The mission of the volunteer consists in assuming accompaniment, education tasks and the various forms of support that taking care of persons with learning disabilities involves. Among the activities proposed to the volunteers in l’Arche Bruxelles we distinguish:
- Maintenance: cleaning and arrangement of common space with persons having learning disabilities,
- Logistic: looking for good equipments, buying food for preparing meals, washing up, .
- Daily services: cooking, waking up persons with learning disabilities, talks and improvements of life and activity spaces, etc.
Eylul ayından itibaren en az 6 sy sureli (1 yıl da olabilir) bir Belçika kampı. Zihinsel engellilerle yapılacak calismada konaklama ev sahibi tarafından karşılanacak, bir miktar cep harcligi verilecek gelen gonulluye, ayrıca ücretsiz Fransizca Dil Dersleri de var. Çok güçlü bir motivasyon mektubu istiyorlar.
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The volunteer, between 18 and 30 years of age, needs first to put himself in motion towards the meeting of differences, with a “spirit” of adventure and of solidarity and with a preferential option to “dedicate” himself to the less privileged persons in our society, to be willing to leave for a minimum period (6 months at least), to be open himself to "move on"….
Moreover, it is appropriate that he acts, within the project of the family like project of l’Arche Bruxelles, for and with persons with learning disabilities in liaison with the professionals, which implies a capacity to take responsibilities, initiatives but supposes also desire to cooperate in the team life and requires a certain personal balance.
The place that we want to give to the volunteer is not to take a vacant job to be supplemented within a team. Each volunteer takes part in shared life by his presence and by concrete and specific tasks as mentioned above, not only the volunteer but every person should stimulate exchanges between all parts concerned by this project. We wish to give to the volunteers that we welcome a crucial
place: not necessarily a function and tasks modeled on the role of the professionals of our association, but a possibility to face situations which allow them to give and to receive, to question, to be challenged, to offer situations which allow them to be themselves in existing and new projects, sometimes a volunteer can’t avoid the feeling and heaviness of repetitive activities but only this routine can lead to creativity.
place: not necessarily a function and tasks modeled on the role of the professionals of our association, but a possibility to face situations which allow them to give and to receive, to question, to be challenged, to offer situations which allow them to be themselves in existing and new projects, sometimes a volunteer can’t avoid the feeling and heaviness of repetitive activities but only this routine can lead to creativity.
To speak French is desirable but is not required, the volunteer will have the possibility of attending french lessons.
Work description
Between 8 and 20 volunteers Social work - Accompaniment with a member of the educational team to medical consultations, at the chemistry, to do shopping, i.e...
- Help for apprenticeship: cooking, clothing, shopping, walks, etc.
- Accompaniment on the way towards the work place or leisure occupation(soccer activities i.e)
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- Weekly meetings: speaking and exchange times for and with all the residents in order in order to prepare activities.
- Team meetings: sharing of each one’s life, evaluation of the individual projects, suggestions…
- Celebration times: anniversaries, friends' visits, welcoming of new residents, etc.
- Monthly or festive meetings with the other residents of l’Arche Bruxelles
- Meetings and festivals with the other associations of l’Arche in Belgium(generally French speaking part)
- Meetings with other organizations(see above)
- Individual activities: entertaining workshops, outgoings, visits, sport and leisure clubs…
- Common activities in the evenings: shows, outgoings, walk, etc.
- Formal meetings: see above
- Questions related to the mental disabilities, communication, team work etc…
- Animation by a specialist invited by l’Arche depending of the subjects sexuality, authority, violence etc…
- Learning French: conversations groups supervised by qualified volunteersTraining and out of-arch activities..
- With external socio-cultural associations working with l’Arche Bruxelles
- French language course in public schools With the professionals' support, the role of the volunteer will be above all to acquire experiences, to learn by doing, to express its competences by its implication in the project. Each volunteer is thus invited, according to his personal rhythm, to let his personality grow, to bring his creativity and his dynamism in daily life. Each one is invited to become the actor of his involvement.
Pleasure and exchange activities
The volunteer has 3 hours(am) max of daily rest, of evening and of weekly day off, of one, even two weekends of vacation a month, of annual 24 days off (that is two days off a month for those who stay between 6 and 12 months). Flexibility is tolerated in consideration of the individual balances of life. In the city: Bruxelles – Capital of Europe –A multicultural city with a thousand faces: a majestic historic centre, a unique ambiance, a huge array of activities for both younger and older people. Visit the Manneken-Pis, the Atomium, the Art Nouveau Houses (Horta) and the Belgian Strip Cartoon Centre. And last but not least, taste our famous chocolate!
