Learn from and with disabled children

Activity description

The KBV (association for disabled people) offers various services for peoplewith disabilities including an assistance service at the municipal MargareteSteiff School for disabled children. The school covers all grade levels. It has aunique support system for its students: 140 employees care for roughly 170students. Your tasks will include: - Support children with physical disabilities in mobility, e.g. helping them goto the bathroom or use their wheelchair. - Work together with the special education teacher and a team ofphysiotherapists, nurses, assistants and accompany the children and youngpeople in a class of five to six children in their daily school lessons. - In the Alex Club area, you can choose for yourself whether you want tofocus more on the leisure activities during the week, at the weekends, orthe leisure activities during school breaks.

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements

You will be provided with a dorm room in the same dorm as other volunteers. You will share a room. A ticket for regional public transport around Baden-Württemberg will be provided. You will be given an allowance as well as additional money for food in accordance with the program guidelines.

Training during the activity

In addition to the two seminars by the national agency (one week about 4-6 weeks after arrival, another halfway through the program), we will provide a Welcome Event, reflection and support meetings with your mentor and tutor throughout the service as well as a final pre-departure event. Additionally, your hosting organisation will provide you with any training needed for your daily tasks during the service.

Participant profile

If you contribute a willingness to participate in personal care activities and are between 18 and 30 years old, this opportunity is for you! :)

Activity dates

A total of 44 week(s) during the period 01/10/2023 to 31/07/2024

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Activity location

70567 Stuttgart Germany

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 Individual volunteering

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Looking for participants from

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

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Activity topics

Health and wellbeing

Education and training

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Deadline for applications

Application deadline: 30/09/2023

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