We are excited to announce that once again we are looking for 2 long term volunteers for our projects in Oostende and in Ganshoren (Brussels). Both projects will start in September, so we are looking for someone that can join us end of August beginning of September.
A little back ground: Youth Centre De Takel: the project is to support a Don Bosco Youth Centre in Oostende for 12 months as a youth worker. They do activities about sports and crafts. But the main aim of the project is to be involved with the youth that visits the centre. The majority of the members of the youth centre have a migration background, or have arrived in the country as refugees and asylum seekers. That is why we ask for someone that is open and likes multicultural environments. As an extra, it they have experience in the youth sector would be nice, since they would be involved right away with the youngsters. I will attach the info pack for more practical information, as well as the link to the European solidarity Corps website so they can apply. If you have someone that is very interested in join us and you feel like it is a good fit, you can directly send their CV and motivation letter to me directly! Opportunity detail page | European Youth Portal Boarding School Don Bosco Ganshoren: the project aims to support the Don Bosco Ganshoren Boarding school for 11 months. The volunteer will join the team in the boarding school as a responsible for the living group, this refers to the youth that lives in the accommodations during the week due to difficulties at home, or within the family. However, during the day they will join the children’s group, doing activities, helping them with homework etc. Now, since they will be joining the boarding school, they also have to oblige with the rules of the accommodations, for example a curfew at 22h. It is quite a shock for most that is why we want to give as much information as possible so they know in advance that during the week they cannot leave the facilities after this time. We are looking for anyone that is enthusiastic about education, that wants to experience working with different age groups and that is committed to the project. Once again, I will attach the info pack for more practical information, as well as the link to the European solidarity Corps website so they can apply. If you have someone that is very interested in join us and you feel like it is a good fit, you can directly send their CV and motivation letter to me directly! Opportunity detail page | European Youth Portal If you know of someone that might be interested let us know! And if you have any further questions don’t hesitate and message me! Celia Aller Irurzun [email protected] European Solidarity Corps in the youth center Celje (1 Volunteer) 01. 9. 2025 – 30. 8. 2026 The Salesian Youth Center is open every day of the week, from 12.00 to 18.00. Programs are organized for children and young people in the playground, as well as activities in the club premises. We also organize various programs during the holidays (excursions, oratory…). The work in the Salesian Youth Center of Celje follows the idea of St. John Bosco, who in the 19th century started with a new educational method called the “preventive system”. This is based on four educational environments: home, yard, school and church, and on three attitudes of the educator: reason, faith and benevolence. We include 1 or 2 international volunteers in the work of the youth center every year. Volunteers are involved in work programs with children and young people. Volunteer:
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The website of the youth centre: celje.donbosko.si Contact If you are interested in joining our project, please send a CV, a pass photo and letter of motivation to: Klementina Fidler [email protected] Deadline for Applications: 1st of July 2025 European Solidarity Corps in the youth center Kodeljevo (3 Volunteers) 01. 9. 2025 – 31. 7. 2026 The Salesian Youth Kodeljevo is open every day of the week, from 11.00 to 18.00. Programs are organized for children and young people in the playground, as well as activities in the club premises. We also have activities regarding social circus and offer various workshops and School of circus for kids, adults and seniors. During holidays we organize various programs (excursions, oratory…). The work in the Salesian Youth Center of Kodeljevo follows the idea of St. John Bosco, who in the 19th century started with a new educational method called the “preventive system”. This is based on four educational environments: home, yard, school and church, and on three attitudes of the educator: reason, faith and benevolence. We include 3 international volunteers in the work of the youth center every year. Volunteers are involved in work programs with children and young people. Volunteer:
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The website of the youth centre: skala.je Contact If you are interested in joining our project, please send a CV, a pass photo and letter of motivation to: Boštjan Jamnik SDB [email protected] More info: skala.je/esc/ Deadline for Applications: 15th of July 2025 Your browser does not support viewing this document. Click here to download the document. Long-term ESC in Germany in a public kindergarten
When: 1.09.2025 – 31.08.2026 Where: The public kindergarten in Benediktbeuern is attended each day by around 90 children between 1-6 years old. There, they have the opportunity to learn through playing indoors and outdoors, as well as creative activities. They also share meals and acquire life skills such as communication and community life. The oldest kids participate in special activities meant to help them prepare to attend school in the following years. Your missions: Each day, you will help lead the children through the day, playing with them, reading books or supervising creative activities. You will also support the team with day-to-day work, such as supporting the kitchen team for lunch. You will have the opportunity to develop your own project with the children based on your own strengths and interests. Location: Benediktbeuern is a beautiful Bavarian village of about 3000 inhabitants, located at the foot of the Alps. It is surrounded by many hiking tracks, perfect for nature lovers. It is easily accessible from Munich (an hour by train, direct). Shops, doctor’s cabinets and leisure places (swimming pool, gym) can all either be found in the village or easily accessed by train or bus. This is the project for you if…
