The Bona Fides Association and the Slovakian organization „ECCSR DOBRO” are looking for volunteers for the „IN Network Slovakia” project.
The Applications (CV and cover letter) should be sent to: mariachiara@bonafides.pl, magdalena@bonafides.pl and volunteer@ekumena.sk In the title of the email, please write: „EVS in Lucenec, Slovakia – application”
Receiving organization : IN Network
Location : Lučenec, Slovakia
Deadline : 26/09/2018
Duration : 11 months
Mobility period : 01/10/2018 – 31/08/2019 (the detailed dates can be changed but the number of days of the volunteering period stays always the same)
The volunteers will be involved in the activities with low-threshold programs for: youth and teenagers (in Lučenec, V. Krtíš, organize meetings, trips, summer camps and educational activities. Volunteers can help with the preparation of tasks in English, English for Children. They can lead creative workshops and clubs according to their talent and preferences (sports, dance, music, dramatic, photographic, etc). They can participate in leisure activities in the clubhouse (playing soccer, billiards, table tennis, movie evenings, discussion meetings, concerts, etc). They would also be involved in the preparation and organization of activities.) and Roma (children, youngsters and youth in Cinobana with similar content as in Lučenec and V.Krtíš – organizing meetings, trips, camps, educational activities, creative workshops, clubs …)
And assistance with Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (PAS) in Lučenec focused on their personal development and improvement of quality of life. Assistance will be in regular therapeutic, relaxation and recreational activities, in the form of art therapy and creative workshops, music therapy, hipotherapy, snoezelen therapy. Help with securing support groups for parents, relief service.
(2 volunteers/12 months) The volunteers will be involved in the church activities so they need to respect Christian values. Minimum requirement EN language (intermediate), volunteers with some experience from the church life /activities/are welcomed; from any country
Selection process
ECCSR focuses on finding out what each young person offers (his/her abilities) and where he/she can imagine spending 11 or 12 months. During recruiting process ECCSR tries to talk individually with each candidate about his/her gifts, talents, skills and passions trying to find out the motivation and the best match with the hosting placement as possible. Recruitment process is done carefully with spending some time with each candidate for E+ volunteering. We want to find out his/her motivation, expectations. We try to have a personal contact with everyone, if needed one to one confidential conversation etc. Interview can give us more information about applicant’s level of the commitment. All organizations maintain the overall accessibility of E+ volunteering for all young people, without prejudice related to ethnic group, religion, sexual orientation or political opinion. When decision is done both, the volunteer and the hosting organization with the coordination of ECCSR, have to approve the final decision. Only after the both sides give a positive approval, the volunteer is accepted in the program and is consecutively prepared for his or her stay in the volunteering program in Slovakia.
For more informations about the selection phase check ECCSR page.