🇪🇸 ESC Volunteering in Spain 📚 Education and Inclusion for Vulnerable Children and Young People 🤝

Description

We are looking for volunteer candidates who are available for the entire project, from January til December 2027 (11 months).

Our aim is to build a more inclusive European society by supporting vulnerable people in a spirit of solidarity, and by responding to current social challenges related to childhood and youth. This includes ensuring equal access to education and employment.

Our objectives are:

- Promoting the growth and development of children and young people through formal and non-formal education.

- Educating children and young people in mutual tolerance, respect for cultural diversity, intercultural understanding, gender equality, and the prevention of abuse and other forms of maltreatment.

- Providing children and young people with the resources they need to develop the skills required for the current job market (employability and entrepreneurship).

- To establish and maintain mutual cooperation with teachers, volunteers, and social workers associated with our NGO regarding educational matters.

More information: https://cdngranada.es/ https://www.instagram.com/ciudad.de.los.ninos/?hl=en

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The volunteer will support four main areas:

- the primary and secondary school;

- the boarding school;

- the Emancipation Programme (working with young migrants aged 18+);

- support for the HOM Foundation (food bank, accounting, events, etc.).

Key responsibilities include:

Educational and other skills support: - Assisting staff with workshops and classes (e.g. job placement and English reinforcement), dynamic group activities and academic mentoring/language tutoring for young adults.

Cultural and recreational activities: Leading intercultural workshops and organising and supporting outdoor activities for children and young people.

Personal project: Proposing and developing an individual activity that aligns with the centre's goals and capabilities.

Specific tasks can be adapted based on the volunteer's preferences, experience and comfort level.

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements

Volunteers will have access to the school canteen, where fixed meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) will be provided. The canteen menus cannot be edited and there are no special options.

The volunteer will be accommodated in an apartment in Granada, on the premises of Ciudad de los Niños, where the project will take place. The apartment has three single rooms and is shared with other volunteers from the European Solidarity Corps programme. It has a shared kitchen, bathroom and living room. Alternatively, the volunteer may be housed in a neighbouring building with two double rooms and a shared bathroom.

IMPORTANT

The volunteers have a fixed schedule of vacation days throughout the year, including in August, at Christmas and at Easter.

Training during the activity

Training sessions will be provided on topics related to working with young people during the volunteer stay. Volunteers will also participate in on-arrival training and midterm evaluation for ESC volunteers.

Participant profile

Candidates should be young Europeans or members of countries associated with training or previous volunteering experience in the socio-educational field.They should be aged between 18 and 30, and be highly motivated to work with vulnerable groups, such as children and young people in care, young immigrants and refugees, and those at risk of exclusion. Additionally, volunteers must demonstrate tolerance regarding diversity, integration and equality. We are looking for socially aware volunteers who are patient, flexible and respectful of solidarity and humanitarian values. Previous knowledge of Spanish would be very useful (but not a main requirement).

Activity details

Activity type

Individual volunteering

Activity dates

A total of 47 week(s) during the period 11/01/2027 to 11/12/2027

Location

Carretera Antigua de Málaga, 193, Granada, Spain

Deadline

30/11/2026

Project code

2026-1-ES02-ESC51-VTJ-000400580

Topics

Looking for participants from

29 countries can apply. The activity takes place in 🇪🇸 Spain.