Asociación ÁGORA CULTURAL CENTRO OCUPACIONAL MUNICIPAL REQUENA Volunteer opportunity: ESC APRIL 2026 COM REQUENA SPAIN
WE ARE CURRENTLY SEEKING CANDIDATES FROM EU PROGRAMME COUNTRIES TO FULFIL A VOLUNTEERING PLACEMENT WITH PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES. PLEASE NOTE THAT VISA OPTIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS POSITION. TASKS: + OCCUPATIONAL ACTIVITY WORKSHOPS: SUPPORT FUNCTIONS TO MONITOR IN PREPARING PRODUCTIVE TASKS. + MISCELLANEOUS SPORTS: SUPPORT THE MONITOR ALONG WITH THE SPORTS ACTIVITIES (TRAINING, CLOTHING, ETC...). + CRAFTS WORKSHOP: SUPPORT FUNCTIONS TO MONITOR IN MAKING THE WORKSHOP, BESIDES ACCOMPANYING DISABLED PEOPLE, SUPERVISION AND ASSISTANCE IN THEIR WORK (MOSAIC, RECYCLED PAPER, ARTISAN POTTERY, SOAP AND AROMATHERAPY). + THERAPY WORKSHOP: SUPPORT FUNCTIONS TO THE THERAPEUTIC PROFESSIONAL IN THE PREPARATION OF GROUP RELAXATION SESSIONS AND THERAPEUTIC PHYSICAL EXERCISES. + SOCIAL INCLUSION ACTIVITIES (OUTINGS, CULTURAL AND LEISURE, EVENTS). + CANTEEN SERVICE: SUPPORT FUNCTIONS DURING MEALS FOR USERS (SERVING, CUTTING, PEELING, ETC...). Accommodation, food and transport arrangements VOLUNTEERS WILL BE ACCOMMODATED IN A LARGE SHARED FLAT IN REQUENA, SITUATED 68 KM FROM VALENCIA. THE TOWN OF REQUENA HAS A POPULATION OF 24,000 AND PROVIDES ALL THE ESSENTIAL SERVICES REQUIRED FOR DAY-TO-DAY LIVING. THE FLAT IS EQUIPPED WITH ALL ESSENTIAL AMENITIES AND WI-FI ACCESS. VOLUNTEERS RECEIVE A MONTHLY ALLOWANCE TO COVER THE COSTS OF FOOD, PERSONAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS AND CLEANING SUPPLIES, AS WELL AS POCKET MONEY. LOCAL TRANSPORT WILL NOT BE NECESSARY FROM HOME TO THE PROJECT'S VENUE (WALKING DISTANCE). THE COST OF INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL IS CALCULATED USING THE EU DISTANCE CALCULATOR. Training during the activity DURING THE MOBILITY, VOLUNTEERS WILL PARTICIPATE IN ONE TRAINING AND ONE EVALUATION SESSION, WHICH WILL BE HELD BY THE SPANISH NATIONAL AGENCY. VOLUNTEERS WILL RECEIVE TRAINING SESSIONS THAT ARE TAILORED TO THE SPECIFIC THEMATIC FOCUS OF THE PROJECT. VOLUNTEERS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND SPANISH LANGUAGE CLASSES THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THE MOBILITY. VOLUNTEERS WILL ACQUIRE THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES DURING THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROJECT: + INTEGRATION INTO THE ORGANISATION. + SOCIAL AND INTERCULTURAL SKILLS. + LANGUAGE SKILLS. + TECHNICAL LEARNING SKILLS. Participant profile WE DO NOT REQUIRE A SPECIFIC PROFILE. WE ARE LOOKING FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE GENUINELY INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH PEOPLE LIVING WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES. HOWEVER, APPLICATIONS FROM CANDIDATES WITH EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD, AS WELL AS A BASIC LEVEL OF SPANISH ARE WELCOMED. WE ARE LOOKING FOR A PERSON WHO IS RELIABLE, MOTIVATED, AND FLEXIBLE, AND WHO I OPEN-MINDED AND RESPECTFUL. THIS OPPORTUNITY IS DESIGNED FOR YOUNG PEOPLE SEEKING TO EXPAND THEIR SKILLSET BEYOND THEIR CURRENT COMFORT ZONE, AS WELL AS THOSE SEEKING DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THEIR STUDIES AND EAGER TO EXPLORE DIVERSE OPPORTUNITIES, ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. WE ARE LOOKING FOR CANDIDATES WHO ARE GENUINELY INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING WITH PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES. PROFICIENCY IN ARTISTIC AND CREATIVE DISCIPLINES, AS WELL AS SPORTING ACTIVITIES, WILL BE GIVEN FULL CONSIDERATION.
Please check EU Volunteers website for more details
Please check EU Volunteers website for more details