CONC UK MTV 02         ISLAND KIDS          16.07 - 03.09.2012        4 Vols

Six years ago the YMCA bought Winchester House on the Isle of Wight and now use it to host both residential and daytime children's activities. The YMCA is the largest youth welfare charity in the UK and is dedicated to developing young people physically, mentally and spiritually. This summer they would like to invite 4 Concordia volunteers to support the summer day camps for children aged 4-12 years.
WORK: Volunteers will be expected to assist and engage with the children on the day camps and get actively involved by engaging with the children in various themed activities throughout the summer. There will be a mixture of indoor and outdoor activities, including trips to the beach, arts and crafts and themed days. Volunteers are asked to bring ideas for activities from home and are encouraged to be as involved as possible.
80% of the volunteers time will be working with children in day camps/nursery and 20% of your time will be supporting children who are staying residentially (eg during meal times). Volunteers may be required to help with daily living chores as well. This may include: serving food to the children and speaking to them to help them enjoy mealtimes, changing bed linen and helping in the kitchen, clearing and tidying. Volunteers are encouraged to bring ideas for indoor activities to do with the kids as the host is keen for them to get as involved as possible. The YMCA will deliver a week of training to the volunteers before they start the placements with the children.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will share an apartment at Winchester House and may share a dorm with up to 3 others. The apartment contains beds so they do not need to bring sleeping bags as all bed linen is provided. Food will be provided in the canteen and there are toilet and shower facilities and a washing machine.
LOCATION: Isle of Wight. Winchester House is set in large grounds on the cliff top in Shanklin and has beautiful views across the sea and two miles of sandy beach. It is in a semi rural location but there are good transport links so volunteers will be able to get around by themselves on their days off. It is in the southeast coast of the Isle of Wight.
Terminal: London Airports and Ryde Pier head to Lake train station for arrivals and departures.
REQUIREMENTS: A Certificate of Good Conduct must be sent to Concordia at least three weeks before the project takes place. Volunteers will also need to provide 2 references. Volunteers will be provided with £50 per week ‘pocket money' and food and accommodation. Volunteers are required to fill in an application form for this project. The application and the job description are available from the UK Volunteer programme co-ordinator.
Volunteer profile: Volunteers should speak good English, be motivated to work with children and be prepared to work with children with challenging behaviour, have ideas to bring for children's activities, have an interest in intercultural learning, be able to work well in a team and be self motivated.
A special application form is neccessary - please contact the IBG office.

Volcare is a small registered charity in South East Kent providing home based respite care to Carers of elderly and/or disabled dependents with special needs.
WORK: Volunteers will help by: getting to know the Carer and cared for person and the daily routine and personal care needed by each individual family. Volunteers will then take over the Carer's role for occasional periods of time ranging from one day up to one to two weeks. Companionship is a very important part of the role. Volcare help Carers caring for people with: Parkinsons Disease, Dementia, Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis, Head Injury, Learning Disability, Autism, and many more conditions.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will either stay in a house where there are 4 volunteers or a flat where there are two volunteers and all facilities are provided. There is a telephone with incoming calls which accepts international cards and internet is also provided. Volcare will provide volunteers with a food, and pocket money allowance.
LOCATION: The placements are in two locations in Kent. One is Dover and the other is Canterbury.
TERMINAL: Dover or London Airports
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Excellent communication skills and an interest in people absolutely essential.
This will ideally suit someone wanting a career in Social work, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Occupational therapy etc. Volcare provides all of the support and training. This is a great opportunity for the right volunteer. Volunteers need to use public transport on a regular basis to visit families so volunteers will need to be able to use timetables and maps. All travel required for the project will be paid for. This project is only open to female volunteers.
A certificate of good conduct and 2 references are needed.
APPLICATION PROCEDERE: Volunteers who are interested in this position need to request an info pack - please contact the IBG office.