Long term ESC project in France!

Location: St Caprais de Bordeaux, France

Project name: Let’s open the european window for youth

Hosting Organization – Concordia Aquitaine

Sending organization: “Common Sense” Youth Organization

Purpose of the project: The main task of the volunteer is to work with children and teenagers during their free time in leisure center, to make activities with them and let them discover the country of the volunteer. The aim through this project is to bring openness to the people who are in contact with the ESC volunteer. In particular the activities deal with: ✓Helping out the team in the leisure center, the welcoming place before and after school and the youth center. ✓Organize activities with the children or youth about the country or the passion of the volunteer (cooking, relaxation, hip hop…) ✓ Participate to outdoor activities with them ✓ Participate to all the meeting with the team ✓ Being involved in the life of the association The detailed activities will be proposed by the volunteer according to his/her skills and interests and with the support of the pedagogical team. The project will also allow the volunteer to know and develop new pedagogical techniques in term of work with

Number of volunteers: 1 volunteer between 18-30 years old (Only Azerbaijani citizenship)

Project period  – 07/10/2019 to 31/08/2020 (10 months) 

Deadline: 31th October 2019

How to apply? – Please get registration number and apply through the Youth Portal 

All costs are covered by ESC

 No participation fee! 

Language: English

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements:

Accommodation will be provided. The volunteer will be accommodated in the house of Concordia, next to the offices of the association, with 4 or 5 other volunteers. The volunteers will have to adopt a collective life which means cook and eat together, propose activities in group and participate to the associative events that we organise. Pocket money and money for food will be provided. Internet is available in the house. There is few public transport in this area, it is possible to find bicycles and to use a car to go to work and to do some shopping for the house.

Application conditions and requirements for volunteering:

➢ Basics knowledge in French or motivation to learn french ➢ Motivation to work with children and teenagers. ➢ Be flexible and open to meet/live with new people, to think outside of the box ➢ Cultural, artistic or sport skills are more than welcome ➢ Be willing to develop a personal project ➢ Motivation to discover the associative world and all its activities ➢ Be active and participative ➢ Driving license After receiving the applications, we may arrange skype interview.