🇫🇮💬🤝 European Solidarity Corps Volunteering in Finland – Coaching, Counselling & Wellbeing Support with Valo-Valmennusyhdistys ry 🇫🇮✨

🧭 About the Opportunity
This European Solidarity Corps volunteering opportunity takes place in Jyväskylä, Finland, with Valo-Valmennusyhdistys ry, a national organisation promoting access to learning, employment, wellbeing, and social participation.

As a volunteer, you will support coaching, counselling, and guidance activities alongside trained professionals and peer experts. You will work with young people and adults who may face social isolation, mental health challenges, gaps in education, or long-term unemployment. Your role will focus on encouragement, routine-building, confidence development, and meaningful daily activities that help participants regain direction in life.

This project is ideal for young people interested in youth work, social inclusion, wellbeing, and personal development, even without prior experience.

🎯 Main Activities
💬 Supporting coaching, counselling, and guidance activities
🧩 Helping plan, implement, and evaluate activities based on your interests
🤝 Working with young people and adults in need of encouragement and structure
🎨 Using creative, artistic, and expressive methods in support activities
🌿 Participating in nature-based, outdoor, and wellbeing-focused actions
🎮 Using games and digital tools to support learning and engagement

🏠 Accommodation, Food & Financial Support
🏡 Accommodation provided in Jyväskylä (shared or private depending on availability)
🍽️ Meals covered through the ESC programme
💶 Monthly pocket money provided
🛡️ Health insurance included
✈️ Travel costs reimbursed according to Erasmus+ distance rules

🎓 Training & Support
📘 Orientation and continuous on-the-job support
🤝 Regular mentoring and reflection on learning progress
🌱 On-arrival and mid-term trainings organised by the National Agency
🧠 Skill development in youth work, coaching methods, communication, creative approaches, outdoor activities, and digital tools

👤 Participant Profile
✔️ Aged 18–30
✔️ Motivated, empathetic, and open-minded
✔️ Willing to learn and support others
✔️ No previous experience required
✔️ Especially suitable if you are interested in:
• creative work, arts, or crafts
• nature, physical activity, or outdoor trips
• games and digital tools
🌍 Young people with fewer opportunities are strongly encouraged to apply

🌍 Eligible Applicant Countries
Austria 🇦🇹, Belgium 🇧🇪, Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇦, Bulgaria 🇧🇬, Croatia 🇭🇷, Cyprus 🇨🇾, Czech Republic 🇨🇿, Denmark 🇩🇰, Estonia 🇪🇪, France 🇫🇷, Germany 🇩🇪, Greece 🇬🇷, Greenland 🇬🇱, Hungary 🇭🇺, Iceland 🇮🇸, Ireland 🇮🇪, Israel 🇮🇱, Italy 🇮🇹, Kosovo* 🇽🇰, Latvia 🇱🇻, Liechtenstein 🇱🇮, Lithuania 🇱🇹, Luxembourg 🇱🇺, Malta 🇲🇹, Montenegro 🇲🇪, Netherlands 🇳🇱, Norway 🇳🇴, Poland 🇵🇱, Portugal 🇵🇹, Romania 🇷🇴, Serbia 🇷🇸, Slovakia 🇸🇰, Slovenia 🇸🇮, Spain 🇪🇸, Sweden 🇸🇪, Ukraine 🇺🇦

📅 Activity Dates
02 March 2026 – 26 February 2027

📅 Application Deadline
16 January 2026 (16:00)

🔗 Application Link
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/49320_en

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