Youth worker on a farm

Descrição das atividades

The volunteer‘s tasks on the farm are feeding the animals, cleaning the stables, working in the garden together with other volunteers and visitors and many other things that can occur on a farm. As he/she learns more Dutch, further options are for example to involve him/her in guiding the visiting groups on the farm and accompanying kids on a farm camp. Working on a farm camp includes tasks such as cooking for the whole group, doing the wash-up, washing the children, putting them into bed, comfort them when they miss their moms and so on. Also, inventing a lot of funny outdoor games! All of this of course together with other volunteers. Depending on the volunteer‘s interests, we can think of working out a specific project such as building a nice game element on the meadow. There‘s also the possibility of making little promotional films on Diggie or designing flyers - We appreciate it when the volunteer integrates his/her own creativity, skills and ideas into the Diggie project!

Comparticipação nas despesas de alojamento, alimentação e transporte

The place of residence depends on the volunteer‘s preference. One option is to stay in Brakel, the small village. We will then look for a hosting family or a nearby place of residence. In this case we’ll also provide a bike to come to Diggie. Another option is that the volunteer lives in Gent, a city 30km away. Then we‘d search for a room or house to share with peers. From Gent the volunteer will have to take train and bus every day to come to Diggie. All costs of residence and transport will be payed by Diggie. The volunteer has to cook his/her own meal. We provide 180€ monthly for food.

Formação durante a atividade

We’ll teach the volunteer some specific skills needed on the farm. He/she has to learn to heat up the wooden oven to bake bread and pizzas in it, how to make felt out of our sheep’s wool and butter/ice cream out of our neighbour farmer’s milk. The volunteers usually learn a lot from each other. We always have a nice mix of volunteers with less and more experience. We attach great importance to the volunteer learning Dutch as it greatly enhances the tasks he/she will have. The volunteer has in any case access to the Online Language Support, but we can also look for additional language courses.

Perfil do participante

We are looking for a creative and enthusiast all-round volunteer. Social skills and motivation are the most important characteristics. Education or experience in youth work, social work, farming or graphic design can be valuable, but aren’t necessary. We expect the volunteer to love animals and people, in particular children and people with special needs. He/she should like to work outside even when the weather is bad.

Datas da atividade

Um total de 47 semana(s) durante o período de 01/02/2023 a 30/12/2023

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Local da atividade

Diggieweg 14, 9660 Brakel Belgium

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Procuramos participantes dos seguintes países

Albânia, Arménia, Áustria, Azerbaijão, Bósnia­-Herzegovina, Bélgica, Bulgária, Bielorrússia, Chipre, República Checa, Alemanha, Dinamarca, Argélia, Estónia, Egito, Grécia, Espanha, Finlândia, França, Geórgia, Croácia, Hungria, Irlanda, Israel, Islândia, Itália, Jordânia, Líbano, Listenstaine, Lituânia, Luxemburgo, Letónia, Líbia, Marrocos, Moldova (Republic of), Montenegro, Macedónia do Norte, Malta, Países Baixos, Noruega, Polónia, Palestina, Portugal, Roménia, Sérvia, Russian Federation, Suécia, Eslovénia, Eslováquia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunísia, Turquia, Ucrânia, Reino Unido, Kosovo * UN resolution, British Antarctic Territory, Anguila, Aruba, São Bartolomeu, Bermudas, Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba, Canary Islands, Curaçau, Ilhas Falkland, Guiana Francesa, Gronelândia, Guadalupe, Território Britânico do Oceano Índico, Ilhas Caimão, Saint Martin (french part), Martinica, Monserrate, Nova Caledónia, Polinésia Francesa, St Pierre and Miquelon, Pitcairn, Reunião, Saint Helena, Ilhas Turcas e Caicos, French Southern and Antarctic Territories, Virgin Islands (British), Wallis e Futuna

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Temas da atividade

Desafios sociais

Ambiente e proteção da natureza

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Data-limite para a apresentação de candidaturas

Prazo de candidatura: 31/12/2022

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