Looking for volunteering possibilities in Finland? Are you aged 18–30 years and living in an EU country or Ukraine? Apply for European Solidarity Corps volunteering at Lehtimäki Special Folk High School!
European Solidarity Corps volunteering offers a great way to participate in creating grass-root level contacts and understanding among people with different kinds of backgrounds. It is carried out and financed by the European Union. >> Learn about European Solidarity Corps volunteering in general. We at Maailmanvaihto – ICYE Finland are now looking for a volunteer for a European Solidarity Corps volunteering project at Lehtimäki Special Folk high school.
Lehtimäki Special Folk High School (Lehtimäen opisto) is a boarding school for youth and adults with special needs.
We offer 70–80 places for students, and there are about 40 different short-term courses for youth, adults, and elderly with disabilities and their families. We offer rehabilitation courses, such as riding therapy, occupational therapy, and physical therapy. Some training is aimed at increasing the occupational capacities of the students, through computer literacy training, for example.
Our school builds its activities around values of respecting individuality and uniqueness of people, equality among people, participation, safety, community, and lifelong learning.
Number of volunteers
1
Volunteering period
18.8.2023–18.6.2024 (10 months)
Applying deadline
Apply as soon as possible! We will fill in the position as soon as a suitable candidate is found. Update: THE POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED!
Activity topics
education and training, disabilities, inclusion
Location
Lehtimäki Special Folk High School is situated in Western Finland in the small village of Lehtimäki located about 60 km away from the city of Seinäjoki.
Volunteer’s role and tasks
The volunteers will interact with students with special needs during their lessons and leisure time and support them in their daily activities. Helping the kitchen staff also belongs to the tasks of the volunteers. The volunteers may work at the stables, too.
Volunteer’s profile
It is important that the volunteers are motivated to work with people with special needs and have good social skills and an open attitude. We are especially looking for volunteers with knowledge of horseback riding and stable work, as well as volunteers with a musical background. It is important that the volunteers are prepared to carry out different kinds of tasks and to live in a small village in the countryside. NB! The currently open position is only for candidates from the EU countries and Ukraine.
Accommodation, food, and transportation
- The volunteers will live either in an apartment in the campus area or in a separate house about two kilometers away from the school. In case the volunteers live in the latter, they can use the bicycles of Lehtimäki Special Folk High School for their daily way to work.
- Meals are provided by the school restaurant. When the restaurant is closed during weekends and holidays, the volunteers will receive a food package.
- Lehtimäki is situated in the countryside. The only public transportation nearby is one bus during the weekends to the nearest city Seinäjoki. The volunteers will get reimbursement for one weekly return trip between Seinäjoki and Lehtimäki, and the staff might also assist with moving around in the area.
Accessibility
The voluntary workplace unfortunately cannot host volunteers with physical or sensory disabilities.
Organisation in the European Youth Portal