Volunteering at Daycare Center for Children in Slovenia

Activity description

An international volunteer is needed to take part in the long-term volunteering project named "Familija – Kids in Action 5", which will connect 6 daycare centers for children and youth and include 6 international volunteers from 6 different countries. Each of the volunteers will be involved in daily work of one of daycare centers as an equal member of their teams for the period of 11 months. 4 volunteers of the project are already chosen, but 2 are still needed. One of those is needed for DC Škrlovec, daycare center in Kranj, where she/he will take part in various activities such as organizing the daily routine, realizing workshops (cooking, sports, games, handicrafts, outdoor activities, cultural program…), realizing individual lessons with the children (assistance at homeworks, practicing English, conversation, playing games)….They will have an opportunity to show and improve their own abilities, develop sense of initiative, gain new skills and get new knowledge.

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements

The volunteer will be accommodated together with other volunteers of the project in furnished apartment with WiFi on the main square of Škofja Loka, old historical town with about 13000 inhabitants, located 25 km NW from Ljubljana. Each volunteer will stay in single bedroom with shared cooking, washing, laundry and social facilities. The volunteer will cook by himself/herself, monthly food allowance will be provided (180 €). He/she will be also entitled to receive a monthly allowance of 121 €. Bike and tickets for public transportation (Škofja Loka - Kranj -Škofja Loka) will be provided.

Training during the activity

On-arrival and Mid-term training organized by Slovenian National Agency, all the training organized by host organizations and by some other partner organizations from the local community.

Participant profile

Candidate should be motivated,flexible,patient,creative,open-minded,self-initiative,communicative,interested to work with children and adolescents and he/she should have a good an ability to speak English.Some past experiences from pedagogy and youth leisure are welcomed.Ability in music,sport,manual activities,handcrafts,dances,art,multimedia would be also convenient.The future volunteer should bring in her/his own ideas into the project and be prepared to create,plan and execute her/his own projects.To ensure gender balance of the project participants,we would prefer to host male volunteer.

Activity dates

A total of 48 week(s) during the period 15/08/2018 to 15/07/2019

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Activity location

Mestni trg 39, 4220 Škofja Loka Slovenia

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Looking for participants from

Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Estonia, Egypt, Greece, Spain, Finland, France, Georgia, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Iceland, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Libya, Morocco, Moldova (Republic of), Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Palestine, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russian Federation, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Kosovo * UN resolution, British Antarctic Territory, Anguilla, Aruba, Saint Barthélemy, Bermuda, Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba, Canary Islands, Curaçao, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Greenland, Guadeloupe, British Indian Ocean Territory, Cayman Islands, Saint Martin (french part), Martinique, Montserrat, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Pitcairn, Réunion, Saint Helena, Sint Maarten (dutch part), Turks and Caicos Islands, French Southern and Antarctic Territories

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Activity topics

Social challenges

Education and training

Creativity and culture

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Deadline for applications

Application deadline: 22/06/2018

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