ESC in Craiova (Roemenië)

The volunteer will participate in the design, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of non-formal activities directed towards the achievement of the project objectives. The exact content and methods used for the achievement of the project objective are to be defined together with the volunteers during the weekly and monthly planning meeting. The volunteer shall be consulted on tasks assigned and will be given opportunities to provide direct input in establishing what he/she will do as long as the tasks and activities are maintained within the scope and objectives of the project.  ACT will provide direct support(in terms of help planning, implementing, and making resources available) to the volunteers who wish to bring their own contributions to the project working methods, activities and tasks as long as it keeps everything within the bounds defined by the project objectives. In the case that

the volunteer will have any personal contributions ACT will provide them with proposals for working methods, activities and tasks which can be further defined based on the volunteers learning goals, experience, capabilities and expertise. If tasks and activities that need to be done surpass the capacity, knowledge and competencies of the volunteers ACT shall offer training and practical guidance to the volunteer.

• Aged between 18 to 30 years
• The volunteers who apply for this project need to like and
  be willing to work with youth.
• Active, open-minded, creative, innovative, responsible
  and motivated
• The volunteers of this project should, above all else, show
  willingness to learn and see their experience as a learning process.
• Basic level of English (being able to make herself/himself
  understood by the others – able to communicate).

Accommodation: ACT will host the volunteers in rented apartments in the city of Craiova. Each accommodation will assure good living conditions (private beds, equipped kitchen and bathroom, heating system, running cold/ hot water, Wi-Fi). Please note that you will share the room (2 volunteers per room, separate single beds).

Financial aspects: International travel, local transport, accommodation and utility fees, monthly communication costs, costs related to activities are covered directly by ACT.

Monthly food allowance: 150 euro/month
Pocket money: 90 euro/month

Local transport: will be covered by ACT, upon arrival they will receive info on how to use public transport, a map of the transit lines etc.

The volunteers receive physical Romanian language lessons 2 sessions per week for the first 5 months and 1 session per week for the rest of the project

Working hours are flexible and adapted to the schedule of the target institutions and is usually 3-4 hours/day in with the youngsters and 1-2 hours/day for preparing the activities.

Each volunteer is entitled to receiving 2 free days/week (typically weekends but in case that an activity requires work on the weekend the volunteer will be free in the next days) and a total of 12 days of vacation in the project that you can use as you want.