Skandinavian organization is seeking for 2 volunteers who will be assistants at the ongoing exchange programmes
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Skandinavian organization is seeking for 2 volunteers who will be assistants at the ongoing exchange programmes
The volunteers will develop administrative errands at the office like calling applincants´ references, answering e-mails and phone calls, but also they will have the opportunity of doing other kind of tasks like interviewing Camp America and Au Pair in America applicants, hold presentations and seminars, taking part in job fairs, attending NGOs forums… In discussion together with the volunteer we will define the main interests of working areas and define in which grade the volunteer can contribute with earlier experiences.
The possibilities to take
responsibilities for own projects are given.
The volunteers will work 30-35 hours per week, including Swedish
lessons. In case, they are needed for extra hours (for example: taking
part in a fair) or having participated in a working event that takes
place during weekends, they will have those hours off at a later stage.
The volunteers will have 2 days working days off a month. When to take
these days off is quite flexible, but it is necessary to inform and
agree with SSI staff on beforehand.
Criteria
SSI is looking for two volunteers who are interested in international issues and inter-cultural exchange programs. Former experiences from any type of youth exchange or activities in any youth organization are positive. The volunteers should be open, flexible and responsible. SSI would like the volunteers to be creative and independent, able to work with a PC and have good English skills. SSI expects the volunteers to cooperate with others and to work individually as well. Language skills in Swedish is an advantage, but not required. They should be motivated, organized and with good communicative skills.Project environment
The volunteer will work in the office in Malmö which is located in the center of the city.
Malmö is a small city located next to the coast. Because of that the climate is mostly formed by wind and coast weather. In summer time it is very nice with the beaches and cafés. Every year in august the town invites for a big music festival with a lot of musical events and happenings around.
The atmosphere of the city could be described as nice, calm and alternative. The city is known for her international and multicultural flair. A lot of students and young people live here or are moving to Malmö. It is very close to the university town Lund. In the last years more and more students and artist moved into town who make the art and music scene growing.
Copenhagen is just 30 minutes away with train. The capital of Denmark is known for her welcoming and open-minded atmosphere and invites for sight-seeing visits. A lot of Danes and Swedes are travelling between the two cities for working, shopping and free time activities.
The volunteer will live in a shared rented flat. During the office hours food and snacks and drinks are provided. After office hours the volunteer fixes his/her food him/herself. Food and accommodation during work journeys will be given.
Possible activities in free time are different kinds of sport (hiking, cycling, sailing), cinema, theatre, outdoor activities etc. which depends on the personal interests and engagement of the volunteer. Transport to and from office will be paid from organisation. The volunteer will live in a shared rented flat throughout the entire EVS period. The volunteer will get a food allowance and be in charge of fixing his/her food him/herself. At some occasions during the working time food and snacks and drinks are provided.
Malmö is a small city located next to the coast. Because of that the climate is mostly formed by wind and coast weather. In summer time it is very nice with the beaches and cafés. Every year in august the town invites for a big music festival with a lot of musical events and happenings around.
The atmosphere of the city could be described as nice, calm and alternative. The city is known for her international and multicultural flair. A lot of students and young people live here or are moving to Malmö. It is very close to the university town Lund. In the last years more and more students and artist moved into town who make the art and music scene growing.
Copenhagen is just 30 minutes away with train. The capital of Denmark is known for her welcoming and open-minded atmosphere and invites for sight-seeing visits. A lot of Danes and Swedes are travelling between the two cities for working, shopping and free time activities.
The volunteer will live in a shared rented flat. During the office hours food and snacks and drinks are provided. After office hours the volunteer fixes his/her food him/herself. Food and accommodation during work journeys will be given.
Possible activities in free time are different kinds of sport (hiking, cycling, sailing), cinema, theatre, outdoor activities etc. which depends on the personal interests and engagement of the volunteer. Transport to and from office will be paid from organisation. The volunteer will live in a shared rented flat throughout the entire EVS period. The volunteer will get a food allowance and be in charge of fixing his/her food him/herself. At some occasions during the working time food and snacks and drinks are provided.
Service and learning opportunities
The volunteer will have a contact person and supervisor at the office. The supervisor and the other colleagues will take care of the volunteer and help with all upcoming questions and problems.
The volunteer will gain an insight in the structure and working procedures at SSI. He/she will get to know how foundation and association work is structured and processed in Sweden.
