For the deadline of the 1^st of September 2008 we are looking for 1 male volunteer, to be hosted in one organization called “Ai Rucc e Dintorni” (Home for drug addicted males aged from 28 to 40) – EI ref 2007-IT-71

Being constantly in contact with the educator who coordinates the activities, the volunteers experience and internalize the philosophy of the community, where they have the opportunity to offer their own contribution.
They will take part in all the activities of the community, while in the moments of check they will be able to express their ideas. They will also participate in the solving of problems which may take place during the project.
Our Community was glad to host previous volunteers and, on their own, the volunteers showed satisfaction for the project.
Volunteer's role won't be of job substitution, but of support for educator's action; volunteers will promote the open-mindness and the welcome.
Specific activities of knowledge and exchange could be realized according to the provenance of the volunteers.
We think that the European Voluntary Service in our community is a possibility for the volunteers to carry out an excellent formative experience. This is proved by the following aspects:
- being in contact with suffering people, the volunteers will have the opportunity to achieve human, emotional and spiritual maturity;
- they will take part in the community life with the aim to draw ideas on, useful for their own personal growth;
- they will improve their cultural and pedagogical level.

The volunteers will be required to be carefully so that the guests of the community do not fell lonely. In addition to this, they will represent a presence of entertainment, in order to prevent situations of affliction. They will help educators in organizing and increasing the value of trips, free time, sport, religion time and any other specific moment of the day.
They will help to discover and experience the love for home: rooms and equipments for job and free time contribute to increase the quality of life, creating an interior harmony which is necessary to go together.
The volunteers will note down each aspect which may concern the growth of the young guests: the weekly meetings with the operators will be based on such elements.
The volunteers will be required not to accept any kind of compromise or silence in relation to the actions of the guests. They will not be party to hypocrisy: their coherence will stimulate other people to welcome every aspect of the community proposals with simplicity and criticality.

Example of a typical day in the commuity


- 7:00: waking up and tidying up the room;
- 7.30: breakfast: it is followed by a moment of prayer and reflection on the setting down of the day with the distribution of duties. European volunteers won't be required to take part in the moments of prayer if they do not think it is convenient. Then, group works are carried out.
Community works for recovery and integration of young people in a situation of unease through the farm work, which varies according to the seasons. During the year cattle is reared; maintenance of the stable and the production of cheese are supplied.
In autumn the main activities are the tidying the wood, the picking of the chestnuts and olives, while in summer the most important ones are activities concerning the hay and the riding school.

- 12.00: lunch and free time
- 14.00: resumption of works and duties
- 18:00: end of the activities
- 19.30: dinner and organized activities

In our community indoor or outdoor activities are organized two or three times a week,: theatre, training meetings, movies, sport activities (swimming pool, bocce and gym). Volunteers will be involved in the organization and in management of those activities related to the free time in the evening and the high days (trips).
According to the capacities of the volunteers it will be also possible to organize workshops and specific activities (guitar, sport activities, etc.). Young volunteers will be invited to spread their culture in the community in order to encourage the exchange through the organization of themed evenings.

- 23.00: rest. It is a rule of our Community that everybody (including the volunteers) go to their rooms. A day a week the volunteers will be free to return whenever they want. The volunteers will be busy for about 6/7 hours a day (for a maximum of 35 hours a week) and thy will have 2 days off a week.
The volunteer will agree the days off and other necessities together with the person in charge of the community.
The 30 per cent of the day will be dedicated to the planning and the check of the activities and proposals, in accordance with the person in charge of the community/the mentor; another 40 per cent will be used for the activities concerning the team works, to the development of ideas and specific projects that the volunteer could suggest in collaboration with the young people of the community.
The remaining 30 per cent will be dedicated to the planning, organization and performance of free time activities (trips, sport activities, meetings).
The volunteers won't be required to carry out administrative activities.

A typical day of a volunteer is organised as follows:

1) 8/8.15: moment of common reflection;
8.15/8.30: support in the assignment of the activities of the day;
8.30/12: participation in the ergotherapies:
- minister to the cattle, milking;
- activities in the cheese factory and in the greenhouse;
12.00/14.00: break for lunch
14.00/17.00: support to the coordinator educator in elaborating the daily projects and in visiting the other young people with problems outside the community.

2) 14.00/18.00: participation in the activities of ergotheraphy (as above) as horse ride;
18.00/19.30: personal care and dinner
19.30/20.30: participation in meetings where an analysis of the day is carried out by the educator and the young guests;
20.30/22.30: discussion about a movie, football tournament, cultural meetings in the public library or participation to Italian language course, etc.

If the volunteers agree, they can take part in the activities of the Sunday; they can rest another day of the week.


C. Volunteer profiles and recruitment process
Please describe the profiles of volunteers you would like to receive in your organisation. Include information on how you ensure an open and transparent recruitment process as well as the overall accessibility of EVS to all young people. Consider further information about the type of sending organisation you want to cooperate with. This information can help the match-making between volunteer candidates, sending organisations and your organisation.


Volunteers are required to believe in values such as respect for the others and willingness towards the encounter and the dialogue.
It is essential that the volunteer acquire the awareness that he is working in a organization based upon Christian values. The volunteer is invited to hail the ideas who underpin the experience of the community which was described above: Catholic, Christian or other religions professing young people are hosted, as long as they show respect towards the ideas on which the community is founded. The community hosts only male guests, so only male volunteers are admitted in order to have an increase in value of their presence without creating elements of disturb.
During the evaluation of applications, we'll take into consideration the profiles which better cling to the above mentioned requirements.
Transparency is guaranteed and no discriminations for sex, origin, walk of life, or linguistic knowledge will be pursued.

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