Creating Opportunities: Together for Inclusion
Varstveno delovni center Toncke Hocevar
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Description
The Tončka Hočevar Care and Working Centre is a social welfare institution for adults with intellectual disabilities. We provide two main services. The first is a day programme offering meaningful work in various workshops, where participants maintain and develop their skills, learn new ones, and actively engage in the local community. The second service consists of residential homes, where users live as independently as possible while receiving support according to their individual needs.
In addition to work and housing programmes, we organize many social and leisure activities, including trips, cultural events, celebrations, and sports activities. We also participate in competitions organized by Special Olympics.
Volunteers will play an important role in supporting users in workshops and leisure activities. They will bring new ideas and organize creative activities that promote healthy lifestyles, social inclusion, and the development of personal skills.
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
Volunteers will live in a single room in a shared student apartment in Ljubljana, close to our centre. The kitchen, bathroom, and laundry facilities will be shared with other volunteers or students. Volunteers will receive €200 per month for food and basic necessities, as well as €150 pocket money. A city bus pass will be provided for transportation to work. Travel costs between the volunteer’s home country and Ljubljana will be reimbursed according to ESC rules and funding limits.
Training during the activity
The volunteer will attend training upon arrival an mid term training.
Participant profile
We are looking for young people who are open-minded, communicative, and motivated to learn through volunteering. Volunteers should be creative, proactive, flexible, and willing to take initiative. They should enjoy working with people and be interested in social inclusion, solidarity, and intercultural exchange.
Experience in working with people with intellectual disabilities is not required, but volunteers should have a positive attitude, patience, empathy, and respect for diversity. We value people who are reliable, responsible, and willing to work as part of a team.
Practical skills and personal talents are welcome, such as arts and crafts, music, dance, cooking, sports, photography, or other creative activities that can be shared with our users. Volunteers should be interested in supporting adults with intellectual disabilities and contributing to meaningful activities that promote inclusion, personal development, and community participation.
Activity dates
A total of 43 week(s) during the period 01/09/2026 to 30/06/2027
Activity location
Vodnikova ulica 56, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden
Activity topics
Social challenges
Citizenship and democratic participation
Health and wellbeing
Creativity and culture
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 19/07/2026 21:00
Project code
2026-1-SI02-ESC51-VTJ-000403754