Volunteer will help coaches with the sporting activities in weekdays on daily basis (in Province Directorate of Youth and Sports Mugla). In this way s/he will be the facilitator in the project. The volunteer can either work in one branch of sports for the whole project or change his/her branch and trainer; making it possible for him/her to work in different branches with different youngsters. The volunteer will increase his knowledge by experiencing in issues such as : how to train a sportsman, team work, significance of sports.

Moreover s/he will help young people at the center to spend their free time effectively in Mugla Youth Centre. S/he will take place in the work of announcement of the events, help with the preparation of posters and leaflets, arrange the data collected on trainings and deliver them to the youth worker in charge of the web site. Volunteer will be actively involved in the projects prepared by the volunteers, especially in searching for partners for international projects, corresponding with organizations. This will help the volunteer to learn more about youth work, incorporate his/her own ideas to the projects, attending social activities and building a network of international friends.

Volunteer will receive 5 hours of Turkish language lessons on weekly basis, apart from this, the volunteer will attend folk dances and cultural courses per week. In that way, s/he will get the opportunity of being acquainted with Mugla and Turkish culture.

The weekends are off, and s/he can attend to courses given by the center free of charge. They will partake in sporting events, matches, activities, projects, youth exchanges camps and trips throughout the year.

Volunteer will share a flat with other young people studying at the university and have also done voluntary work in our center. Volunteers will stay with their peers, thus adapting to the country and the city more easily and realising intercultural learning on the highest level. Also the volunteer will own a bicycle throughout EVS process .

To sum up, the weekly programme is as in below .

MONDAY
09.00-11.30 Receiving pocket money and shopping
11.30-14.00 Turkish language course
14.00-16.00 Working in Mugla Youth Centre
16.00-18.00 Working in Province Directorate of Youth and Sports Mugla

TUESDAY
14.00-16.00 Working in Mugla Youth Centre
16.00-18.00 Working in Province Directorate of Youth and Sports Mugla

WEDNESDAY
11.30-14.00 Turkish language course
14.00-16.00 Working in Mugla Youth Centre
16.00-18.00 Working in Province Directorate of Youth and Sports Mugla

THURSDAY
14.00-16.00 Working in Mugla Youth Centre
16.00-18.00 Working in Province Directorate of Youth and Sports Mugla
18.00-20.00 Folk dance courses

FRIDAY
11.30-14.00 Culture course
14.00-16.00 Working in Mugla Youth Centre
16.00-18.00 Working in Province Directorate of Youth and Sports Mugla

VOLUNTEER PROFILES AND RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Volunteers with high level of communication skills, warm, social, helpful, patient, with a high level of motivation, sportive, interested in sporting activities and youth works will be prefered. Special attention will be given for a balanced distribution of gender in the process of selection.

NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS HOSTED

We are planning to host two volunteers for the first year. After the first year 5 volunteers will be hosted at the same time.