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The Jugendwerk der AWO Württembergs (JW) is a Non-Profit NGO with the focus on nonformal education, youth camps and projects for children and young people. The main objectif is to support young people in their process of personal development and education besides school and university to improve social, educational, (inter)cultural and other skills and competences. By this the aim of JW is to improve tolerance, solidarity, self-determination and democracy in our society. The organisation is led by a volunteer board of directors, aged 20 to 27. At the moment there are working 8 employees in the Jugendwerk der AWO Württemberg e. V. Depending on the time of the year there are working approximately 70-200 volunteers. The main activities of the JW are seminars in nonformal education, youth travel, international youth work (youth exchange, support measures and EVS), coordination of local projects and groups. The target group are children and young people from 7 to 30 years with a focus on the age of 18 to 27 in which we train and educate a large number of volunteers and also motivate them to take over responsibility as multipliers in training others, organising projects or taking over responsibility in the JW. The JW is open to everygody but we have the aim to especially support people with less opportunities as migrants, children from financially more weak placed families or children with less educational chances. Our area of international youth exchange and intercultural work is developing continuously. The JW is situated in Stuttgart. Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany with a population of 592.000 people. Stuttgart is close to both the Black Forest and the Swabian Jura. The city center, situated in a lush valley, ringed with vineyards and forests, close to the River Neckar. Stuttgart with its metropolitan area (the political entity "Stuttgart Region") enlarged by the nearby cities of Ludwigsburg, Böblingen, Esslingen, Waiblingen, Göppingen and their respective districts) is one of the most prominent and well-known German towns, especially due to its cultural, administrative and economic importance. The JW is working with the programme YOUTH since 2003. In that period we participated in different international projects. Over all we are working in the international area as sending organization for the European Voluntary Service.

C.

In general there are no requirements regarding the selection of the volunteer apart from the age which should be between 18-25 years. So we are open for every application. Otherwise there are some things which in our opinion could make the daily life and work much more easier for the volunteer.

To reach a fast integration of the volunteer in the Jugendwerk, the kindergarden and the local community, basics in German and/or in English would be helpful. So it will be much more easier for the volunteer to get in different contacts. For sure the volunteer will also get a German language course. As the volunteer will work together with children an youth s/he should be interested and maybe also have first experiences in working in this field. S/he should also be willing to work in a team. Additionally we think the volunteer should have interest in intercultural work and motivation for intercultural projects. The volunteer should be willing to participate with her/his own experiences in the daily work of the Jugendwerk and the kindergarden. S/he should also be open for new experiences and show some flexibility. Basic computer knowledge could also be quite helpful. With the database everybody has access to our project description. Additionally it will be possible for the volunteer to inform about the Jugendwerk and the project on our homepage www.jugendwerk24.de. We are willing to receive every application. In a selection process the most suitable volunteer will be selected by the Jugendwerk together with the kindergarden.

D.

As a youth organisation dealing with intercultural Youth work and nonformal education we have capacity to integrate people with other cultural and educational background as we have professional, skilled employees who are trained to cope with such situations.

E.

During the first days the volunteer will be introduced to her/his new surrounding. There will be some introduction programme for the volunteer inw hich s/he will get to know her/his new surrounding and so can orientate her/himself. As required by teh YOUTH IN ACTION programme the volunteer will ahve her/his own tutor which will meet frequently with the volunteer outside her/his working area to talk aobut possible problems during the volunteer service and to find solutions. One important task of the tutor will be to monitor the integration process of the volunteer in the local society. Apart from that the volunteer will have a coordinator in each working area, in the Jugendwerk and in teh kindergarden which is responsible for the tasks of the volunteer. There will aso be frequent evaluations so that the well feeing of the volunteer in each field will be ensured. Furthermore we will ensure that all laws regarding work safety and health prevention are realized.

B.

The Volunteer will work within our Officeteam in Stuttgart. He/She will have concrete Taks in the administraticve and pedagogical fields within the Team and also organize Projects together with local volunteers (Seminars, Holiday Camps youth exchanges, fesivals, local Actions) that can realized also with local Partners such as Kindergardens or Schools. He/ She will be supported by our professional staff and work together with our local longterm and Project volunteers.

The tasks for the volunteer in the Jugendwerk will be as followed:

Creation of and support in internaitonal and intercultural projects: In our international working group are developed and taken through project ideas togehter with other voluntary working youngsters. The volunteer will be included in that working group. One task for the volunteer might be the organisation of a monthly intercultural meeting.

Creation of and support in seminars an non formal education: The volunteer will help during the preperation and realization of our seminars.

Creation of and support in youth camps: At the end of her/his project the volunteer will take part in a youth camp. She/he should help in preperation, realization and evaluation of the youth camp and work together with other yougsters.

Consultation and information for youngsters about Europe: In the frame of our international youth work the volunteer will collect and create information material about mobility in Europe for European youngsters. The volunteer will also participate in our informal meetings about our international youth work.

Creation and realization of own projects: Depending on the interests and abilities of the volunteer she/he will develop togehter with our volunteers and our professionals a project regarding non-formal education and intercultural education for youth.

Supporting the all day work in the Jugendwerk: The volunteer will also be included in the daily work of the Jugendwerk and support thereby our professional workers.

The volunteer´s work will mostly be project orientated. In this way the volunteer will learn to plan, realize and evaluate projects on her/his own. To do this, instruments regarding project planning and evaluation will be introduced to the volunteer. By working in a team the volunteer will receive key qualifications like cooperation skills, interpersonal skills, critical facility and personal responsibility, which might be important for the future work life of the volunteer.

The Work will mostly be Project related. With this, the volunteer will learn to organize, perform and evaluate small Projects on his own. Working in a team of Professionals and volunteer multipliers, the volunteer will have the opportunity to acquire key competentces such as Teamwork or self-reliance.

Within this frame, there shpuld be realized various small Projects such as a Cafe international, Youth Information, Contributions to the Stuttgart Festival of Cultures, Seminars and also Projects with a larger Scale as for example an intercultural afternoon in Kindergardens or Schools.

According to the necessities there can be the need to work also on Weekend as such Projects are mainly directed to volunteers. This will be agreed with the volunteer and there will always be a compensation in free time. The working Schedule will be agreed with the volunteer and he/she will have at least two days off per week.