Fondation Apprentis d'Auteuil
Sannois, France
โญ๏ธ Activity Title
Accompany young people in their schooling, education, leisure and integration - IES St Jean 2
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๐ท Activity Details
Description
The European volunteer will work alongside the pedagogical and educational team of the Saint-Jean middle and vocational high school, contributing to: School and boarding facility life Support students individually, be a trusted point of contact for young residents Classroom support (reformulating instructions, refocusing students, small group work) Break time activities with the educator (recess, lunch break) School outings Subject-based contributions depending on volunteer skills: arts, music, sports, ecology (educational garden), or digital tools Homework support with the educator Co-leading language classes (Spanish and/or English)
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
During your mission, you will receive a monthly financial compensation for pocket money, food and public transportation. You will have access to the school canteen during your mission for lunch time. All of these details will be mentionned in the volunteer agreements. It will vary depending of the length of the mission. The organisation will provide an accommodation for the future volunteer. The room will be located on the school premises. The placement is located near Paris and easily accessible by public transport. You will be two volunteers based at the boarding facility
Training during the activity
The French national agency for ESC projects will run 2 seminars in which the volunteer will be invited to take part. Also, you will have access to the OLS platform which offers online french trainings during your mission. Apprentis dโAuteuil also provides training such as ยซ how to animate an activity on education for citizenship and international solidarity ยป.
Participant profile
We are looking for a young volunteer who is willing to work with young children with complex profiles. Motivated, dynamic and adaptable volunteer who likes to work in a team and who is not afraid to propose ideas. You should have a strong sense of responsibility. This mission is particularly adapted to young people who want to open up to others and human relations, and discover the social and teaching professions. The volunteer who will be involved in this mission should have a certain ability to listen and if possible should also have skills in animation and school support. We are looking for someone with at least a basic level of French, as well as basic English and/or Spanish skills.
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๐ Key Information
Activity dates
A total of 43 week(s) during the period 24/08/2026 to 02/07/2027
Activity location
Rond Point de la Tour du Mail, Sannois, France
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden
Activity topics
Education and training
Deadline for applications
No application deadline
Project code
2024-1-FR02-ESC51-VTJ-000226156
๐ Official Project Page
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/52456_en
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