Call for CAnVAS 4

ERASMUS+ – European Voluntary Service

Who we are
The “Agios Vlasios” Chronical Diseases Infirmary is an elder care center that aims to offer treatment, affection and care to people of both sexes with priority those suffering with chronicle illnesses.

Working environment
The working facilities are modern inside the hospitable 3-floor building with comfortable sitting and refreshing room. There is a seminar room with capacity of 200 seats. It is also used as an indoor group activities’ room. There is the restaurant and a conservatory accessed from all rooms. There are 34 rooms divided between the 2 floors with view to the gardens and to the mountains. The Infirmary operates in 3 shifts a day but volunteers work only in morning shift on weekdays.

Accommodation
Volunteers’ accommodation is organized in a multi-room rented apartment (1 person per room), with fully equipped kitchen, bathroom, hallway, common sitting room located in Levadia city. Maximum of three persons per apartment are allowed. No bedroom sharing is allowed.

Food
Food is provided at the Infirmary’s facilities cooked by professional cooks everyday. Volunteers take lunch at Infirmary and dinner as take away food from the Infirmary. For weekends and breakfast a food allowance is given in exchange of food receipts proving that the allowance was spent.

Transportation
Volunteers’ transportation is arranged on a daily basis by the use of the Infirmary’s minibus who drives them from and to work.

Volunteers’ tasks
The proposed voluntary services in the Chronical Diseases Infirmary for elderly persons include:
a) Voluntary service will follow the daily program of the Infirmary with the personal care of the elderly such as facial cleaning and beauty, serving water and food, walking them around the Infirmary.
b) Voluntary service with weekly creative activities for the elderly such as handicrafts, physical education, music, communication, free time entertainment and walking companion to the city, through individual and group activities.
c) Voluntary service on planning, organizing and implementing activities with similar institutions from abroad in the frame of various European and World programmes. Creation and moderation of a webpage, design of a leaflet and organize an information/dissemination event for publicity and organize public events. Finally, volunteers will learn how to apply practical techniques for all mentioned works and will acquire knowledge and skills in social services.

Daily activities Schedule:

So we are looking for volunteers that are:

• 18-30 years old;
• willing to follow the daily program
• capable to create activities with simple materials by using their hands;
• skilled to provide physical education activities;
• open minded, in basics self-independent, responsible and with a strong motivation for international youth work and intercultural communication with elderly persons;
• capable to help in preparing international youth exchanges and activities;
• motivated to learn basic Greek phrases in a short time;
• playing an musical instrument which will be mostly appreciated;
• able to communicate in english.

Learning opportunities
Volunteers will learn how to apply practical techniques for all mentioned works
and will acquire and share knowledge and skills in social services. Their daily
tasks and dexterities will be recorded in the Youthpass at the end of their service.

Conditions
This project seeks funding by the EU Erasmus+ Programme, European Voluntary
Service and according to the rules accommodation and food will be provided by
the organizers along with the automated distant locator cost for one return ticket
to the venue.

Information on past EVS projects can be found here