Creative workshops for 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 1-2 persons room shared with other volunteers - monthly pocket money and allowance - monthly budget for bus ticket 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. Activity shall start between May 19 and September 1 and last minimum 26 weeks with the possibility to prolong till 52 weeks. Application form and more information can be found here: https://cwm.org.pl/wolontariat-miedzynarodowy/569
Activity dates
A total of 26 week(s) during the period 19/05/2025 to 18/11/2025
Activity location
Gdynia, Poland
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine
Activity topics
Social challenges
Health and wellbeing
Creativity and culture
Deadline for applications
No application deadline