a unique importance. We have contacts to many Arche communities abroad (primary Germany).
* The organization was founded in 1992 and is a Christian – ecumenical community. In our daily routine there is place for spirituality.
* At the moment 10 people are living in two houses
* The organization welcomes people with disabilities at the age of 18. The organization calls them “core-members”. Our main philosophy is not only nursing, but also personal relationships and a home.

Perfil: We are looking for an open-minded volunteer between 18 and 30 years, who wants to collect experience in working with disabled people. We expect that the volunteer brings in high motivation for the project and is open for the target group.
We would be happy to host a volunteer who
ü wants to get to know our organisation
ü is interested in working with people with mental and multiple disabilities
ü has a stable personality, in order to be able to work with our core-members
ü can imagine to live in a community for one year (in an own separate room)
ü is open-minded, friendly, enthusiastic, creative and communicative
ü wants to work in a team
ü is motivated to learn German
ü wants to gain social, intercultural, communication and nursing skills
ü brings her or his own culture and interests into the project
ü is ready to volunteer for 12 months starting in October

Tarefas: We want applicants to know that it is important to engage with the process of living in this community. You should be willing to communicate, take over responsibility and accept challenges. The volunteer in our organisation adds an important and unique quality to our work, but she/he also needs to be ready for challenges and communication on the way.

The main tasks and activities of volunteers are:
· being part of theteam
· living together and working in our community
· caring/nursing for the core-members in daily life (basic needs, leisure time)
· doing household and other necessary jobs
· participate in regular team meetings
· participate in projects in the local communities of the Arche houses
· The EVS service is 35 hours per week
The volunteer lives and works in the organization with a professional team (pedagogues, nurses and psychologist) who have multicultural backgrounds. The staff has team meetings two times a month and supervision 6-7 times a year. The volunteer will join these meetings. The role of the volunteer will be working with our core-members, caring for them. The life. He/She can help them in several situations - changing clothes, hygiene, eating, managing morning routine, free time, workshop, cooking, going to bed etc....

Our team gives the volunteer time to get to know our core-members and the other way round also. Slowly the volunteer will take over more and more responsibility. We try to create a balance to encourage the volunteer while not demanding too much. Our volunteer can discover his/her potential and we are open for new ideas and opportunities. Communication is the key.

The volunteer will work five days a week, around 35 hours a week including a German course. There will be a weekend, this means two consecutive days off every week. The volunteer has 24 holidays during his/her project time. National Holidays are free days for the volunteer.

Documentação: CV + Motivation Letter + Application letter

Download: Application_Form_Volunteering_8416.docx