🇵🇱 ESC Volunteering in Poland 🎨 Creative Workshops for Seniors at Social Welfare Home in Gdynia 🌸

A care home with 79 residents. A garden close to the forest. Therapists, physiotherapists, psychologists, and social workers working together every day. And an Occupational Therapy department that uses arts, crafts, music, and culture as genuine tools for wellbeing. Dom Pomocy Społecznej in Gdynia is looking for an ESC volunteer to bring creativity, patience, and fresh ideas to their senior residents — and to be part of a team that genuinely cares about the people it serves.

🏡 About the Home

The Social Welfare Home in Gdynia is a residential care facility for 79 elderly residents, situated in a unique setting with a garden close to the forest. The team of 67 workers includes therapists, social workers, psychologists, speech therapists, nurses, and physiotherapists. The approach to care is holistic — addressing physical, emotional, social, and cultural needs through a wide range of therapeutic and creative activities.

🎯 The Role

Volunteers will primarily support the Occupational Therapy department, which uses diverse therapeutic approaches including arts and crafts, audio-visual therapy, music therapy, recreational activities, cultural and educational therapy, bibliotherapy, and sociotherapy.

📋 What You’ll Do

🎨 Lead and support handicraft, drawing, painting, and sewing workshops

🎵 Contribute to music therapy and audio-visual therapy activities

📚 Support bibliotherapy and sociotherapy sessions

🌳 Help with gardening — caring for flowers, trees, and shrubs

🏋️ Support the rehabilitation of residents where possible

💡 Bring your own fresh ideas and inspiration for new workshop formats

🎁 What the Project Provides

🏠 Accommodation in a rented flat — 1–2 person room shared with other volunteers

💶 Monthly pocket money and allowance

🚌 Monthly budget for bus tickets in Gdynia

📚 Two mandatory trainings provided by the National Agency — On-arrival Training and Mid-term Training

🎓 Additional trainings organised and run by the supporting organisation

👤 Who Should Apply

The Social Welfare Home is looking for volunteers who:

👴 Are open to working with elderly people with genuine warmth and patience

🎨 Like to handicraft, draw, paint, and sew — or are eager to learn

❤️ Have a positive attitude, patience, and empathy

💡 Are creative and independent, always looking for new ideas

🇵🇱 Are willing to learn basic Polish phrases for better day-to-day communication

For application form and more information: 🔗 https://cwm.org.pl/wolontariat-miedzynarodowy/569

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🌍 Eligible Countries

🇦🇲 Armenia 🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇾 Belarus 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇨🇿 Czechia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇮 Finland 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇪 Georgia 🇩🇪 Germany 🇬🇷 Greece 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇹 Italy 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇲🇹 Malta 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇴 Romania 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇦 Ukraine

📅 Activity Dates

🗓️ 1 September 2026 — 31 August 2027

📍 Gdynia, Poland

⏰ Deadline

10 May 2026

📬 How to Apply

🔗 https://cwm.org.pl/wolontariat-miedzynarodowy/569

🔗 https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/51173_en

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