A center dealing with disabilities in Estonia is looking for volunteers
A center dealing with disabilities in Estonia is looking for volunteers
Tasks - The volunteer should bring international/ European awareness, openness, new approaches, and intercultural dimension to the life of disabled people and the employees in our organisation and the wider community.
The main activities of the volunteer:
The main task is to help disabled people and the stuff in their daily activities and organising different workshops for the clients. Volunteer's tasks depend very much on his/her interests and skills. Every new ideas are welcomed!
In the very beginning of the project volunteers will have the time to become acquainted with the work and then find the most suitable activities for him/herself. With the working mentor they will make certain working plan for the volunteer. Volunteer has continuous contact with the mentor to prevent and solve possible crisis on cultural or language level.
Depending on the volunteer's and clients' interests, following activities can be adapted in both services:
" Taking part and assisting in the workshops and different activities of the centre (cooking, dancing, music lessons, handicraft and arts lessons, etc...)
" Initiate new activities, coming up with new ideas
" Giving some personal help for clients if needed
" Introducing the volunteer's own culture through different activities
" Assisting to arrange outings and excursionsCriteria
S/he should be motivated and intrested in meeting and working with mentally challanged people. Previous experience is not necessary, but the volunteer should be active, energetic, creative, taking initiative, adaptable, open-minded, sociable, positive, responsible and reliable. Intermediate level of English is needed for communicating with the stuff of the centre.Procedure
To apply, please, send CV and project related motivation letter by Mar 1st.Estonia
Long term
9 months starting in September 2011


