Although Atlantide is involved in various activities during the year, some of these, require more or less intense attention by the staff (these include the Butterfly House, Atlantide Educational, Parco delle Saline di Cervia in which the volunteer will also be involved). The volunteer will take part in the Co-operative's diverse activities during their most significant and important moments, benefiting fully from the training opportunities offered by the project. While participating in the various activities the volunteer will be given the opportunity to contribute innovative ideas and suggestions drawing upon his/her personal experiences and different cultural background.

Activities
Here is a list of the activities in which the European volunteer will be involved:
Butterfly House:
" Organisation and hosting of visitors
" Accompany and assist visitors in the volunteer's mother tongue
" Managerial aspects of the House of Butterflies
" Set up, pruning and care of the plants
" Maintenance of the tropical glasshouse
" Nutrition and care of the animals: gecko, spiders, fish, giant crabs, frogs and toads and other tropical animals
" Take care of the butterflies from the moment the imported chrysalis arrive
" Local and international promotion via internet

Atlantide Educational:
" Organisation and planning of educational interventions for schools
" Organisation and planning of activities and of visits to Parks and Eco-museums

Saline di Cervia:
" Organisation and hosting of visitors
" Accompany and assist visitors in the volunteer's mother tongue
" Local and international promotion via internet
" Managerial aspects of Saline di Cervia
" Check for the presence of migratory birds, register their movements and habits (bird watching)



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.

The candidates applications will be collected by Uniser who will present them to the appropriate person at Co-operativa Atlantide, who then will select the candidate best suited to the role with reference to the following criteria:
The ideal volunteer for Atlantide must have knowledge and competencies in the environmental field.
The potential volunteer must also be prepared to interact with the public as the volunteer will often have to speak to groups of people and so must not be timid or an introvert.
The volunteer must also be available to work as part of a team and be flexible regarding his/her work hours and the activities he/she will perform.
A basic knowledge of Italian will be appreciated, even if it is not an essential requirement when selecting the volunteer.
Atlantide is willing to collaborate with all serious sending organisations provided that they will assist and accompany the volunteer when selecting the project and that they guarantee to provide adequate support from their country throughout the service period.

The volunteer will be monitored by the co-ordinator of the Cooperativa Atlantide as for the correct implementation of the EVS activities and the integration in the staff. The volunteer will not be allowed to carry out tasks requiring high responsibility that may represent a risk to himself/herself, the public and the other members of the staff.

Moreover, the volunteer will be able to count on the moral and practical support of a mentor provided by the contact point Uniser through regular meetings where motivation, expectations, personal added value to the project, intercultural experience and difficulties that may arise will be evaluated. The mentor will intervene whenever problems, crisis and conflicts may occur.

The Cooperativa Atlantide does not foresee to host minors.