🇵🇱 ESC Volunteering in Poland 💜 Supporting Students With Disabilities at a Special School 🎨

Description

The volunteer will support teachers and school staff in their daily work with children and young people with intellectual disabilities, autism, and multiple disabilities (https://spdpkwidzyn.edupage.org/)

The volunteer's tasks will include:

Helping teachers during classes and daily activities.

Supporting students with simple tasks and daily routines.

Organising creative activities, games, and workshops.

Helping with cooking, gardening, arts and crafts.

Preparing educational materials and decorations.

Supporting sports, outdoor activities, and after-school clubs.

Helping organise school events, celebrations, and trips.

Sharing their own culture, language, and traditions with students.

Encouraging students to participate in activities and develop social skills.

The volunteer will work under the supervision of teachers and school staff. The activities will be adapted to the students' needs and abilities.

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements

Your travel costs will be covered up to the limits established by the Erasmus+ Guide distance calculator from your region of residency to Kwidzyn and back.

You will be provided with free accommodation, typically in a double room. Our houses are fully equipped with essential amenities like a kitchen, bathrooms, and a washing machine. Please note: Be ready to share your flat with other volunteers, including those of a different gender (though not rooms!).

Monthly allowance to cover your living expenses: Pocket: 180 EUR/month (approx. 760 PLN) / Food: 700 PLN

Training during the activity

Before coming to Poland, volunteers have to be prepared for the project by the supporting organization from the volunteer's country. Volunteers participate in the training offered by the Polish National Agency: on-arrival training and mid-term, and Akwedukt's Association inner programme: introduction training, methods of working with kids, monthly meetings and evaluation sessions, skill-oriented meetings, youthpass certification trainings, and any other preparation and trainings needed inside the Hosting Organisations.

Participant profile

We are looking for a caring, creative, and proactive person who is eager to support young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in a warm, inclusive school environment.

The ideal volunteer should:

-Be 18–30 years old

-Be a citizen of an EU country

-Be patient, empathetic, and open to working with youth with diverse needs

-Be ready to contribute to a small, supportive community in Kwidzyn, Poland

-Be willing to learn and grow in a non-formal educational and therapeutic setting

-Have at least basic English skills

-Be motivated to help with daily routines, assist in educational and therapeutic activities (e.g., swimming, horse therapy, gardening, sensory classes), and support social integration

-Be independent and responsible, with the ability to take initiative and help organize inclusive events and school projects

-Be flexible and open to working full-time (minimum 35 hours/week), including some evenings or weekends

-Be interested in youth participation, social inclusion, and European values

Activity details

Activity type

Individual volunteering

Activity dates

A total of 20 week(s) during the period 10/01/2027 to 30/06/2027

Location

Kosciuszki 35, Kwidzyn, Poland

Deadline

22/11/2026

Project code

2026-1-PL01-ESC51-VTJ-000402369

Topics

Looking for participants from

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