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    The document describes a volunteer opportunity at a youth center called "point" in Jenbach, Austria. The youth center focuses on leisure activities, counseling, and providing meaningful ways for youth aged 10-18 to spend free time. A volunteer would assist with activities, workshops, and events while learning about youth work. The volunteer would receive accommodation, a living allowance, and most meals. Their tasks would include interacting with youth, assisting with programs, and sharing their own culture. The 10-month placement from October 2019 to July 2020 is coordinated by POJAT and would provide support, meetings, and opportunities for the volunteer to connect with others.

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    The document describes a volunteer opportunity at a youth center called "point" in Jenbach, Austria. The youth center focuses on leisure activities, counseling, and providing meaningful ways for youth aged 10-18 to spend free time. A volunteer would assist with activities, workshops, and events while learning about youth work. The volunteer would receive accommodation, a living allowance, and most meals. Their tasks would include interacting with youth, assisting with programs, and sharing their own culture. The 10-month placement from October 2019 to July 2020 is coordinated by POJAT and would provide support, meetings, and opportunities for the volunteer to connect with others.

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    The document describes a volunteer opportunity at a youth center called "point" in Jenbach, Austria. The youth center focuses on leisure activities, counseling, and providing meaningful ways for youth aged 10-18 to spend free time. A volunteer would assist with activities, workshops, and events while learning about youth work. The volunteer would receive accommodation, a living allowance, and most meals. Their tasks would include interacting with youth, assisting with programs, and sharing their own culture. The 10-month placement from October 2019 to July 2020 is coordinated by POJAT and would provide support, meetings, and opportunities for the volunteer to connect with others.

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    The document describes a volunteer opportunity at a youth center called "point" in Jenbach, Austria. The youth center focuses on leisure activities, counseling, and providing meaningful ways for youth aged 10-18 to spend free time. A volunteer would assist with activities, workshops, and events while learning about youth work. The volunteer would receive accommodation, a living allowance, and most meals. Their tasks would include interacting with youth, assisting with programs, and sharing their own culture. The 10-month placement from October 2019 to July 2020 is coordinated by POJAT and would provide support, meetings, and opportunities for the volunteer to connect with others.

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    Dachverband Offene Jugendarbeit Tirol – Kirschentalgasse 10 – 6020 Innsbruck

    [email protected] - www.pojat.at - ZVR-Nr. 507 802 833


    Youth Center „point“
    www.jugend-jenbach.at / instagram: point.jenbach
    Located in Jenbach, Tyrol, Austria

    “POINT” will be hosting a volunteer in 2019-2020.

    Some information on the hosting organisation:


    ➢ The youth center point focuses on the areas of leisure activities (indoor & outdoor
    activities, sport activities, cultural events, health etc.), information and counselling of
    youth who live in and around Jenbach. The main emphasis is being put on organising
    meaningful ways for young people to spend their free time.
    ➢ The visitors are between 10 and 18 years old. We provide a safe place where we try to
    meet their needs. We support a respectful atmosphere and a convenient location where
    everybody is welcome, irrespective of their religion, background, nationality, gender,...
    ➢ We try to offer a secure environment for our young visitors and provide different
    possibilities to spend their spare time in a meaningful way. There is a regular weekly
    program and additionally we also offer internet, music, dancing, different games, football
    and basketball, tabletop. We regularly organise parties and projects for and with young
    people.
    ➢ Consulting and accompanying young people in their individual needs like finding a job,
    dealing with conflicts in their families and offering decent information concerning drug
    abuse, sexuality, education… are other important issues in our work.
    ➢ We always work in teams (pairs), both in the youth center and on the street in public
    spaces. They are supported by youth workers and can talk to them about their interests
    and needs.
    Dachverband Offene Jugendarbeit Tirol – Kirschentalgasse 10 – 6020 Innsbruck
    [email protected] - www.pojat.at - ZVR-Nr. 507 802 833
    The point is located in the community Jenbach, with about 7.000 inhabitants. Jenbach lies
    between Ziller-valley (“Zillertal”) and Achensee, two touristic areas that are famous for winter-
    and summer sports. Hiking and Skiing is very common here. Innsbruck, the capital town of Tyrol
    (40 km away) is an interesting and nice town where young folks like to meet and party. Jenbach
    lies on the main route of the local train system so one can easily reach Innsbruck. Schwaz, the
    capital town of the district, is quite close and offers many bars and a concert hall and in summer
    it is easy reachable by bicyle (8 Km).

