A quick search! Are you interested in learning about working with people with disabilities? Would you like to experience living in the Finnish countryside? Then this is the perfect European Solidarity Corps volunteering opportunity for you! Apply now to start on the 15th of September!<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udccd Lehtim\u00e4ki Special Folk High School
\n\ud83d\udcc6 15.9.2025\u201315.6.2026 (9 months)<\/p>\n
Lehtim\u00e4ki Special Folk High School is a boarding school for youth and adults with disabilities situated in Western Finland in the small village of Lehtim\u00e4ki in Alaj\u00e4rvi, located about 60 km away from the city of Sein\u00e4joki.<\/p>\n
The school offers rehabilitation courses, such as riding therapy, occupational therapy, and physical therapy, and some training aimed at increasing the occupational capacities of the students.<\/p>\n
As a volunteer at Lehtim\u00e4ki, you will interact with students during their lessons and leisure time and support them in their daily activities. You\u2019ll also assist the kitchen staff and work at the stables one day per week.<\/p>\n
The EU grant will cover, among other things, reasonable travel costs to Finland, accommodation, daily meals, and insurance.<\/p>\n
Due to the tight schedule,\u00a0this position is for a candidate that doesn\u2019t need a residence permit to Finland (nationals of an EU member state, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland)<\/p>\n