Long-term project in Germany – Youth education Centre
When: 1.09.2025 – 31.08.2026 Where: The Aktionszentrum in Benediktbeuern is a youth education centre from the Salesians of Don Bosco. It focuses on educating and preparing young people for the future. The centre hosts 250-300 teenagers between 13 and 19 years old. They come for three-days-long seminars, with workshops around topics that are important to youth and young adults. The Aktionszentrum is based on a pedagogy that focuses on respecting, treasuring and upholding the value of each person as an individual. It is based on trust and understanding between the teenagers and the team. It is a very friendly and open work environment, where you will have a lot of freedom and varied opportunities. Work fields: You will support the pedagogical activities with the teenagers and be in daily contact with them through tasks like the reception work or the organisation of their free time activities. You will also be involved in practical activities around the house, overseeing the accommodation of groups and supporting their practical needs. In addition, you will have the opportunity to participate in courses as well as special holiday programs (outdoors camp for young adults, Easter celebration with families…). You are also free to develop your own project based on your strengths and interests, such as creative workshops or free time activities. Location: Benediktbeuern is a beautiful Bavarian village of about 3000 inhabitants, located at the foot of the Alps. It is surrounded by many hiking tracks, perfect for nature lovers. It is well connected to Munich, with trains running every hour (about one hour ride). Shops, doctor’s cabinets and leisure places (swimming pool, gym) can all either be found in the village or easily accessed by train or bus. The village also has its own university, with a lively community of about 500 students. This is the project for you if…
Greetings from the Savio House Community, Bollington, the Salesian Residential Youth Retreat Centre of the British Province. I trust you are well.
Our retreat centre welcomes over 2000 young people each year for a 3-day residential retreat and we also welcome young lay volunteers, male and female, to live in the community and to work together as a team providing the retreats. Often our volunteers are straight from school (18 years) or after university. It is a great opportunity for them to grow through sharing in community life, to improve their language, youth work skills and experience of Salesian mission. I am writing to you in your role as Youth Ministry Delegate to ask your help in promoting Volunteering at Savio House to your young people, Salesian contacts and animators. Information and application forms can be found on our website: www.saviohouse.org.uk If you are no longer the Youth Ministry Delegate, I would be grateful if you would pass this letter to your successor. Thank you. We have a long history of volunteers at Savio House and are very keen to strengthen our team from the wider Salesian network. This year we are fortunate to have volunteers from Czech Republic, Georgia, Italy, and Slovenia. Their presence has really emphasised that some of the ‘magic’ atmosphere and energy of Savio House definitely comes from the volunteers; it is their presence which makes the difference to the community and the retreat experience. We are currently an international community of SDB and lay volunteers, numbering 9 members from 9 different countries! If you have any suitable young people, can I ask you to encourage them to think about a volunteer year at Savio House for 2025 -26, and to apply as soon as possible. We are able to sponsor Religious Worker Visas to the UK and will process all of that for them. We provide all accommodation for the year (September – July), a subsistence allowance of £50 per week, and travel to and from the UK in September, at Christmas and Easter, and at the end of the year. If you need any further information, please just get in touch, either by email to [email protected] or [email protected] or by Whatsapp to +44 7754 057074. Thank you for whatever support you can give us in our recruitment of volunteers for next year. It is a great opportunity for our Salesian young people. THE YOUTH CENTER Don Bosko centar is an organization based in Podgorica, engaged in youth work. The main goal for our organisation is to offer educational and fun programmes to children and young adults, in order to give them the possibility to spend free time doing something useful and creative instead of spending time in the streets where they are unsupervised. Non-formal education is used at our center, where our youngsters acquire skills and knowledge through different activities. The preventive system is used at our center which offers the youngster previous warning, in a way that the educator can still speak to him in the language of the heart, whether during the time of his education, or later. Our center is open to everyone aged between 7 and 18 yrs, regardless of ethnic or religious affiliation but our target group usually consists of children coming from socially vulnerable families, who live in Konik, which is one of the poorest areas in Podgorica. Also, we have significant number of Roma population. We offer different types of daily programmes as well as programmes during winter and summer school break. We have the following:
