Healthcare training institute 23/24 - agnes.pissavy@bij-brest.org


Healthcare training institute 23/24 - agnes.pissavy@bij-brest.org

IRFSS (receiving organisation) / Bij de Brest (coordinating organisation)

Brest, France

The application deadline has passed.

Activity description

The IRFSS of Brest is a healthcare training institute for nurses, assistant nurses, childcare assistants and medical secretaries. The volunteer will be entrusted with several missions in collaboration with the head of the Documentary Resource Center and the members of the international division: Documentary Resource Center: - To assist the manager in her mission of welcoming users - To promote the DRC’s latest additions and the documentary video collection International Office : - To help set up the Erasmus days and the international day. - To set up an exhibition on the European week. - To organize workshops in order to help with CV and cover letter writing. - To set up a specific day dedicated to the volunteer's country. - To organize a language club according to the mother tongue within the IRFSS. More info on: https://padlet.com/agnespissavy/neju0k08bpa92z7e (Heading: Hosting organisations in and around Brest)

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements

The volunteer will be accommodated in Brest in a studio flat in a youth accommodation centre in the city centre. Food: we give each month 220 € for all food expenditures but it's also possible to have meals at work. Transports: we will give a monthly subscription for the bus network. Brest is a large seaport situated on the Atlantic coast (300km from Rennes which is the capital of Brittany, our region). Population of Brest : 150 000 inhabitants including 26 000 students.

Training during the activity

- Pre-departure training (PDT): organised by his/her sending organisation - On-arrival training (OAT): organised by the French National Agency - Mid-term training (MTT): organised by the French National Agency - Final evaluation: organised by his/her sending organisation Besides, during his/her EVS the volunteer will get: - a task-support mentor - a personal mentor

Participant profile

We are looking for 1 volunteer, from 18' up to 30'. Basic skills in French are requested as well as competencies like adaptability, flexibility, organisation/communication skills, creativity, sense of initiative. Besides, we need volunteers with a good knowledge of IT tools to make posters, flyers... The volunteer must have the willingness to work with young people and to prepare activities with/for them. Besides, the volunteer must be ready to go out of his/her comfort zone to create a link with pupils. Most importantly, he/she must be able to help to handle a group with dynamism.

Activity dates

A total of 43 week(s) during the period 30/08/2023 to 30/06/2024


Activity location

Brest France


Looking for participants from

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


Activity topics

Citizenship and democratic participation

Education and training

Creativity and culture


Deadline for applications

Application deadline: 30/04/2023