🇵🇱 ESC Volunteering in Poland 🏘️ Cultural and Social Neighbourhood Centre Community Work 🌱

Description

Gdynia has several Neighbourhood Centres, each offering a welcoming space where local residents meet, share passions, and create initiatives together. These are places full of energy, creativity, and openness – perfect for developing your interests, meeting new people, and building intergenerational connections. We are currently looking for two volunteers to join two different Neighbourhood Centres in Gdynia: Przystań Śmidowicza 49 and Przystań Widna 2A. Each volunteer will become part of the local community and support activities and initiatives organised in their respective centre.

As a volunteer at the Centre you will:

support animators in organizing meetings and events,

have the chance to carry out your own ideas for neighbors,

get involved in activities such as workshops, intercultural meetings, community gardening, creating content for social media, or helping at Swap Points.

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements

Volunteer will be provided with monthly Pocket money and tickets for buses in Gdynia to go to work. Volunteer will share a room with 2-3 other volunteers in a rented flat. Gdynia ESC volunteers live in a few flats in different districts of the city and work in more than 10 different locations (libraries, NGOs, neighbourhood centres etc). Together with their mentors (local volunteers) they create a large, international and lively community of around 35 young people.

Training during the activity

Volunteer will participate in training provided by National Agency (On-arrival training and Mid-term training) as well as trainings run and and organized by supporting organization.

Participant profile

We are looking for an open-minded, empathetic volunteer who is eager to act, learn, and connect with people of all ages. If you enjoy sharing your passions and interests with others – you’re welcome here! Experience in community work, teamwork, or time management will be an extra advantage. The activity is open for candidates from all the EU countries + Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Ukraine and Turkey. Please remember that you cannot work nor study during the ESC activity. Duration of the activity 9-12 months. Activity shall start in February / March 2027.

Candidates interested in taking part in voluntary service should fill in an application form available here: https://cwm.org.pl/wolontariat-miedzynarodowy/571 before November 29th.

Activity details

Activity type

Individual volunteering

Activity dates

From 01/02/2027 to 31/01/2028

Location

ul. Żeromskiego 31, Gdynia, Poland

Deadline

29/11/2026

Project code

2025-2-PL01-ESC51-VTJ-000368174

Topics

Looking for participants from

30 countries can apply. The activity takes place in 🇵🇱 Poland.