Ambassadors for Europe 2023/24

Activity description

Eurowerkstatt is working as a sending and hosting, but mainly coordinating organisation in the European ESC-Program. We coordinate the application process, the prearrangement and the mentoring of the 10-13 volunteers coming to Jena each year. We work together with 11 hosting projects in Jena, which are mainly active in the field of child and youth welfare or international youth work. The volunteers are involved in the daily work in kindergartens, youth centers or a sports club and get the chance to plan and organise their own projects. This gives you the opportunity to bring your culture closer not only to local children and young people but also to your new colleagues. Our goal is the creation of offers for young people, to develop social and vocational abilities, particularly intercultural abilities. We want to sensitize young people to the possibilities and chances they have as European citizens.

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements

You will stay in a shared flat with one or two other volunteers as your roommates. Everybody will have their own room but share the bathroom and kitchen together. The flats are furnished and there is everything you need for your daily life, such as dishes or a washing machine. We have six flats in two houses next to each other and near to the city center of Jena. There is also a large garden for barbecuing and relaxing. Basically, you don't have to pay for your voluntary service! We reimburse your travel costs, you don't have to pay rent and receive monthly pocket money.

Training during the activity

The duration of a European voluntary service is 12 months. You have to work 30-35h per week on 5 days, but you have 2 days off per month. At the beginning, we organise a “month of orientation” to show you Jena and the daily life in Germany. During your voluntary service, you can learn German by using an "online linguistic"-course. Also, we will prepare three intercultural training-days and further workshops for the group of volunteers in Jena. You will also take part in 2 training-seminars which last 5 to 7 days. In the end, you will get a Youthpass-certificate.

Participant profile

At short notice, a place as a volunteer at the Westside Youth Centre has become available again! You can find more information about the project on our website and on Instagram: http://eurowerkstatt-jena.de/hosting/ Please download our application form http://eurowerkstatt-jena.de/hosting/application/, fill it in and send it to us via mail to hosting@eurowerkstatt-jena.de

Activity dates

A total of 52 week(s) during the period 01/09/2023 to 31/08/2024

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Activity location

Löbstedter Str. 17, 07749 Jena Germany

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 Individual volunteering

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Looking for participants from

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

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Activity topics

Citizenship and democratic participation

Education and training

Creativity and culture

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Deadline for applications

Application deadline: 31/07/2023

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