The volunteer will have the possibilities to gain experiences at office work, to improve the Swedish and English language skills and to take responsibilities for own projects.
The volunteer will have an insight how it is to work at a small working place in a small team. The close work with the team and the frequently contact to young Swedes will lead to an intensive insight into the Swedish society and increase the inter cultural learning experiences. The intensive year will give a lot of opportunities to get to know a lot of people and exchange ideas and opinions and also to join Swedish events or Swedish holidays.
The volunteer will gain an insight in the structure and working procedures at SSI. He/she will get to know how foundation and association work is structured and processed in Sweden.
The volunteer will have the possibilities to gain experiences at office work, to improve the Swedish and English language skills and to take responsibilities for own projects.
The volunteer will have an insight how it is to work at a small working place in a small team. The close work with the team and the frequently contact to young Swedes will lead to an intensive insight into the Swedish society and increase the inter cultural learning experiences. The intensive year will give a lot of opportunities to get to know a lot of people and exchange ideas and opinions and also to join Swedish events or Swedish holidays.
Role of the EVS volunteers
The volunteer will be an assistant at the ongoing exchange program Camp America and Au Pair America. Sufficient instruction at the beginning will be given and ongoing support during the working process is assured. First of all we provide an insight in SSIs work structure.
In discussion together with the volunteer we will define the main interests of working areas and define in which grade the volunteer can contribute with earlier experiences. The possibilities to take responsibilities for own projects are given.
Next to that the Volunteer can be engaged and involved in IKUs project work in Malmö. SSI will not have any possibility of taking on volunteers that cannot communicate in English
In discussion together with the volunteer we will define the main interests of working areas and define in which grade the volunteer can contribute with earlier experiences. The possibilities to take responsibilities for own projects are given.
Next to that the Volunteer can be engaged and involved in IKUs project work in Malmö. SSI will not have any possibility of taking on volunteers that cannot communicate in English
Activities for the volunteers
The volunteer will assist with the duties coming up under the ongoing exchange program like answering telephones, doing interviews, writing reports, attend fairs, attend information days and present information, call references etc.
At all these duties the volunteer will have a sufficient introduction and parallel support. The volunteer will always work with a colleague and will assist at these duties.
If the volunteer feels safe and experienced he/she can take certain other tasks and responsibilities. There is a lot of possibilities to contribute with own project ideas. For example recruitment, advertisement, information days.
The possibility to attend courses with subjects like inter cultural exchange, development policy etc. is given.
SSI will give information about possible Swedish classes in different institutes in Malmö.
Example for a work week:
Monday: answer the phone, call applicants, call references
Tuesday: go together with a colleague to an European Job Day in another town, take care about the information table, inform about SSIs programs, hold a presentation
Wednesday: assist with an interview of few Au Pair applicants, assist with writing the interview reports
Thursday: assist with an interview of a Camp America applicant, assist with writing the interview report
Friday: take part in a seminar provided by Forum Syd in Stockholm
At all these duties the volunteer will have a sufficient introduction and parallel support. The volunteer will always work with a colleague and will assist at these duties.
If the volunteer feels safe and experienced he/she can take certain other tasks and responsibilities. There is a lot of possibilities to contribute with own project ideas. For example recruitment, advertisement, information days.
The possibility to attend courses with subjects like inter cultural exchange, development policy etc. is given.
SSI will give information about possible Swedish classes in different institutes in Malmö.
Example for a work week:
Monday: answer the phone, call applicants, call references
Tuesday: go together with a colleague to an European Job Day in another town, take care about the information table, inform about SSIs programs, hold a presentation
Wednesday: assist with an interview of few Au Pair applicants, assist with writing the interview reports
Thursday: assist with an interview of a Camp America applicant, assist with writing the interview report
Friday: take part in a seminar provided by Forum Syd in Stockholm
Volunteer profiles and recruitment process
SSI is looking for a volunteer who is interested in international issues and inter-cultural exchange programs. Former experiences from any type of youth exchange or activities in any youth organization are positive.
The volunteer should be open, flexible and responsible. Languages skills in English and Swedish are positive.
The volunteer should be open, flexible and responsible. Languages skills in English and Swedish are positive.
Risk prevention, safety and protection
SSI will not be able to place a volunteer younger than 18 years. The supervisor will take care of the volunteer and support with all kinds of questions at office hours and beyond that. The foundation makes sure that the working place will be safe and that the volunteer will always be supervised on the journeys with work duties. Emergency procedures will be explained in the beginning. In case of emergency outside office hours support and help will be given. A mentor outside the work will be presented and provided to the volunteer.
