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ESC Project at Network SIP
Manual work, supporting youth, and leadership
About the Network SIP
SIP stands for Social change in Practice and, as the name shows, our work focuses on building a more equal and democratic society through new ideas that have an impact on the community. Therefor we work with such areas like youth, mobility, integration, accessibility, employment issues and norm critical.
What the practical team at SIP does:
The practical team gives people with fewer opportunities the chance of learning how to work. This includes basics like working under a schedule or following specific work instructions. But also more practical knowledge about tools, constructing or secure work gear. The team spends its work days mainly outside, in any weather conditions. Because here in Sweden we say there is no bad weather, only bad clothing.
As a volunteer you will work in the team together with the other team members, learning about carpentry, welding and construction. In addition to that, the projects also offer the volunteer the possibility to develop their leading skills by leading the practical team and supporting the team
members within it to come closer to the labour market.
Work-schedule
The working time is from 9 am until 4 pm. The volunteers will be working for 35 hours per week from Monday to Friday. They are encouraged to take courses in Swedish as not all the team members feel comfortable speaking English, thereafter all about the working hours could be dealt with individually. The Swedish lessons count as working hours.
Besides 2 days off per week, volunteers are granted another 24 days off for 12 months (2 days off per month).
Tasks and role of the volunteer:
Your tasks will include many practical tasks like:
We are looking for a volunteer who is:
Food, accommodation, and transportation
The volunteer will receive food money and pocket money every month. The pocket money will be 150 euros/month and the food money will be around 2500 SEK/month.
The volunteer will live in a shared house/apartment with other volunteers, students, or workers. He/She will have a single room and share the bathroom, a fully equipped kitchen, and other common areas. There is Wi-Fi in the accommodation. The housing is either situated inside the city of Växjö or in the surrounding towns of Växjö.
The volunteer will be provided with a yearlong bus card or a bicycle to travel from home to the office, depending on the distance in between them.
About Växjö and Kronoberg
Växjö is a municipality of 80.000 inhabitants in the region of Kronoberg, in the region of Småland in the south of Sweden. It is situated 3 hours by train from Copenhagen, Denmark and 4 hours from Stockholm, Sweden. Växjö municipality has been awarded with several international awards for its environmental work, including the European Green Leaf Award 2018 from the European Commission. Find out more about Växjö, the greenest city in Europe, and the region of Småland.
Future vacancy: 1st September 2023 – 31st August 2024
If you are interested in this project, you are welcome to send your CV and a motivation letter (both documents in English) to: globala@globalakronoberg.se Applications should be sent to us before the deadline in the European Youth Portal.
Note that you should write “SIP Practical Team’s project” in the email's subject, so we can easily recognize which project you are applying for. We’re looking forward to receiving your application!
SIP stands for Social change in Practice and, as the name shows, our work focuses on building a more equal and democratic society through new ideas that have an impact on the community. Therefor we work with such areas like youth, mobility, integration, accessibility, employment issues and norm critical.
What the practical team at SIP does:
The practical team gives people with fewer opportunities the chance of learning how to work. This includes basics like working under a schedule or following specific work instructions. But also more practical knowledge about tools, constructing or secure work gear. The team spends its work days mainly outside, in any weather conditions. Because here in Sweden we say there is no bad weather, only bad clothing.
As a volunteer you will work in the team together with the other team members, learning about carpentry, welding and construction. In addition to that, the projects also offer the volunteer the possibility to develop their leading skills by leading the practical team and supporting the team
members within it to come closer to the labour market.
Work-schedule
The working time is from 9 am until 4 pm. The volunteers will be working for 35 hours per week from Monday to Friday. They are encouraged to take courses in Swedish as not all the team members feel comfortable speaking English, thereafter all about the working hours could be dealt with individually. The Swedish lessons count as working hours.
Besides 2 days off per week, volunteers are granted another 24 days off for 12 months (2 days off per month).
Tasks and role of the volunteer:
Your tasks will include many practical tasks like:
- Constructing, screwing, painting, cleaning, digging, cutting wood as part of different projects
- Driving different cars with a trailer (e.g. go to the trash station or buy material)
- Leading a team containing of people with fewer opportunities
- Supporting your team members
We are looking for a volunteer who is:
- Motivated to learn Swedish
- Open minded
- Interested in leading others
- Able and motivated to work manually
- Enjoys working in a team with people from different backgrounds
- Flexible
- Interested in social work
- Is not afraid of heights
Food, accommodation, and transportation
The volunteer will receive food money and pocket money every month. The pocket money will be 150 euros/month and the food money will be around 2500 SEK/month.
The volunteer will live in a shared house/apartment with other volunteers, students, or workers. He/She will have a single room and share the bathroom, a fully equipped kitchen, and other common areas. There is Wi-Fi in the accommodation. The housing is either situated inside the city of Växjö or in the surrounding towns of Växjö.
The volunteer will be provided with a yearlong bus card or a bicycle to travel from home to the office, depending on the distance in between them.
About Växjö and Kronoberg
Växjö is a municipality of 80.000 inhabitants in the region of Kronoberg, in the region of Småland in the south of Sweden. It is situated 3 hours by train from Copenhagen, Denmark and 4 hours from Stockholm, Sweden. Växjö municipality has been awarded with several international awards for its environmental work, including the European Green Leaf Award 2018 from the European Commission. Find out more about Växjö, the greenest city in Europe, and the region of Småland.
Future vacancy: 1st September 2023 – 31st August 2024
If you are interested in this project, you are welcome to send your CV and a motivation letter (both documents in English) to: globala@globalakronoberg.se Applications should be sent to us before the deadline in the European Youth Portal.
Note that you should write “SIP Practical Team’s project” in the email's subject, so we can easily recognize which project you are applying for. We’re looking forward to receiving your application!
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