Place: Terrassa, Barcelona

Dates: From 07th September 2024 – 07th August 2025 (11 months)

WHO WE ARE:

Prodis is a non-profit social entity that works for and with adults with intellectual disabilities, cerebral palsy, mental disorder in Terrassa and its natural environment. We offer work services, in a protected environment, occupational therapy services, occupational insertion services, housing services, sports and leisure.In Prodis, we understand that improving the quality of life is not just about the absence of disease, but about maximizing people’s potential by enabling them to enjoy good physical, mental and social health.

Website: https://prodis.cat/

WHAT TYPES OF VOLUNTEERING WE OFFER

We are looking for 2 ESC volunteers that will support Prodis in daily activities, most of them the sports ones. The volunteers will help in the Occupational Center and the Sport Club, where they will be able to support them in the following activities: zumba, basketball, swimming pool, adapted sports, athletics, hockey or soccer.

In relation to the tasks of the volunteers, we expect that they will actively participate in the differents activities and that will proactively propose new dynamics in the implementation of the activities. 

The main functions will be:

• Offering accompaniment and social support, establishing a significant link with the person with disability.
• Helping to improve the quality of life of the people that we care for, sharing the activities that we offer to them 
• Motivating the group of people that we care for, in order to encourage them to do the activity correctly.
• Being in charge of detecting possible incidents in the activities development.
• Helping to activate the participation of the most passive ones.
• Helping them to arrive to the activity and to be ready for it (preparing them, helping to dress them, etc)
• Being responsible for the material used for the activity.
• Giving support in community and social inclusion activities.

In summary, the main function is BE with them, CONNECTING with them and SUPPORTING them.

REQUIREMENTS

• Catalan or Spanish basic level.
• Empathetic, active and eager to participate in the activities we do.
• Ability to improvise and adapt to changes.
• Emotional stability
• Sensitivity towards the group we serve.
• Be into sport and know the rules and regulations.
• Ability to be able to direct and plan trainings, with the support of the coach.

DESIRED COMPETENCIES

• Initiative and self-management skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Ability to plan.
• Ability to plan basketball or soccer training sessions.
• Ability to manage a game.
• Ability to be able to learn and perform care tasks.
• Ability to give emotional support to the people they care for.

WHAT DO WE OFFER

• To learn from inside the processes of design, implementation and evaluation of the socio-educational and sports proposals of the organisation
• To take part actively in the evaluation of the socio-educational, sportive and volunteering programs
• To be able to break down stigmas and join us in the struggle to make our society more inclusive (by, for example, participating in a local event accompanying them)
• To learn the methods of support in psycho-Social Adjustment activities and co-liderating it;
• To be able to see how many capabilities people with disabilities have.
• Getting to know the structure and the social network of the entity.
• To practice of the Catalan and Spanish daily

WORKING PLACE 

Most of the time in El Vapor de Prodis: Carrer del bruc s/n, 08224, Terrassa.

But also can be in other spaces in Terrassa like the office bulding (Plaça del Tint 6) or in our homes located in different neighborhoods of Terrassa (Torresana, Can Tusell or La Cogullada).

For the sport activities you will move with the group to the sport fields.

WORKING HOURS  

24h per week with 2 free days per week (sometimes weekends, sometime weekdays)
+2h of working for La Víbria activities (tutorings, meetings, presentations, etc)

LANGUAGE COURSE 

3h per week of Catalan course

HOLIDAYS 

The volunteer enjoys 2 extra days of holidays per month worked, so in this project there will be a total of 22 days of vacation:
– 17 days are mandatory in Christmas, Easter and August.
– 5 days will be free to choose.

ACCOMODATION:

Fully equipped flat in the central area of Terrassa shared with other ESC volunteers. Some rooms are private, some shared with another person. Depending on the flat, it will be 15/20 minutes by walk from the workplace. Some bikes will be available to use and share with the other volunteers in the flats.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT:

Pocket and food money: 325€/month

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 15th july 2024

CONTACT: esc@vibria.org

Please, don’t be afraid of asking whatever you have in mind. We’ll clarify all your doubts!

If you are interested please apply directly on: https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/placement/40325_en

If you want to find out what the daily life of the last volunteers was like, take a look at their official trip: