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European Solidarity Corps

The power of together

Creative Workshops with Seniors!

Dom Pomocy Spolecznej w Gdyni

Gdynia, Poland

Description

Social Welfare Home in Gdynia is a place that associates 79 residents in a unique place with garden close to the forest. The department provides care and assistance in basic life activities for elderly people like: physical and therapeutic rehabilitation, various circles of interest, social activation, meetings of Senior Club. We employ 67 workers with various specializations. These are therapists, social workers, psychologists, speech therapist, nurses, physiotherapists. You will mostly support work in Occupational Therapy, which using different kind of therapy such as arts and crafts, audio-visual therapy, music therapy, recreational activities, cultural and educational therapy, bibliotherapy, sociotherapy. Volunteers support those activities and thematic groups by e.g. doing handicraft workshop, drawing, painting, sewing workshops. Moreover it's possible to support the rehabilitation of our residents or help in the garden taking care of flowers, trees, shrubs.

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements

Volunteer will be provided with: - accommodation in a rented flat, in 2-3 persons room shared with other volunteers - monthly pocket money and allowance - monthly ticket for buses in Gdynia.

Training during the activity

Volunteer is obliged to participate in two trainings provided by National Agency (On-arrival Training and Mid-term Training) as well as in the trainings organized and run by supporting organization.

Participant profile

We are looking for the volunteers who: - are open to work with elderly people - like to handicraft, draw, paint, sew - have postive attitiude towords their work - have patience and empathy - are creative and independent - search for new inspiration and ideas for their workshops - is willing to learn basic Polish phrases for better comunication Application form and more information can be found here: https://cwm.org.pl/wolontariat-miedzynarodowy/569

Activity dates

From 01/12/2024 to 30/11/2025


Activity location

Gdynia, Poland


Individual volunteering


Looking for participants from

Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Cyprus, Greece, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine


Activity topics

Social challenges

Education and training

Creativity and culture


Deadline for applications

Application deadline: 29/09/2024 23:59