- Coordinating organisation: VIA e V
- Host: Schloss Heessen: http://www.lsh-heessen.de
- Location: Hamm (NRW), Germany
- Deadline: 15/12/2014
- Start: 05/08/2015
- End: 04/08/2016
Since 1957 the LSH is an officially recognised secondary school and boarding school in Hamm. School maintaining body is a registered association called «Landschulheim Schloss Heessen e.V.». About 1/3 of the 370 pupils find their home away from home at the boarding school. Accomodation is provided for groups of up to 15 children and youngsters, which are housed in groups of the same age, boys and girls separately from each other. A team of highly qualified social education workers and educators cultivate a faithful relationship with their boarders based on humanistic education. Social skills are trained and the individual personality is strengthened by living together. The pupils can also enhance their musical, sports and creative skills in about 25 study groups, that are offered especially for the boarding school. The boarding school is working together with VIA e.V., a recognized coordinating EVS organization.
Tasks
The volunteer works together in a team with the house masters / house mistresses in a school house. The work includes the care of the pupils as well as the professional supervision. A part of this work includes 4-6 night per month shifts in the supervision of a school house. The supervision and care of the groups also takes place during weekends. The input of aspects of the volunteer’s own cultural background are highly appreciated. The life in the school and boarding school community should enrich the lives of the volunteers both personally and professionally. examples of tasks: • Support of cultural activities in schools • Homework help and tutoring • Participation in Special Education (group or individual counseling services) • Assisting in the implementation of services / courses (e.g. in the arts, sports, craft area) • if possible own afternoon courses (optional) in sports, languages, craft art ect. • Accompany supervisions (activities during breaks) • Assisting in the catering students
Criteria
The motivation of the volunteer to do a voluntary service is the most important criteria in selecting the volunteers. Other criteria might be:
Procedure
Deadline: 15th december 2014
For the selection of the volunteers we will need:
– Europass CV with picture (made in the last month)
– Motivational letter, writing that your sending organisation will be «Building Bridges»
Remember to write in the motivation letter that your sending institution is “Asociación Building Bridges».
All documents written in english you can send to: asociacionbb@gmail.com with subject “EVS Alemania Schloss Heessen”
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