Project learning for young adults in Škofja Loka, Slovenia
Project learning for young adults in Škofja Loka, Slovenia
Zavod O, zavod škofjeloške mladine
Škofja Loka, Slovenia
1 , ClosedProject description
1 EVS volunteer needed to assist at PUM (PLYA-Project learning for young adults), informal educational programme, which is designed for young people, from 15 till 25 years old, who dropped out of school and are unemployed. The main goal of PLYA is to motivate youngsters for continuing and finishing educationand tofind a job. Program provides them different activities (cooking, computer lessons, drawing, photo, drama, thematic workshops, working with media …), learning help, support and counselling.Volunteer will join already accepted team of EVS volunteers, whose main activities are focused on 4 daily care center for children. All volunteers of the project will be included in the work of each daily care center as equal members of their teams and as such they will have an opportunity to show and improve their own abilities,develop sense of initiative,gain new skills and get new knowledge throught organizing and realizing different activities.
TranslateAccommodation, food and transport arrangements
Volunteers will be accommodated in two fully furnished apartments with WiFi within the same house located 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. Volunteers will cook by themselves, monthly food allowance will be provided (180 €). They will be also entitled to receive a monthly allowance of 85 €. To each of the volunteers the bike will be provided and tickets for public transportation (if needed).
TranslateTraining during the project
On-arrival and Mid-term training organized by Slovenian National Agency, all the training organized by host organisations and by some other partner organizations from local community.
TranslateVolunteer profile
Candidate should be motivated, flexible, patient, creative, open-minded, self-initiative, comunicative, interested to work with adolescents and should be able 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. Future volunteer should bring in her/his own ideas into the project and be prepared to create, plan and execute her/his own projects.
TranslateHow to apply
Send an email with your CV and motivation letter to the coordinating organization Zavod O (international@zavodo.org). During the selection period we might contact you for further information through eMail and Skype!
TranslateRelated links
Evs Projects at ZAVOD O (Škofja Loka, Slovenia)PUM Familja fbBlok Familija website Zavod O siteThis 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 48 week(s) during the period 01/09/2017 to 01/08/2018
Project location
Mestni trg 20, 4220 Škofja Loka Škofja Loka Slovenia
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
Access for disadvantaged
Youth (Participation, Youth Work, Youth Policy)
Early School Leaving / combating failure in education
Application deadline
Application deadline: 25/01/2017
Hosting organisation
Familija - izobrazevalni in terapevtski center
Skofja Loka, Slovenia
Coordinating organisation
ZAVOD O, Zavod škofjeloške mladine
Škofja Loka, Slovenia
