Sports activities (Basket/Football) - People with disabilities

Activity description

Prodis is a non-profit social entity that works for and with adults with intellectual disabilities, cerebral palsy, mental disorder in Terrassa and its natural environment. We offer work services, in a protected environment, occupational therapy services, occupational insertion services, housing services, sports and leisure. The volunteer will be most of the time in the Sport Club. Our athletes are between 21 and 60 years old (or older). You will be able to join them in the following activities: zumba, basketball, adapted sports, athletics, hockey or soccer. The activity will take place from Monday to Sunday preferably in the afternoons to accompany in training and some weekends sporadically depending on the games. Some mornings there will also be sports activities at the workshops that are held at Prodis.

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements

You will be living in a fully equipped flat in the central area of Terrassa shared with other ESC volunteers. Some rooms are private, some shared with another person. Depending on the flat, it will be 15/25 minutes by walk from your workplace in Prodis. Some bikes will be available to use and share with the other volunteers. Working hours: 28h per week with 2 free days per week (sometimes weekends, sometime weekdays) + 4h of Catalan class per week. Pocket and food money: 325€/month More info: https://vibria.org/2021/07/23/esc_prodis_sport-activities/

Training during the activity

The possibility to learn from inside the processes of design, implementation and evaluation of the socio-educational and sports proposals of the organisation; Taking part actively in the evaluation of the socio-educational, sportive and volunteering programs; Learning the methods of support in psycho-Social Adjustment activities and co-liderating it; Getting to know the structure of a strong local volunteers network; Practice of the Catalan and Spanish daily; Catalan language lessons; On-arrival and Mid-term training provided by Spanish National Agency.

Participant profile

Empathetic, active and with the will to participate in the activities that are carried out; Ability to improvise and adapt to changes; Sensitivity to the group we work with (not being mandatory that you have experience, although it would be interesting if you do); Emotional stability; Like sports and know the rules and regulations; Ability to direct and plan training sessions, with the support of the coach; Catalan or Spanish basic level.

Activity dates

A total of 48 week(s) during the period 14/09/2023 to 14/08/2024

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Activity location

Plaça del Tint, 6, 08224 Terrassa Spain

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 Individual volunteering

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Looking for participants from

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

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Activity topics

Social challenges

Physical education and sport

Working against discrimination (including gender discrimination)

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Deadline for applications

Application deadline: 15/07/2023

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