Long term ESC projects in Poland!
Location: Pułtusk, Pomiechówek Poland
Name of project: Solidarity, youth and action – work in a kindergarten
Solidarity, youth and action – work in a culture centre
Sending organization: “Common Sense” Youth Organization | www.csyo-az.org
Purpose of project: 1. The kindergarten provides education and everyday care to about 195 children, age 3–6, living in Pułtusk. They are divided into groups of about 20-25 pupils according to their age. Some classes are integration classes including 1-3 children with mild disabilities or behavioral disorders. The role of ESC volunteer is to assist one of the groups and support its teachers in everyday work with children. The volunteer will be working mostly with the oldest, 5-6 years old children, but occasionally will have a chance to support younger groups. The volunteer’s tasks include helping with regular educational activities (writing, drawing, manual activities), preparation to celebrations and special events (e.g. performance for Mothers’ Day), excursions as well as self-service activities (dressing up, eating), individual support to children with disabilities. Once a week the volunteer will participate in additional activities for youth from Pułtusk. In summer possibility to run a workcamp.
2.Pomiechówek Commune has around 9000 inhabitants whereas Pomiechówek village itself around 3000. Culture Centre of Pomiechowek Commune, called PomPA, propagates and creates culture for and with the inhabitants of the commune. It organizes art, music and theatre classes and events for inhabitants and visitors of Pomiechowek Commune and work with people from 1 to 100 years old. The role of the volunteer is to add intercultural dimension to PomPA’s activities as well as bring new ideas and initatives. Volunteer’s activities: organizing intercultural and creative activities at events for children, youth, adults and seniors organized by PomPA / organize and run intercultural and creative activities for the youngest children and youth / help with regular activities: technical support, assisting, taking pictures. The work is based a lot on the calendar of events which means there are very busy periods interchanged with calm ones. In the summer there is possibility to run a workcamp as a leader
Number of volunteers: 1 volunteer for each project between 18-30 years old (Only Azerbaijani citizenship)
Project period – 01/09/2019 to 31/07/2020 (11 months)
Deadline: 20 July 2019
How to apply? – Please get the registration number and apply through
All costs are covered by ESC (European Solidarity Corps)
No participation fee!
Language: English
Application conditions and requirements for volunteering:
- Motivated to work as a volunteer (no paid work nor studies are allowed during your project) and willing to learn / reliable and diligent / friendly, warm-hearted, caring and patient, who makes relationship with children easily / independent and ready to have own ideas and initiative / ready to dialogue and cooperation in case of conflict situations / manual, music, dancing or acting skills will be very, very helpful at work! / only volunteers from ESC Programme countries can join and candidates from Spain and Italy have priority
- interested in creative activities (art, music, theatre etc.) / friendly, making relationship with people easily / willing to work with people of different ages (from small children to seniors) / communicative English / independent and ready to have own ideas and initiative / reliable and diligent / motivated to work as a volunteer (no paid work nor studies are allowed during the project) / willing to learn / ready to dialogue and cooperate in case of conflict situations / only volunteers from ESC Programme countries can join and candidates from Greece have priority