Volunteering to help people with mental disabilities
Volunteering to help people with mental disabilities
Concordia Aquitaine
Saint caprais de bordeaux, France
1 , ClosedProject description
The main task of the volunteer is to work with mentally disabled people who live on their own in order to break their cycle of loneliness, restoring/ maintaining social links and helping them to regain their self-confidence. In particular the volunteer: - Help out the social worker - Organize activities with the patients about the country or the passion of the volunteer (cooking, relaxation, helping them to write the newsletter of the association Entracte, painting, acting…) - Participate to the weekly meeting with the team The detailed activities will be proposed by the volunteer according to his/her skills and interests The volunteer might also work with a youth center close by a few hours per week. During the summer, the volunteer will lead or co-lead 2 international volunteers’ workcamps with Concordia and will have training for that.
TranslateAccommodation, food and transport arrangements
Accommodation will be provided. The volunteer will be accommodated in the house of Concordia, next to the offices of the association, with 4 or 5 other volunteers. The volunteers will have to adopt a collective life.The volunteer will get pocket money (115€ per month) and money for food (7,50€ per day). Internet is available in the house but it’s better to bring your own laptop. There is few public transport in this area, it is possible to find bicycles and the car of the association to go to work and to do some shopping for the house.
TranslateTraining during the project
Seminars organized by the french agency Erasmus+ Training of camp leader
TranslateVolunteer profile
- Driving license - Some basics in French or the motivation to learn french - Ability to live on his own - Motivation to work with disabled people. Experiences in the field will be a plus - Cultural, artistic or sport skills are more than welcome - To be ready to live and experiment a collective way of living.
TranslateHow to apply
Send a CV a cover letter to cd.aquitaine@concordia.fr
TranslateThis opportunity is offered in the frame of an Erasmus+ volunteering project and will be confirmed as soon as funding is approved.
For further information on the status of the project, please get in touch with the organisation.
Project dates
A total of 47 week(s) during the period 01/10/2018 to 31/08/2019
Project location
14 rue de l'église, Saint caprais de bordeaux France
Looking for volunteers 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
Project topics
Disabilities - special needs
Application deadline
Application deadline: 19/04/2018
Contact
Name: Sophie Daugé
Hosting organisation
Entre acte
cadillac, France
Coordinating organisation
Saint Caprais de Bordeaux, France
