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European Solidarity Corps

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Maison de retraite Les Gabres.

Maison de retraite Les Gabres

Maison de retraite Les Gabres.

Cannes La Bocca, France

Description

The volunteer's mission will be to get to know the elderly, to listen to them, to elicit their memories, to be interested in their history, to talk to them about themselves, their life, their projects, their way of understanding the world and their desire to be outside their country, outside their family.
He will also participate in the different activities set up by the animation team and will be able, if he wishes, to propose activities himself without forgetting the most dependent residents He will also participate in the different activities set up by the animation team and will be able, if he wishes, to propose activities himself without forgetting the most dependent residents.
He will also be required to accompany the most autonomous residents in their external movements.
In addition to these accompanying actions, the volunteer will be entrusted with various missions. Such as wrapping birthday presents for the whole year, distributing mail in the rooms to meet the residents.

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements

The volunteer is housed in a studio located on the fourth floor of the facility, a floor where there are no residents. They have an access that allows them not to go through the retirement home.
The apartment consists of a bedroom with a double bed, a fully equipped kitchenette and an independent bathroom. It also has an internet access.

Training during the activity

You will have three training sessions with Visa-AD.

Participant profile

Volunteer with basic French, comfortable with seniors. A plus if the volunteer plays the piano.
We recruit based on motivation.


Activity dates

From 04/09/2026 to 31/08/2027


Activity location

Cannes La Bocca, France


Activity type

Individual volunteering


Looking for participants from

Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Slovenia, Spain


Activity topics

Health and wellbeing


Deadline for applications

No application deadline


Project code

2025-1-FR02-ESC51-VTJ-000346696