Volunteering in care and nursery center Herzogenburg
NÖ Landesgesundheitsagentur
Herzogenburg, Autriche
Description
In this project you will have the opportunity to volunteer in a residential care and nursing home for elderly people in the beautiful province of Lower Austria. You will be part of an experienced, proactive and mindful team that accompanies and cares for elderly people. The staff members and volunteers are very motivated and dedicated to create a warm and supportive environment for their clients. The team is of mixed age and culture, with many young people involved. We offer a great variety of multifaceted activities: accompanying and caring for elderly people and learning about renowned methods like biography work and empathetic talks; conceptualizing and performing activities with individuals and groups, eg music, crafts, gardening, animal supported therapy; taking care of the outdoor area, eg. new concepts of how to cultivate the garden; organising excursions and events, being creative in decorating for festivities; supporting the PR-team in creating promotional material etc.
Modalités d'hébergement, de restauration et de transport
You will have free accommodation for the duration of your stay, offered and organized by your chosen nursing home. Depending on the location, you will have your private apartment or private room in a shared flat with the second volunteer. In addition, each volunteer receives 210€ pocket money and 240€ food allowance per month. Food will be provided by the company kitchen free of charge. Furthermore, you will receive a monthly flat rate for public transport.
Formation pendant l’activité
You will participate in an On-Arrival-Training as well as a Mid-Term-Meeting organized by the National Agency. Furthermore there will be volunteers' meetings organized by your coordinating organization Jugend:info NÖ. You will also be offered a German language course according to your needs. Please find out more about this opportunity in our infopack: https://www.jugendinfo-noe.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/care-home-for-the-elderly_Herzogenburg.pdf
Profil du participant
Are you … open minded, supportive, respectful, empathetic and friendly? … curious about living in beautiful Austria for 10 – 12 months, learning German and gaining intercultural competences? … happy to interact with elderly people as well as with staff members of all ages and nationalities? … interested in carrying out supportive and creative activities, both independently and together with a team? … eager to gain experiences in a field of social / pedagogical work, which will be of growing importance in our society within the coming decades? -> If you are interested send your CV and specific motivation letter to: Brigitte.Vanek@noe-lga.at. ONLY FULL APPLICATIONS SENT BY EMAIL WILL BE CONSIDERED!
Dates de l’activité
A total of 52 week(s) during the period 01/07/2026 to 31/08/2027
Lieu de l’activité
Herzogenburg, Autriche
Type d’activité
Volontariat individuel
Nous recherchons des participants venus de
Albanie, Allemagne, Arménie, Autriche, Belgique, Bosnie-Herzégovine, Bulgarie, Chypre, Croatie, Danemark, Espagne, Estonie, Finlande, France, Grèce, Hongrie, Irlande, Islande, Italie, Lettonie, Liechtenstein, Lituanie, Luxembourg, Macédoine du Nord, Malte, Moldavie, Monténégro, Norvège, Pays-Bas, Pologne, Portugal, Roumanie, Serbie, Slovaquie, Slovénie, Suède, Tchéquie, Ukraine
Thèmes de l’activité
Social challenges
Health and wellbeing
Date limite de dépôt des candidatures
Délai de dépôt de candidature: 27/03/2026 23:59
Code du projet
2025-1-AT01-ESC51-VTJ-000347559