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…

• You enjoy working with children and supporting their growth and learning project
• You are flexible and spontaneous, able to work in several different fields and adapt to unexpected situations
• You are creative and imaginative and would like to share this creativity with children

Practical Arrangements

• This project is supervised by a supporting organisation: the youth centre Aktionszentrum in Benediktbeuern (5 minutes away from the kindergarten). They will act as a mediator between you and the kindergarten, and take care of all practical details.
• You will work 32 hours per week.
• As per the ESC-guidelines, you will receive two days of holiday each month.
• You will receive a monthly allowance according to the ESC frame of reference. 
• You will be provided with a bicycle as mean of local transport.
• You will have a mentor provided by the supporting organisation for this project. You and your mentor will meet on a regular basis, deciding together on the frequency and nature of the meetings.
• You will get all meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) at the canteen of the supporting organisation.
• You will be given a room nearby, with access to laundry facilities.
• At the end of your voluntary service, you will receive a Youthpass certificate.

If you are interested please contact the Coordinator Svenja Kleegrewe under [email protected] until the 01.07.2025!

​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…

• You like working with teenagers and young people, and/or are interested in the international field
• You are flexible, creative and spontaneous, able to adapt to unexpected situations
• You are independent, able to take initiative and express your wishes

Practical arrangements:

• You will work between 30 and 34 hours per week. If you work overtime, you will be able to take some time off in compensation.
• As per the ESC-guidelines, you will receive two days of holiday each month.
• You will receive a monthly allowance according to the ESC frame of reference. 
• You will be provided with a bicycle as mean of local transport.
• You will have a mentor provided by the supporting organisation for this project.
• You will get all meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) at the local canteen
• You will be given a room nearby, with access to laundry facilities.
• During the year, you will attend two mandatory ESC seminars
• At the end of your voluntary service, you will receive a Youthpass certificate.

If you are interested, please contact the Coordinator Svenja Kleegrewe under [email protected] until the 01.07.2025!

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:

• Interest in working with children and young people
• Flexibility in working in different fields, creativity
• At least basic communication skills in German are necessary

 
Practical arrangements

• The voluntary service is 30-39 hours a week. If the volunteer works overtime, those hours can be recuperated at a later stage.
• The volunteer receives 2 days of holiday for each month. The concrete arrangements for this will be made during the team meetings. In this way the volunteer can be offered some flexibility in the choice of holidays
• The volunteer receives a monthly allowance according to the ESC frame of reference The volunteer can use a bicycle as mean of local transport.
• The volunteer will meet the mentor on a regular basis, deciding together on the required frequency and nature of the meetings.
• The volunteer will get meals in the canteen (breakfast, lunch, dinner).
• The volunteer will get a room nearby the centre for the months of service (with laundry facilities)
• At the end of the voluntary service the volunteer will get a “Youth pass” certificate.

 
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