Volunteering at Houens Odde International Scout Centre

Beskrivning av verksamheten

Houens Odde Scout Centre is a conference center run by a staff of permanent employees and by a staff of Danish and foreign volunteers . Therefore volunteers at Houens Odde Spejdercenter will be a part of the staff mixed between a permanent staff and Danish/foreign volunteers. This staff takes care of the daily work at the centre. The centre also has a staff off around 120 Danish voluntary scouts from all scout organizations in Denmark. The staff, called Houmen, are taking care of the scout events that take place at the centre during the year: The work at the centre is coordinated in a cooperation between the ESC coordinator at the centre and the volunteers. The jobs are mainly practical outdoor jobs concentrated on running the centre. The jobs are not more practical than everybody can do it. There is also time for participating in scout summer camp as staff member. There is also time for a personal project period with focus on the topics: Inclusion/diversity and green policies.

Logi, mat och transporter

The volunteers share an apartment at the centre. There are rooms for 6 volunteers. Each volunteer have their own room, and share the kitchen, living room, washing machine etc. The ESC volunteers will be living together with 2 Danish volunteers, and 1 non-European volunteer. It is not necessary to be a scout to volunteer at the centre. The centre pays for the apartment and for the food. The volunteers have 2 cars they can use for work and in their free time. It is also possible to take busses, but the centre is situated on the countryside, so the busses do not go that often.

Utbildning under verksamheten

The volunteers will receive personal training in all the tasks at the centre. The volunteers will also participate in on-arrival and mid-term training organized by the National Agency.

Deltagarens profil

The volunteer must be in interested in practical outdoor jobs, kithcen work, cleaning jobs, activity instructor. It is not a must to have experience in the jobs, since you can learn it, but you must be interested in learning. Being a scout is not a must. It is a good idea to have a driver's license, since many jobs require a car or a tractor. Good English skills is a must. You need to be between 18-28 and being interested in living in an international atmosphere respecting others religion, values and social issues.

Datum

Totalt 52 veckor mellan 01/08/2023 och 31/07/2024

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Plats

Houens Ode 14-20, 6000 Kolding Denmark

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 Individuellt volontärarbete

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Söker deltagare från

Österrike, Bosnien och Hercegovina, Belgien, Bulgarien, Vitryssland, Tjeckien, Tyskland, Danmark, Estland, Grekland, Spanien, Finland, Frankrike, Georgien, Kroatien, Ungern, Irland, Island, Italien, Liechtenstein, Litauen, Luxemburg, Lettland, Libyen, Moldova (Republic of), Montenegro, Nordmakedonien, Malta, Nederländerna, Norge, Polen, Portugal, Rumänien, Serbien, Russian Federation, Sverige, Slovenien, Slovakien, Syrian Arab Republic, Ukraina, Förenade kungariket, Kosovo * UN resolution, British Antarctic Territory, Anguilla, Aruba, Saint-Barthélemy, Bermuda, Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba, Canary Islands, Curaçao, Falklandsöarna, Franska Guyana, Grönland, Guadeloupe, Brittiska territoriet i Indiska oceanen, Caymanöarna, Saint Martin (french part), Martinique, Montserrat, Nya Kaledonien, Franska Polynesien, St Pierre and Miquelon, Pitcairn, Réunion, Saint Helena, Turks- och Caicosöarna, French Southern and Antarctic Territories, Virgin Islands (British), Wallis och Futuna

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Aktivitetens ämnen

Miljö och naturskydd

Idrott

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Sista ansökningsdag

Sista ansökningsdag: 01/12/2022

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