Learning Disabilities: Moon Base Belfast (LISTED COUNTRIES ONLY)
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Learning Disabilities: Moon Base Belfast (LISTED COUNTRIES ONLY)
Belfast, United Kingdom
1 , ClosedProject description
The Erasmus+ Volunteer will be primarily working at the Black Box project Moon Base - our dedicated space for and by people with Learning Disabilities. You will be supporting the Outreach Officer and the Moon Base team to deliver a wide range of Arts-Based Activities. Moon Base delivers an exciting range of creative involvement which includes visual art, music, performance and other projects. There is also a weekly walking club. Other activities which the volunteer will support include Black Moon a monthly club by and for people with learning disabilities and Mini-Moon, a Saturday afternoon version of Black Moon for early years children (0-7) with disabilities and their families, these events take place at the Black Box venue
TranslateAccommodation, food and transport arrangements
Erasmus+ Volunteer placements in The Black Box Moon Base are coordinated by Bryson Charitable Group and the Erasmus+ volunteer will live in shared accommodation with Bryson Erasmus+ volunteers based in other projects. The volunteers each have their own bedroom and share kitchen, living space and bathroom. The houses are in South and East Belfast. The volunteer will receive a weekly allowance to cover food and volunteer allowance. The project is within walking distance of the volunteer house.
TranslateTraining during the project
The volunteer will receive an induction and orientation training on arrival in Belfast, before going to the Black Box Moon Base. There will be training in relevant policies and procedures in the project, including vulnerable adults training and child protection. There may be the possibility for the volunteer to attend other relevant training during the Erasmus+ Volunteering placement. English language training will be available via the Erasmus + OLS system.
TranslateVolunteer profile
The volunteer MUST be from one the countries listed - volunteers from other countries can not be considered for this placement. It is essential that you have a strong interest in working with people with learning disabilities, be flexible to working with people with a wide range of needs, be friendly, communicative, willing to have chats with our group members over cups of tea, be enthusiastic, have strong teamwork skills and be ready to be creative, imaginative, take part in all activities and most of all have fun! Sending organisations have been identified for this project.
TranslateHow to apply
Please email mhegarty@brysongroup.org (& NOT The Black Box or Moon Base) with: - full CV - full motivation letter which is specific to the project - please state in the covering email that you are applying for the placement with Moon Base
TranslateRelated links
Moon Base on FacebookWhat is Moon Base?This 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 54 week(s) during the period 01/09/2019 to 31/08/2020
Project location
Belfast United Kingdom
Looking for volunteers from
Germany, Italy, Portugal, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Austria, Spain, France
Project topics
Disabilities - special needs
Creativity and culture
Application deadline
Application deadline: 04/08/2019
Hosting organisation
Belfast, United Kingdom
Sending organisation
aha Tipps und Infos für junge Leute
Ravensburg, Germany
Jugendwerk der AWO Wuerttemberg e.V.
Stuttgart, Germany
XENA CENTRO SCAMBI E DINAMICHE INTERCULTURALI
PADOVA, Italy
GAIA - Grupo de Acção e Intervenção Ambiental
Lisboa, Portugal
FUNDACJA ROZWOJU SPOLECZENSTWA PRZEDSIEBIORCZEGO
WOLA, Poland
Támaszpont Mentalhigiénés Oktatási és Prevenciós Közhasznú Alapítvány
Veresegyház, Hungary
INEX - SDRUZENI DOBROVOLNYCH AKTIVIT Z S
Praha, Czech Republic
Salzburg, Austria
ASOCIACION, CULTURAL, SOCIAL Y EDUCATIVA SEGUNDAS OPORTUNDADES
LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA, Spain
Centre Régional Information Jeunesse Nouvelle-Aquitaine - site de Poitiers
POITIERS, France
Asociación para la Formación y Actividades Interculturales para la Juventud
Madrid, Spain
Coordinating organisation
Belfast, United Kingdom