ESC in Alcalá la Real (Spanje)

● Conversation assistant at the local institute (Alfonso XI) for the subjects of Physical Education,
IT and English. Collaborate in the development of the class in English, teaching vocabulary and
speaking skills.
● School support for children, help with their homework and games to develop other skills with
the Red Cross
● Cooperation and preparation in activities for retirees with the Red Cross
● Peer Coaching with the migrant children / young people
● Support in the dining room of the retirement center from Monday to Friday.
● Support in the local primary dining room (SAFA) from Monday to Friday.
● Helping out the activities of the association when it is needed (youth exchanges, training
courses or local projects)
● Involving in Spanish classes provided in the local area
● Involving in English speaking clubs and engaging in the activities of Edificio Joven

• eager to work with children, young people and/or elderly
• willing to be involved in the implementation of international projects focusing on art and youth work
• no specials skills required, but must have affinity with at least one of the mentioned target groups
• adequate level of English; Spanish encouraged

The volunteers stay in a shared house in double rooms with shared bathrooms, kitchen, terrace and
co-living space. They have kitchen utilities to cook their own food and they are provided with 180 EUR to cover their food expenses.

The house is three floor building with 12 separate rooms and the volunteers will share the overall
space according to the availability of the rooms and how they see fit. Though, we cannot provide any
private accommodation (single rooms) to any volunteers, so the rooms will be shared.

Everywhere in the city is reachable on foot. Transportation by car is provided for volunteers in case it is needed for the activities or urgent cases (hospital, transportation in late hours during arrival and
departure, obtaining paper work etc.).

The volunteers receive 3 day language course in Spanish or English depending on the availability of
the language school (in August the school is closed).

Total working hours : 30 hours per week
The working hours are between 8:00 – 14:00 and 17:00 – 20:00.

Each volunteer have separate task schedule without not working more than 6 hours per day during the week days between the mentioned timeslot above. Unless there is an international activity or need, the volunteers do not work in weekends, if they do, they receive additional day off during the week days.

Days off : 2,5 day per month and weekends

Alcalá la Real is situated 71 kilometres from the provincial capital, Jaén, and 53
kilometres from Granada. The town is located in the rural area of Spain with a population of 21.000
people. The town is considered as medium by Spanish standards, but there are two big towns which the volunteers can easily go and visit during their free-time (Granada and Jaen).
The municipality is active in organizing cultural events and activities, in which the volunteers often engage through the cooperations that we have with the other NGOs and the municipality itself. There are two big supermarkets ( Mercadona and Lidl ) where the volunteers can get their needs easily in walking distance to the office as well as to their house.