The volunteer will take an active part in the different ongoing projects at the  organization and will be involved in most of the activities and services the youth information centre offers:
- He/She will help the young people visiting our centre to find the information they need, answering their questions and helping them to find information in the Internet. The volunteer will start with this activity after an introduction period which will allow him/her to get acquainted with the information material, the way it is presented and with the research techniques.
- He/She will have to collect and distribute any kind of information concerning young people (like working abroad, travelling, education and scholarship, employment, jobfinding). The volunteer should be prepared to look for information about all kinds of subjects related to the young people and to present it in an adequate and attractive way (on paper, on our Website, at exhibitions in the centre).
- Research and spreading of information material, updating the web page and database (infosheets and leaflets on various topics).
- Dealing with demands of young people and consulting them via mail or phone.
- Contributing to the organisation of small information events in the youth information centre, in schools and in youth clubs (about the European Volunteer Service, work and travel…). There will be the possibility to talk with young people, especially when information on the EVS is requested.
- Assistance (to the members of the staff) in preparing and organising local participation projects with young people. In this frame the volunteer will be in contact with all the components of youth representatives and structures of the region and will assist in elaborating the programme, finding partners, sending of invitations, leading a thematical workshop etc.).
- The volunteer will be given also a specific, clear project to follow and to monitor. This independent work will give her/him a sense of responsibility and self-confidence, will be a chance for self-expression and creativity. One of the objectives of the project will be to get information about the home-country of the volunteer or information based on her/his own experience as a volunteer. Furthermore, s/he will get into contact with other volunteers staying in the Ravensburg region (but also in Austria und Liechtenstein) to exchange experiences in European Voluntary Service with the aim of being able to promote the EVS to young people in Ravensburg and to inform interested young people.
- S/he will take part in the team-meetings where the centre`s activities are planned and evaluated.
- The volunteer will work five days a week, 6 hours a day. The volunteer will have also regular language training. S/he will usually have the weekends off and will have two days holiday per month. Our centre is open to the public from Tuesday to Friday between 1.00 - 6.00 p.m. and Saturday between 10.00-13.00 a.m. The volunteer will most often collect information and prepare activities in the mornings and help at the information desk in answering the questions of the visitors in the afternoon.
The first stadium of the volunteer`s work will be characterized by active watching and participation. During the first month the volunteer should get a general idea of how the youth service centre works in order to know her/his future working field. Of course and especially during the training period the volunteer will have a mentor on her/his side to get the needed consultation and personal support.