Healthy Habits for Life: A Youth Training Program

Description

Are you interested to volunteer for one year in Belgium? Ready to enhance your social-cultural skills and your role as a trainer in front of various youth groups? Are you interested in learning group dynamics, promotion of a healthy lifestyle, do you enjoy going on camps with kids and youngsters and are you interested in International Youth Work? Then you are the person we're looking for! What exactly? Full-time volunteer work (4 or 5 days a week, +-30 hours a week). At various social organizations, including schools, local youth work organisations and support of the international youth work projects. Mostly in Belgium, but there will be a couple of international opportunities as well. You need to be a minimum of 18 and a maximum of 30 years young. Happening from August/September 2025 until August 2026.

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements

Travel costs are covered (up to a certain amount). Your accommodation will be provided by us in Gent You will receive food allowance to live a basic life. Pocket money, resulting in 6€ a day, 180€ in a month. Additional insurance for your time at work and in your free time during your stay in Belgium. You will share this experience with another ESC volunteer, with whom you'll live in the same house (separate rooms).

Training during the activity

You'll learn Dutch immediately with lessons and in contact with the target group. You will receive pre-departure advice, and trainings during your project. Follow-up of your learning experience by a mentor (a person who did ESC in the past). Youth Pass (official certificate that counts as an added value to your resume). More info here: https://international.joetz.be/project/esc-belgium-joetz PLEASE REGISTER THROUGH OUR WEBSITE, NOT WITH THIS PORTAL!! :) :) :)

Participant profile

You need to be at least 18 years old, but we prefer volunteers from 21+ years old with some life experience. If you are younger, don't let it hold you back to apply, convince us that you're the right person for this project! If you have already some Dutch knowledge or you're motivated to practice Dutch in preparation of your stay, you have more chance to convince us. Some maturity will be expected, as you will have to work both in teams and independently. A willingness to give your time to the Youth Work field, anyone trying to gain experience for future career possibilities in this field has a better chance to receive this position. If you are naturally in favor of healthy habits and promoting a healthy lifestyle, you are the one we're searching!

Activity dates

From 01/09/2025 to 31/08/2026

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Activity location

Sint-Jansstraat 32, Brussels, Belgium

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Individual volunteering

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Looking for participants from

Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine

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Activity topics

Health and wellbeing

Education and training

Creativity and culture

Physical education and sport

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Deadline for applications

Application deadline: 15/04/2025 14:00

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