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European Solidarity Corps

The power of together

Families animation in a social association

Maison de l'Europe de Tours Centre Val de Loire

Association socioculturelle Courteline

Tours, France

Description

The Courteline association develops activities and services around three axes: social action, educational action and cultural action. The volunteer will be integrated into the family animation team. As such the volunteer will participate into parent-child entertainment during school vacation periods (creative workshops, cooking, music, cultural discoveries...). He will take part in recreational outings (cinema, walks, sport activities...), in family outing (3 outings per year in leisure parks, cultural visits...), and in school support for children. The volunteer will also help to run workshops on gender equality and the fight against all forms of discrimination. He/she will also be involved in running the child and parent drop-in centre, which helps to socialise very young children, and the local library. Artistic skills and an awareness of gender equality would be a plus for this role. The volunteer will work with a multidisciplinary team.

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements

The accommodation will be provided for the volunteer, a single room in a shared apartment. Volunteer receive pocket money , a food allowance , and all costs associated with the mission (public transportation, bike...) will be covered. Travel costs will be covered to a maximum of (in case of green travel) for the round-trip. The tickets can be bought by the sending organization or by the volunteer, who will send the reimbursement after presenting the original tickets upon arrival.

Training during the activity

All volunteers will receive introduction and orientation upon arrival. The volunteer will participate in trainings promoted by National Agency

Participant profile

We are looking for a curious, creative person who does not hesitate to meet a varied, mixed and intergenerational audience. Openminded and friendliness will be the determining criteria. Les congés d’été seront à prendre entre mai et juin car la présence du volontaire pendant l’été est primordiale car c’est la plus grosse période pour animations autour de la parentalité Please send a CV and a cover letter (in French or English) to courteline@courteline.fr indicating your motivation to carry out this mission and integrating our structure.


Activity dates

From 01/10/2025 to 31/08/2026


Activity location

48 rue Georges Courteline, Tours, France


Activity type

Individual volunteering


Looking for participants from

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden


Activity topics

Social challenges


Deadline for applications

No application deadline


Project code

2025-1-FR02-ESC51-VTJ-000346310