From our own experience we know that there might be challenges for the volunteer. Sometimes s/he will feel homesick, and sometimes they might experience it to be difficult to be in a new culture, to get integrated and to get friends. Through having two mentors, one that is more of a social contact person, we hope to be able to know if the volunteer is not doing too well, or if s/he needs support of any kind. Both mentors will have regular meetings with the volunteer, and should there be a problem with for instance homesickness, different alternatives will be discussed. Something that we believe may help a lot with the social integration is the fact that SSI has many young people involved in different projects, and there are also IKU local groups present, where the volunteer will meet people in his/her own age.
From our own experience we know that there might be challenges for the volunteer. Sometimes s/he will feel homesick, and sometimes they might experience it to be difficult to be in a new culture, to get integrated and to get friends. Through having two mentors, one that is more of a social contact person, we hope to be able to know if the volunteer is not doing too well, or if s/he needs support of any kind. Both mentors will have regular meetings with the volunteer, and should there be a problem with for instance homesickness, different alternatives will be discussed. Something that we believe may help a lot with the social integration is the fact that SSI has many young people involved in different projects, and there are also IKU local groups present, where the volunteer will meet people in his/her own age.
Motivation and EVS experience
SSI has not earlier been involved in any activities with EVS but is very interested in having an exchange through the EVS program. The foundation is very interested in giving young people the possibility to live and work abroad and gain a lot experiences, meet new people, exchange ideas and develop skills and talents in a project.
A young, motivated volunteer who is interested in international issues can probably contribute with a lot of new ideas, inspiration and energy to the work of the foundation. The volunteer would work very close with our aim group, young Swedes. This gives a wide range of possibilities to exchange opinions and to be an inspiration for youth.
A young, motivated volunteer who is interested in international issues can probably contribute with a lot of new ideas, inspiration and energy to the work of the foundation. The volunteer would work very close with our aim group, young Swedes. This gives a wide range of possibilities to exchange opinions and to be an inspiration for youth.
Description of the organisation
Stiftelsen Skandinaviska Institute is a foundation and its aim is to inform about and to help young people to study, work, or in other ways be active in a cultural exchange abroad.
We enable Au pair stays in America and New Zealand. We place group leader to summer camps in America and we offer a volunteer work program in South America. Our programs focus lies on inter cultural exchange and international learning experiences.
SSI is principal for Scandinavian Institute as well. Cooperates and is associated with American institute and its 49 associated organizations in different countries. Skandinaviska Institutet is a member of Centrum för Internationellt Ungdomsutbyte (CIU) and also cooperates with Internationellt Kulturutbyte (IKU). Skandinaviska Institutet also cooperates closely with Swedish Government labour exchange Bureau. Target group is people between 18-35 years. SSI has a network all over Sweden with people that have returned after their cultural exchange, working actively with helping with information, interviews etc. for prospective applicants.
SSI is informing at schools and at fairs. Having meetings and helps young people with applicants, interviews, visa etc. People working for SSI are Peter von Wachenfelt, Christofer von Wachenfelt, Beatrice von Wachenfelt, Therese Borgesand, Maya Kronkvist, Ingemar Roosberg, Johanna Andersson, Adina Forsström, Jessica Gullberg.
We enable Au pair stays in America and New Zealand. We place group leader to summer camps in America and we offer a volunteer work program in South America. Our programs focus lies on inter cultural exchange and international learning experiences.
SSI is principal for Scandinavian Institute as well. Cooperates and is associated with American institute and its 49 associated organizations in different countries. Skandinaviska Institutet is a member of Centrum för Internationellt Ungdomsutbyte (CIU) and also cooperates with Internationellt Kulturutbyte (IKU). Skandinaviska Institutet also cooperates closely with Swedish Government labour exchange Bureau. Target group is people between 18-35 years. SSI has a network all over Sweden with people that have returned after their cultural exchange, working actively with helping with information, interviews etc. for prospective applicants.
SSI is informing at schools and at fairs. Having meetings and helps young people with applicants, interviews, visa etc. People working for SSI are Peter von Wachenfelt, Christofer von Wachenfelt, Beatrice von Wachenfelt, Therese Borgesand, Maya Kronkvist, Ingemar Roosberg, Johanna Andersson, Adina Forsström, Jessica Gullberg.
Sweden
Long term
6-12 month
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