Sports activities and games stimulate their physical growth. In the past we have organized different preventive and social programmes indicating the risks of using drugs or other vice. We are also active on European and international level. We are supporting and hosting ESC accredited organisation, and we encourage our youngsters to participate in training courses, seminars, youth exchanges, study visits organized within Erasmus plus and other youth programmes. ROLE OF THE VOLUNTEER Activity start date is 1. September 2024 and activity end date is 30. July 2025. Main tasks of volunteer will include the following:
He/she will be encouraged to develop and carry on his/her own project. He/she will:
PROFILE OF THE VOLUNTEER As the volunteer will be mostly active in Social and Youth circus, we expect him/her to have certain circus skills. It is desirable for the volunteer to know something of the following because he/she will lead the trainings with our local trainers/coaches:
He/she should be a motivated, open-minded young person aged between 18 and 30 years, willing to engage in social and volunteering activities, able to work in a multicultural environment, able to work individually as well as in a team. WORKING HOURS AND DAYS OFF Volunteer will work 6 hours per day, 5 days per week. He/She will usually be free on weekends, because our activities are held during working days. Activities can be held in the morning as well as in the afternoon. He/She also gets 2 days off per month, and he/she can have a vacation depending on the current situation in the centre. This will be agreed based on his/her wishes with the project team. VOLUNTEER ALLOWANCE The volunteer will receive a pocket money of 90 EUR per month. HOW TO APPLY We are always searching for willing volunteers to join us. To apply simply send an email to: [email protected] Until 1st of May 2024 Inside this email please tell us a bit about yourself and what motivates you to come join us. Finally attach a CV (Curriculum Vitae) to the email and send it. You can be sure that your information will not be shared without your consent and will only be used for the application process FOOD AND ACCOMODATION Volunteer will have lunch in our organization or he/she will receive money for the food. This will be agreed with the volunteer upon his/her arrival. Volunteer will live in a flat with another international volunteer. During entire service there will be two volunteers at the same time. Volunteer’s appartment will be very close to the Youth center, it is around 15 minutes walking distance. Also, the city center is just 25 minutes walking from his/her place. TRAVEL Travel costs from volunteer’s country of origin to Montenegro are 100% covered by the project. If you are interested, you can write to [email protected] European Solidarity Corps in the youth centre Aktionszentrum Benediktbeuern (3 Volunteers)
01.09.2024 – 31.08.2025 The youth centre Aktionszentrum is a retreat house of the Salesians of Don Bosco, a catholic religious order founded in the late nineteenth century by Saint John Bosco in an attempt, through works of charity, to care for the young and disadvantaged children. The centre hosts weekly about 250-300 youngsters, coming from different schools of the Bavarian region. The team of the centre leads workshops and courses for school classes. Target group are young people between 14 and 19. Aktionszentrum is also active at international level: every year about 25 young people are sent to different countries of the world to spend one year as volunteers. The youth centre is also leading ESC-trainings on behalf of the National Agency of the Erasmus+ programme “Jugend für Europa”, in collaboration with other youth centres. The volunteer will join the staff starting from the 1st of September and will be active in many fields: support of the pedagogical activities with young people; work in the main office and at the reception; personal contact with young people during the week through different activities (front office, sports, organisation of breaks). The volunteer will also be active in different practical activities in the house. She/He will keep an overview on the accommodation of the groups, making easy handcraft work if required, supporting the catering and kitchen staff. The volunteer will also spend some time in the international office to get an overview on the different activities organised by the hosting organisation. The volunteer will work in a small intercultural team of 2-10 young volunteers, coming from different countries (mainly from Germany). At the end of the service the volunteers is supposed to develop an own project about her/his ESC-experience. Profile of the volunteers Aktionszentrum is coordinating the three projects and supports the volunteers to develop their own skills and knowledge: changes in the time tables are possible according to the needs and wishes of the volunteer. Requirements:
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Benediktbeuern is a beautiful village of around 3500 inhabitants in the south of Bavaria. It has an own university (faculty of Social work) and a community of around 500 students. The village is well connected to Munich (Trains are running every hour- around 60Km / 1 hour ride). Here some information about the village: www.benediktbeuern.de The website of the youth centre: www.aktionszentrum.de The website of the Kindergarten: www.kiga-bb.de Contact If you are interested in joining our project, please send a CV, a pass photo and letter of motivation to: Svenja Kleegrewe Don Bosco Str. 1 83671 Benediktbeuern Tel: +49 (0) 8857 88-312 Fax: +49 (0) 8857 88-349 [email protected] Or Apply through the ESC webpage: https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/placement/11639_en Deadline for Applications: 1st of June 2024 “Pleasant engagement”, that’s what Bosco Base vzw wants to be. By challenging young people to volunteering, formation initiatives and other ways of free time spending/occupation, a contribution is made towards their complete development.
