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] 
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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!

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.

J​oin the Savio House Retreat Team 2023-24, and work with young people at our Youth Retreat Centre at Bollington, Cheshire.
Why Savio House? Well, wouldn't you love to …

• • Live in a Christian community that works for young people
  • Wake up each day in a fantastic location in the Pennine hills
  • Develop skills in working with young people
  • Develop team working skills alongside qualified leaders
  • Develop valuable planning and leadership skills
  • Learn to create totally new resources
  • Get free training in first aid, food hygiene, fire prevention training, health and safety etc
  • Explore accreditation paths towards a future career working with young people
  • Search out the answers to some of your deeper life questions
  • Join a world-wide Salesian network of youth workers
  • Receive a weekly allowance
  • Have all food, accommodation and laundry provided
  • Enjoy national conferences/events and meet up with other volunteers
  • Have regular mentoring and support through the whole year- September- July

Interested?
Call or email Savio House and talk to a member of the team for more information, or arrange a visit:
+441625 575 405
[email protected]
Explore the Savio House website www.saviohouse.org.uk
Download the documents below to apply.

• 2023 Voluntary Worker Application Form (Document, 65.8 Kb)
• Safeguarding Self Declaration DBS 4 Form (PDF, 762.3 Kb)

At the Salesian Centre Celje, we are looking for volunteers who would spend a year working in our youth centre, carrying out the activities of our centre as part of the program European Solidarity Corps.
We are looking for volunteers aged between 18 and 25 who already have experience working in similar centres and are close to the sales mode of operation and Don Bosco's preventive educational system.
Volunteers will be involved in all projects in the programs of our centre, and we will want them to carry out a project that will enrich the operation of our centre, while giving them the opportunity to develop their competencies.
We are looking for volunteers for the period between September 1, 2022 and August 31, 2023.
All those interested, please send a CV including your previous experience(s) and a motivation letter stating the reasons for working in the young centre, information on their expectations at work and information on the latest contribution to work in the young centre.
Send applications to the following e-mail: [email protected]

• ​​10-month voluntary service (September 2022 to June 2023)
• in Austria (Vienna, Klagenfurt & Vöcklabruck)
• for 18-30 year old young people
• Apply here: volunteers.donbosco.at/de/home/bewerbungsformular.html

The Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) and the Salesian Sisters (FMA) in Austria offer a ten-month voluntary service in the field of education for young adults from 18 to 30 years from Europe. Our association “Don Bosco Volunteers” is funded by the “European Solidarity Corps”.
The volunteers help in education (youth centres, educational programmes, house for migrants). Accommodation, lodging, language course and a ticket for public transport are free for the volunteers. Additionally, they receive 150 euros pocket money per month. There is a formative programme from the European Union (two three-day courses) and Salesian formation (pilgrimage to Turin, course of Salesian pedagogy and a weekend for reflection).
Currently we have seven positions for volunteers in four different places: two places in Vienna (Salesianum (1 position), Don Bosco Sozialwerk (4 positions)), one in Klagenfurt (1 male volunteer), one in Vöcklabruck (1 female volunteer). You will find more information at www.donbosco.at/volunteers.

General information: Don Bosco Volunteers in Austria coordinates volunteering opportunities in five different places and supports the volunteer to develop their own skills and knowledge. Changes in the timetable 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 volunteer has at least a double room (shared with another volunteer) with shower and bathroom.
• The voluntary service is 30-38 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 will be made with the local contact person.
• The food is organized in different ways in the host organisations (canteen, cook by yourself, etc.). In any case it is paid by the host organisation.
• The volunteer receives a monthly allowance according to the ESC guidelines (5 € per each day).
• The means by transport for the arrival in Austria will be organised with the office in Vienna. Our volunteering opportunities are all located in cities with a good public transport system. The host organisation gives to the volunteers a mobility ticket and/or a bicycle.
• The volunteer will meet the mentor on a regular basis, deciding together on the required frequency and nature of the meetings.
• At the end the volunteer will get a “Youthpass” certificate.

 
Training during the voluntary service: The participants join the obligatory trainings (On Arrival, Midterm) organised by the Austrian National Agency. Additionally, Don Bosco Volunteers organise for the volunteers of the organisation three trainings: 4-day trip to Turin for our national and international volunteers, one-day study programme on educational issues and a weekend for reflexion.

We kindly ask you to inform the youngsters of your institution and province about this possibility. We are happy to welcome young adults who already have experience in Salesian education and animation.
The next period for volunteering is from September 2022 to June 2023. We can offer a volunteering opportunity for seven persons funded by the Solidarity Corps. The deadline for applications (with CV and motivational letter) is the 30th June 2022 with the form at volunteers.donbosco.at/de/home/bewerbungsformular.html or by email at [email protected][email protected].

• ​​10-month voluntary service (September 2021 to June 2022)
• in Austria (Vienna, Klagenfurt, Salzburg & Vöcklabruck)
• for 18-30 year old young people
• Apply here: volunteers.donbosco.at/de/home/bewerbungsformular.html

The Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) and the Salesian Sisters (FMA) in Austria offer a ten-month voluntary service in the field of education for young adults from 18 to 30 years from Europe. Our association “Don Bosco Volunteers” is funded by the “European Solidarity Corps”.
The volunteers help in education (youth centres, educational programmes, house for migrants). Accommodation, lodging, language course and a ticket for public transport are free for the volunteers. Additionally, they receive 150 euros pocket money per month. There is a formative programme from the European Union (two three-day courses) and Salesian formation (pilgrimage to Turin, course of Salesian pedagogy and a weekend for reflection).
Currently we have seven positions for volunteers in five different places: two in Vienna (Salesianum, Don Bosco Sozialwerk), one in Klagenfurt, one in Vöcklabruck and one in Salzburg. You will find more information at www.donbosco.at/volunteers.

General information: Don Bosco Volunteers in Austria coordinates volunteering opportunities in five different places and supports the volunteer to develop their own skills and knowledge. Changes in the timetable 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 volunteer has at least a double room (shared with another volunteer) with shower and bathroom.
• The voluntary service is 30-38 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 will be made with the local contact person.
• The food is organized in different ways in the host organisations (canteen, cook by yourself, etc.). In any case it is paid by the host organisation.
• The volunteer receives a monthly allowance according to the ESC guidelines (5 € per each day).
• The means by transport for the arrival in Austria will be organised with the office in Vienna. Our volunteering opportunities are all located in cities with a good public transport system. The host organisation gives to the volunteers a mobility ticket and/or a bicycle.
• The volunteer will meet the mentor on a regular basis, deciding together on the required frequency and nature of the meetings.
• At the end the volunteer will get a “Youthpass” certificate.

 
Training during the voluntary service: The participants join the obligatory trainings (On Arrival, Midterm) organised by the Austrian National Agency. Additionally, Don Bosco Volunteers organise for the volunteers of the organisation three trainings: 4-day trip to Turin for our national and international volunteers, one-day study programme on educational issues and a weekend for reflexion.

We kindly ask you to inform the youngsters of your institution and province about this possibility. We are happy to welcome young adults who already have experience in Salesian education and animation.
The next period for volunteering is from September 2021 to June 2022. We can offer a volunteering opportunity for six persons funded by the Solidarity Corps. The deadline for applications (with CV and motivational letter) is the 15th July 2021: volunteers.donbosco.at/de/home/bewerbungsformular.html