ASSOCIAZIONE LINK APS Auxilium Volunteer opportunity: AUXILIUM - a special experience of volunteering
Auxilium is a social enterprise created in 1984 in Altamura; a Type A cooperative which manages social healthcare services. Auxilium operates in the sector of psychiatric, disability, the elderly, schooling, training and volunteering. The volunteer will take part in the implementation of various rehabilitation activities carried out in 2 different structure, to support educators and users. The volunteer will be initially trained about a correct approach with people with disabilities, working methods, spaces, roles and rules within it. Finally, the volunteer, assisted by an educator, will be involved in the daily life of the Centres, in its relations with users and the realization of activities. The volunteer has to take part in all the activities and to learn from every sector of the structure that is provided for the users. After the first months the volunteer will choose the activities he/she wants to develop more or/and develop a personal project inside the structure Accommodation, food and transport arrangements The volunteers will be hosted in a shared flats in center of Altamura. The flat have a kitchen, living room, shared sleeping rooms, shared bathroom. The apartment is shared with other ESC volunteers, everyone is responsible for taking care for the flat - cleaning, shopping and cooking. Each month every volunteer has the right to receive a the pocket money and money for food. There is no need for transport because the working and living place are at walking distance. Read all details here: https://www.linkyouth.org/hosting/1065-coordinating-esc-project-in-altamura Training during the activity Long-term volunteers will be followed during all the activities by a tutor who will favor their job placement and integration within the working group, thus favoring one full and active participation in all the activities of the NGO. The tutor will organize meetings programming periodicals in which the other members of the NGO will participate, and will be made available to contribute to the resolution of any voluntary need. In order to facilitate the integration of the volunteer not only in the organization, but also in the community local, a mentor will be identified. Participant profile The youth from 20 to 30 years is expected to be open minded, flexible, interested in the work with people who live fiscal or mental limits, open to learn techniques of management of a disabled person and will to support the qualified staff. Interest in Italian culture and language is important and readiness to learn in every moment of the project, experience in the field of disability is a plus point, but not obligatory.
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Please check EU Volunteers website for more details