Volunteer Opportunity to Support Children and Youth at European Solidarity Corps in Lithuania

ESC offers a volunteer opportunity in Lithuania that will be launched during the period 18/03/2023 to 15/12/2023 with a title; Support children and youth. It is looking for a young person to volunteer in a 3-person-team of "Trinus". Its main purpose is learning while strengthening the children and youth of Lithuania, and particularly - of Aristava village and Kedainiai region.

Activity Topics:

• Social challenges
• Citizenship and democratic participation
• Education and training

You will mainly responsible for:

• Assistance to the leaders, implementation of non-formal education and free time activities for children and teenagers at summer camps.
• Participation with the children and teenagers of the children daycare center "Trinus Troba" at local community events.
• Participate in a training for social workers in case such a possibility will be available in English language.
• Participation in a training/seminar or visiting a different organization/institution for learning purposes could be possible and covered in a case that this directly relates to your responsibilities or an initiative you would like to implement.
• Presentations about the opportunities of European Solidarity Corps program and own volunteering experience for children and teenagers in local and regional schools.

You must have:

• interest in and experience of working with children and youth.
• ability to create relationships with children and youth at the same time drawing borders and helping them to follow rules.
• English skills.
• readiness to ask for help or advice.
• Desired (but not a requirement):
• Russian skills.
• background in pedagogy. 
• encountering local stereotypes.

Volunteer Benefits:

If you join this program, you will have:

• live alone in the second floor of a newly renovated used-to-be-a-school building in the village of Aristava.
•  a private room.
• receive products or a food allowance for cooking in the "Trinus Troba" kitchen. 

About the European Solidarity Corps:

The European Solidarity Corps is the new European Union initiative that creates opportunities for young people to volunteer or work in projects in their own country or abroad that benefit communities and people around Europe.

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