Project environment:

Narva is the biggest city in Ida-Viru County, has more than 60 000 citizens. The base for the volunteer is Narva city, where VITATEAM has an office (small room in Mainori High School). The office is situated near russian boarder, and has a very nice view. VITATEAM office is at the same time Info Support Centre, where is possible to get information and help of workers during the day (possibility to use Internet to find information, print needed information or get infobooklets).
Local infrastructure is good. There are buses as well from Narva to other cities in Estonia and Russia as well every day. Most important industries are textile production and electricity industry, and tourism. Near Narva city is Narva-Jõesuu resort town (12 km from Narva city), where is very nice during the summer and very peacfull during the winter. The climate of Narva-Jõesuu is very good for health. VITATEAM activites takes place in different parts of Ida-Viru County. Narva city is a boarder town to Russia (due to geografical situation Narva city is a mayority with russian speaking population (96%) and minority in Estonia).
VITATEAM would like to be more active regarding youth and show all the possibilities that there are today with youth exchanges and discovery of new cultures, and by that also achive a positive approach among the youth. The volunteer will get the possibilities to learn from a new culture and to get a good insight into a foreign language (russian and estonian), a culture democratic system, ways to solve problems, social rights and the public service. And youth will get the possibility to learn a lot from volunteer as well.

We offer:

- the accomodation,
- a possibility to learn russian and estonian languages (in practice it is come to use russian),
- also at the beginning of EVS service we provide info training on being, living and working here (the volunteer will get a good fulfilling introduction including knowledge of the society, culture, history and day to day life in Narva and its surroundings. The first weeks will be focused on those matters and solving practical issues, more than the project work itself)

Proposed activities for EVS volunteers:

VITATEAM support always people, and do not forget to support own stuff. There are always possibilites to learn something new at work, and outside in everyday life, and also we are always awere of exsisting courses and trainigs. All EVS project is gonna be learning opportunities.
The volunteer will get a chance to know the Ida-Viru County youth work system and a possibility to see different places outside of County as well where we work in cooperation with our partners and different methods that we use.
The volunteer always works together with the members of our staff.
The role of EVS volunteers in the host organisation is to be part of one team in developing strategical directions and implementing activites on local, reagional and european level. Especcialy EVS volunters are welcome to help us with european activities (international youth and youth workers projects). And also taking care of VITATEAM homepage in a future (in english or volunteer mother tongue).
There is gonna be developed individual plan for a volunteer with taking important issues for volunteer. It will Depend on the volunteer skills, interests and wishes, and she or he will be encouraged to build up his/her own typical day. The personal background and skills will be highly welcomed and taken as inputs for new activities in frame of VITATEAM work. Though we are going to offer an alternative schedule for the volunteers if he/she himself finds it more convenient.
The Typical Day of the volunteer:
According to the above written, the activities of the volunteer will be organised during all day.He/she will work not more than 6-7 hours a day and not more than 40 hours per week.If some activities where volunteer is involved will take place during weekends substitute days off will be offered during the weekdays. Since the volunteer has to live and work in Ida-Viru Count, it's important that he/she understands that the schedule can be flexible in case of necessity.

Weekly time table:

Monday: Russina or estonian language class, Meeting with coordinator, and others volunteers if they are.
Tuesday: Preparing information-sessions/ WEB-update/ Working with VITATEAM- projects
Wednesday: Travel to different places for meetings: Information meetings including volunteer own culture and the Youth programme
Thursday: Follow up from earlier meeting and work at the office
Friday: Working with Youth-projects or personalproject, producing information material, update web-site
Weekends are free (if there is no special working activites run by VITATEAM).
But generally VITATEAM has ideas for volunteer:
-the volunteers will inform local youth regarding the volunteers own region, which is probably quite unknown in Ida-Viru County (and we do understand that in the beginning the language will not be the main tool: will be offred to use different tools like painting, and at the beginning we can work with youth at age under 13 years old). This information will be a brief information regarding history and culture with the aim to spread knowledge of the region volunteer comes from and to start a communication and an interest to learn more of the volunteers region. There is gonna be infosection of volunteer home region in Info Support Centre and homepage.
- working at Info Support Centre from Monday to Friday 10:00 till 18:00 (time can be changed to the moment EVS volunteers come, and it depends on seasons also). And at the beginning we try to give work connected to making designs, posters for events, infoleaflets, etc. (where is no need to have very good language skills)
- support youth in their initiatives with international projects and local as well (we have a group of youth who wishes to open youth café in Narva city, for example) or intercultural clubs.
- be actively involved and organise information meetings in schools of Ida-Viru County regarding the Youth Programme. The volunteer will plan information activities with the aim to increase the knowledge and interest among youth in Ida-Viru County (and especially the rural areas of Ida-Viru County). Activities such as collecting material, write an own presentation, as well as take direct contact with the schools will be the volunteers responsibility, of course with assistance from the VITATEAM office.

Volunteer profiles and recruitment process:

As our organisation values creative ideas and initiative from the volunteers the individuals who are self-starters and comfortable working with less structure and supervision are encouraged to apply for our EVS project. Volunteer should be with high self initiative and also with high motivation to learn russian language. Though we are open to any volunteers who have interest to participate in the project.
The age should be between 18-30 years.

As Sending Organisation we would prefer to have regular (1-2 times in 2 weeks at least) meeting before volunteer comes to us, and keep us in touch of preparation process.
From our side transparent recruitment process will include:
- CV and motivation letter
- Telephone call
- Recommendation
- Regular e-mails on process of preparation to come here