Please write to [email protected] if you are interested in these opportunities. Application deadline: 15/05/2023. Volunteer work from 12/09/2023 to 12/09/2024 Activity Description The project is developed for international volunteers who want to experience youth work in a different context and country. The service consists of 12 months of volunteering in the Flemish Don Bosco youth centre De Takel in Oostende at the seaside. We invite two volunteers. The aim of youth centre is to create an enjoyable time for the youngsters coming to the youth centre. De Takel is a youth care centre for young people between 12 and 25 years. It is a place where they can come together for all kinds of activities and socializing. The target group for De Takel consists mainly of: young people from disadvantaged neighbourhoods of Oostende, refugees, minors… . This creates a very multicultural audience and a large number of vulnerable young people. The volunteer is expected to accompany them in the activities and their visit to the youth centre and take part in the daily activities of the Youth Centre. Practical information During the service, the volunteers will have their personal rooms in a spacious volunteers house walking distance from the youth centre. All basic needs are provided: kitchen, bathroom, tv, internet…. The rent is included in the Erasmus+ grant and will be paid by Jeugddienst Don Bosco. Cooking will be done by the volunteers. The volunteers will receive a weekly budget, to cover food and household costs, and a monthly pocket allowance. A bike will be provided for the length of the program and you will receive 2 times a 10-ride train card for trips in Belgium. Participant profile The project is open for two volunteers. Some requirements for the ESC-volunteer are - strong English communication skills - strong youth work skills/experience - able to live/work as an independent person - strong intercultural skills - open towards other cultures/to have an intercultural experience - willing to work in an multicultural environment A bonus: - interested in sports (football) - interested in gaming and other PC games - can speak another language: Arabic, Pashto, Russian “Pleasant engagement”, that’s what Bosco Base vzw wants to be. By challenging young people to volunteering, formation initiatives and other ways of free time spending/occupation, a contribution is made towards their complete development.
Please write to [email protected] if you are interested in these opportunities. Application deadline: 15/05/2023. Volunteer work from 12/09/2023 to 30/07/2024 Activity description We are looking for two European volunteers ! The project which will take place in DB Ganshoren, a residential educational youth centre close to Brussels. Next to residential care, the place offers possibilities for oratory (playground), youth work, holiday camps, homework support and different projects supporting the development of young people. The project will have a specific focus on integral ecology approach and education. We want to propose a new experiment aiming to act in the field of integral ecology education. The tasks of the volunteers will consist of:
Volunteers will be staying at DB Ganshoren in a separate wing of the building. Every volunteer will have the availability over a personal room with a bed, sink, wardrobe and internet connection. The volunteers will share a kitchen, salon, toilet and bathroom. The accommodation is close to public transport and has good connections with Brussels. During working time, meals will be provided by centre's kitchen. During weekends, volunteers will be responsible for their own meals. There will be a bike available for the projects’ volunteers. and everyone receives a train card for 10 rides. Volunteers receive a weekly household budget and monthly pocket money. Participant profile Some requirements for the ESC-volunteers are:
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