    We offer a flat where the volunteer will live on his or her own in Jenbach. Transportation to
    work is not needed; everything is within walking-distance. Public transport is easily accessible
    and well organized. The volunteer will be able to eat lunch and dinner at the local social center
    seven days a week. For breakfast, weekend days and holidays as well as for cooking dinner for
    him/herself once in a while, the volunteer will receive enough extra money.

    Dachverband Offene Jugendarbeit Tirol – Kirschentalgasse 10 – 6020 Innsbruck


    [email protected] - www.pojat.at - ZVR-Nr. 507 802 833
    Funding:

    This project is funded by the EU- programme “European Solidarity Corps”. We will be informed about
    the approval in July. The volunteer will receive food money and a monthly pocket money of Euro 150.
    The ONLY financial contribution that the selected volunteer will need to make is to pay a small share of
    the travel costs if necessary (there is a lump sum budget).

    The volunteer will be engaged in a variety of tasks and activities, 35 hours per week, on five
    days per week. The volunteer is supported by the team and will participate in team meetings.

    The main tasks and activities of the volunteer in this project are:

    ➢ The most important "activity" is to get in contact with the young visitors at the youth
    center. It is important that the person likes to play and communicate with youngsters and
    likes to listen. Each of us in the team is some kind of a "role model", also the volunteer.
    ➢ Involvement in leisure activities with our visitors (for example: table tennis, cooking,
    baking, handicraft, creative workshops, football, helping with their homework, workshops
    on different topics like health, self-esteem etc.)
    ➢ Occasionally, we host parties in the youth center or organise open-air events - the
    volunteer will be able to participate in both.
    ➢ The volunteer is warmly invited to provide information and workshops about his/her
    country of origin and share his/her own culture with our youth center.
    ➢ The volunteer can help the young visitors to get the courage to participate in some
    international program too, so that our visitors get an idea of different lifestyles and the
    diversity in the European Union and the whole world.

    Dachverband Offene Jugendarbeit Tirol – Kirschentalgasse 10 – 6020 Innsbruck


    [email protected] - www.pojat.at - ZVR-Nr. 507 802 833
    10 Months - from the beginning of October 2019 until the end of July 2020.
    Important: We ask you to only apply if you are committed to participate the whole duration.
    This is important for the project, your learning development and for the hosting organisation.
    The application deadline is on the 23th of June 2019.

    We want to open up our volunteering position to young people from different backgrounds
    and with different lifestyles from EU and EEA countries. We are looking to add diversity to our
    organisation.

    We would be happy to host a volunteer who:


    • is interested in learning more about our youth work and who is open to working with
    children and youth
    • is open-minded and creative
    • is willing to work in a team and reflect her/his work
    • is motivated to learn German (and some Tyrolean German dialect)
    • brings her/his own culture and interests into the project
    • is ready to volunteer for 10 months starting in October 2019

    We ask for your understanding: Only European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA)
    residents may apply. Due to project approval criteria, we can only accept volunteers in this placement
    who do not require a residence permit or visa for 10 months in Austria.

    Dachverband Offene Jugendarbeit Tirol – Kirschentalgasse 10 – 6020 Innsbruck


    [email protected] - www.pojat.at - ZVR-Nr. 507 802 833
    The coordinating organisation of this project is POJAT, an umbrella organisation for youth
    centers in Tyrol, Innsbruck. POJAT coordinates 5 volunteers in the region of Tyrol. The
    coordinator is ready to answer open questions and to prepare the project with the hosting
    organisation, the selected volunteer and the sending organisation! POJAT will link all volunteers
    during the experience and support all along the project. The coordinator is Martina:
    [email protected] (send your applications to the host, not to Martina!). More info: www.pojat.at

    The volunteer will have regular meetings with her or his mentor and with the hosting
    organisation, to talk about the wellbeing, learning or about the project activities.
    The hosting organisation will give orientation and support in the daily service to the volunteers.
    The main responsible employee and the entire staff will be supporting the volunteer.
    The coordinating organisation POJAT will hold a regular group meeting with all volunteers in
    Tyrol in order to share experiences, give support to one another and to stay connected. Also,
    there are regular free-time activities organised for the volunteers. At the end of the project we
    will evaluate it together with the volunteer and look at what he or she has learned and which
    competences he or she has gained and as a result the volunteer can fill in the Youthpass
    certificate. The volunteer will get to know other volunteers from various countries and will be
    invited to participate in monthly free-time activities, organised by young Austrians.

    Dachverband Offene Jugendarbeit Tirol – Kirschentalgasse 10 – 6020 Innsbruck


    [email protected] - www.pojat.at - ZVR-Nr. 507 802 833

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