EVS Vacancy in Germany

  • Vacancy for EVS Volunteer in Germany

  • Contact person: Kreisjugendwerk
  • Coordinating organisation: Kreisjugendwerk der AWO KarlsruheStadt
  • Host: Kita am Haydnplatz : https://www.awo-karlsruhe.de/angebote/kindertagesstaetten/kita-am-haydnplatz.html
  • Location: Karlsruhe, Germany
  • Deadline: 30/11/2016
  • Start: 09/01/2017
  • End: 08/08/2017

  • Hosting organization: The"Kita am Haydnplatz" is a bilingual (german/french) day care centre situated in the western part of the city centre of Karlsruhe. The centre offers a full-day childcare from 07.00 to 17.30 hours for 61 children. One group offers 10 vacancies for children who are younger than 3 years, two more groups offer vacancies for children from the age 2 to 6 and one group with children from the age of 1 to 6.
    The children have a daily breakfast and lunch. A various program is offered: beside the classical games for children they have the possibility to deal with different topics. They can experience themselves by playing and working with art and colors, train their bodies in sports, be curious in experiments and natural sciences, enjoy a community in role playing and make steps in building and construction. Each topic is situated in a special room with the suitable materials.
    The main focus of the day care centre is the bilingual concept as well as the health concept of Sebastian Kneipp. The educators try to introduce the children to a healthy attitude of life by offering playful methods. The children should learn what makes me healthy, how does my body feel like, how can I keep my well-being?
    The children are accompied by the educators. The main goal is that the interest of the children is seen by the educators and that the children get supported. Additional excursions and cooperations with other institution take place.
    The day care centre "Kita am Haydnplatz" offers vacancies for all children, no matter what nationality or social background they have. Also children with disabilities are received. It's only important to have a mix of age and gender of the children in the group.

Tasks

Project description: The volunteer will support the daily activities with the kids. Also art activities, sports, experimental activities, role playing, building and construction are part of the work with the children. Depending on the own interests of the volunteer there's the possibility to support one of these topics with own workshops or ideas - and also to realize an own little project within this topic. The volunteer will also support the preparation of lunch for the children and some housekeeping activities. The working hours will be 38 hours per week.

Criteria

How to apply: please send the following documents to Lina Oberacker: [email protected] • CV • MOTIVATION LETTER: Please bring out in your Motivation Letter: why you want to work in a day care centre and what is your motivation for that kind of work? • INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR SENDING ORGANIZATION: Name, PIC number and contact dates of your Sending Organization. We cannot consider candidates without sending organization. • Confirmation of physical capacity and psychological performance. You can find the according document in the attachment.

Procedure

Volunteer profile: Do you love working with children? Are you creative and open-minded? Do you have any interesting hobbies that you can share with others? (Music, sports, art ... everything is welcome) Are you a responsible person? Do you have a lot of new ideas for fun&educative; activities? Do you already have some German or French language skills?
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