About US
Jugendwerk der AWO Württemberg (JW) is a nonprofit NGO located in Stuttgart, Germany with the focus on non-formal education, intercultural projects, youth camps and projects for children and young people. The main objective is to support young people in their process of personal development and education besides school and university to improve social, educational, (inter)cultural and other skills and competences. By this the aim of JW is to improve tolerance, solidarity, self-determination and democracy in our society.
The main activities of the JW are seminars in non-formal education, youth travel, international youth work (youth exchange, support measures and EVS), and then coordination of local projects and groups. The target groups are children and young people from 7 to 30 years with a focus on the age of 18 to 27 in which we train and educate a large number of volunteers and also motivate them to take over responsibility as multipliers in training others, organizing projects or taking over responsibility in the JW.
If you are interested in the projects we are working on it please visit our website: https://www.jugendwerk24.de/interkulturell/
FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/jugendwerk24/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jw24_volunteers/
We are searching for a volunteer for 12 months, from 17th of October 2022 till 16th of October 2023. Please apply only if you can come for the whole period of time.
The tasks of the volunteer in the Jugendwerk will be as followed:
– The volunteer will participate in the intercultural learning project “Active Culture” (please check out what Active Culture is:
https://www.jugendwerk24.de/interkulturell/active-culture/
https://www.facebook.com/ActiveCultureJW/
– The volunteer will participate in different seminars in the weekends (!) (pedagogical and first aid course). After attending the seminars they will be prepared for leading the camps in the summer and winter holidays.
– The volunteer will help organizing different artistic projects (dance-theater)with youth with migration background
– Taking part in organizing and supporting youth camps: At the end of her/his project the volunteer will take part in a youth camp. They should help in preparation, realization and evaluation of the youth camp and work together with other youngsters.
– Taking part in organizing and supporting seminars: The volunteer will help during the preparation and realization of our seminars, be responsible for the materials & stuff for the seminars. (we have two cellars full with material and stuff:D)
– The volunteer will take part in our project Spracheteria. An intercultural meeting with focus on language exchange. Spracheteria is a project that takes place twice a month, usually on Thursday afternoon, starting from 18 o’clock. The volunteer has the possibility to prepare games, choose movies and topics and to bring her own ideas for the success of the project. The volunteer is also responsible for the PR of the event/project (Facebook, Instagram, Social Marketing, creating photos etc.)
– Support the Jugendwerk Team in the office (almost every day you will help in the office: answering emails, driving somewhere, going shopping, being responsible for the stuff what we use for the camps, tidying up, cooking, organizing seminars and other events)
– Consultation and information for youngsters about Europe: In the frame of our international youth work, the volunteer will collect and create information/material about mobility in Europe for European youngsters. (The volunteer will also participate in our informal meetings about our international youth work)
– The volunteer has the possibility to create posters/flyers/banners, be responsible for updating our homepage, for Instagram account of the organization etc.
– The volunteer will be responsible for several Instagram and Facebook Accounts – depending on the ongoing project.
– Taking part in international and intercultural learning projects together with our international volunteer working group.
– Creation and realization of own projects: Depending on the interests and abilities of the volunteer they will have the opportunity to develop a project . New ideas are always welcome!
–The volunteer should have a driving license – driving on a regular basis is required!
CRITERIA
We are open for every application. There are some things which in our opinion could make the daily life and work easier for the volunteer. To reach a fast integration of the volunteer in the Jugendwerk and the local community,English and/or German would be very helpful.
The volunteer will support the Jugendwerk Team in the office, so applicants should like office work, like writing emails, creating flyers for events, helping with sending letters and like being responsible for materials and stuff for seminars and camps etc.
Basic computer knowledge could also be quite helpful.
Volunteers also need a DRIVING License for cars.
The volunteer should have interest in intercultural work and motivation for intercultural projects.
They should also be open-minded, showing their own initiative, hard-working and open for new experiences and show flexibility, since we will for sure have new projects during the 12 months.
Flexibility in the times of the pandemic is much required: if the situation does not allow us to work in the office, the volunteer will work from home in home office. In this case the projects will take place online.
According to the ESC rules, the volunteer will get free accommodation, pocket and food money, german course and insurance.
Please read carefully the project description and make sure you visit our homepage, FB and Blog written by our current volunteers: https://jw24volunteers.wordpress.com/
Check our instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jw24_volunteers/
We are searching for somebody who can stay 12 months in our organization, so please apply only if you can stay for the whole duration of the project.
Please note: you can do an ESC if you are between 18 and 30 years old.
Application Deadline: 30.06.2022
Please apply only via this application form!
Life as a volunteer @Jugendwerk der AWO Württemberg 
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