Project details

• Number of volunteers: 1 or 2
• Duration: September to August (changes possible)
• Topics: Youth (Participation, Youth Work, Youth Policy), Creativity and Culture, Inclusion, quity
• Hosting Organisation: Offene Jugend- und Kulturarbeit Bregenz, Bregenz, Austria
• Supporting/Coordination organisation: aha – Jugendinformationszentrum Vorarlberg Dornbirn, Austria

Our work functions as a mouthpiece for the needs of young people and a place for socializing for young people. That is why we create social and cultural spaces in which young people can develop their identity, personality and relationships.

The association “Open Youth and Cultural Work Bregenz” organises and operates demand-oriented youth work in the entire social landscape of the town of Bregenz. The offers are aimed at all young people between the ages of 11 and 25, regardless of their biological or social gender, class, ideology, religious affiliation, nationality, language or state of health!

The participation of the young people forms the basis for all offers, so that the self-created free spaces become places of self-awareness and self-efficacy. The volunteers have the opportunity to get involved as part of our youth centre and mobile services, as well as in our projects, which are developed and carried out participatively with our clients, as well as to work in our cultural sector (from folklore and diversity parties to punk concerts).

Anyone interested can participate! We are barrier-free in access as well as in mind and heart.

The volunteers have the opportunity to participate in our youth centres and mobile services (street work), as well as in our different projects, which are developed and carried out in a participatory manner with the youngsters. These are projects on the topics of democracy policies, anti-racism, gender sensitive youth work, health and wellbeing, food + cooking, urban gardening, sports (for example “fair boxing”), outdoor sports and activities, street work, art projects etc.

Furthermore, the volunteers can support us in our culture work: from folklore and diversity parties to punk and rock concerts, interactive music projects, art, street art, graffiti etc.

In our organisation, the volunteer will be seen as a temporary team member who supports us in our work.

Examples of tasks are:

• Working in the youth café: working behind the bar, playing games with the youngsters, communicating with them, giving peer-advice
• Mobile Jugendarbeit/street work: meeting young people in the streets or at local sites, talking to them and informing them about our workshops and activities
• Assisting and co-organising different activities, workshops and projects as mentioned above
  
  

Doing a voluntary project with our organisation, the volunteer will learn a lot about youth work and will get a practical insight into the various fields of youth work and social work.

Since our opening hours are mainly in the afternoons, evenings and at weekends they should be prepared to work late hours and work at weekends as well. 

The infrastructure with trains and buses is very accessible and frequent. Additionally, s*he will also have a bicycle at her*his disposal. The volunteer will receive a ticket for free use of any public transport in the whole region of Vorarlberg during the complete duration of the ESC project.

The Project Coordinator will hold a monthly evaluation meeting with all volunteers in Vorarlberg. At the end of the project, we will evaluate the project together with the volunteer: to see what s*he has learned and which competences s*he has gained and as a result fill out the Youthpass. Furthermore, there will be a final personal evaluation meeting with the Project Coordinator.