ESC in Ferrol (Spanje)

We offer to volunteers the possibility to choose one of the following taskboxes according to his/her motivation and skills:

1. Non-profit management:

• Acquiring the knowledge and experience in order to be able to start and manage a non-profit organisation
• Learning community management skills
• Keeping updated the organization’s website and social profiles
• Helping contacting foreign partners and negotiate agreements with them
• Recruiting and preparing volunteers and participants for local and international activities
• Organise events to dynamise our youth center in Ferrol

2. Non-formal education:

• Helping to organise training courses, workshops and other local activities
• Helping to organize and coordinate linguistic tandems – managing the public speaking workshops in English (Speak Factor)
• Creating campaings, activities and other events to promote the values of the association (cooperation and solidarity, social justice, human dignity, sustainable development, democracy, tolerance) amongst the population in the region

3. Promotion of Erasmus+ and other European programs:

• Promoting EVS and other actions of the Erasmus+ program in order to encourage Spanish youth to take part in the program
• Organizing and implementing interactive workshops to promote international mobility programmes in schools and University

4. Media assistant:

• Exploring different techniques of video recording and professional editing using Adobe
• Learning the fundamentals of graphic design (Indesign, Canva)
• Creating audio-visual promotional material for the organisation
• In video and/or podcast format, research and document the inspiring stories of local residents
• Organise, promote and facilitate the forum cinema events every week
• Creation of a video blog with weekly updates sharing the experience of a foreigner living in Ferrol
• Support in the design, filming and edition of short videos related to the objectives of the organization (ecology, inclusion, mobility)

5. Art assistant (Casa Creativa)

• Help run the Casa Creativa (gallery, participatory workshop and artistic residency)
• Discover / train / share various artistic techniques (visual or scenic)
• Develop key skills related to public relations, content creation and event promotion.

Young persons from from 18 to 30 years who are interested to work with people with different backgrounds.

• Willingness to learn Spanish
• Interested in working with youth, interested in democracy/politics/culture
• Able to take own initiative
• Interested in Spanish culture

Participant will receive 150 euros per month as food allowance plus pocket money according to European Solidarity Corps regulations.

Accommodation will be in one of our centrical flats 10 minutes away from the office/atelier. Rooms can be single or double shared with other volunteers. Apartment is equipped with all needed utilities for living (linen, washing machine, Internet connection).

The volunteers will live in the center of the city in a walking distance to all points of interest. We provide as well a city bike card to use free of charge.

The volunteer will receive an online learning language platform access. As well will receive grammar and conversation lessons twice a week.

The coordinator will develop together with the participant a customized working plan with weekly monitoring meetings. The general working hours in the office are from 10-14.00, afternoon activities are happening in different schedules depending of the day and type of the workshop. Saturday and Sunday are non working days. Additionally, the volunteers will count with 2 free days per month.

Ferrol is a city of 100,000 inhabitants in Galicia, on the northwest coast of Spain. It is full of contrasts and the charm of its fishing village roots is still visible in its streets and traditions. The old town of Ferrol, the modernist district of La Magdalena, the defensive walls of La Cortina (18th century) and the castles of San Felipe and La Palma are just some of the local attractions. The city has been an important naval shipbuilding center for most of its history, being the capital of the Spanish Navy’s Maritime Department in the North. It is also the starting point of the English Way (pilgrimage route) to Santiago de Compostela.