Description:
Volunteers will befriend people with disabilities during a wide range of activities. Volunteers will live and work in our respite houses, where different people with disabilities are welcomed each week. Each volunteer is assigned one person with disability. The volunteer will assist this person in the activities of daily living, take them on social outings and most importantly get to know them, be their friend, help them to feel valued. Each volunteer looks after one person with disability, but work within a team of approx 10 to 12 people, with a house leader to provide assistance and support as you go along.
Highlights:
Volunteers get to know people with disabilities and appreciate person first, disability second. Volunteers get an understanding of disability, and what it is to have a disability. Volunteers have fun, it is a very rewarding experience. Volunteers meet many volunteers from other nations.
Qualifications / Skills Needed:
No qualifications necessary.
Minimum Education: High School
Language:
English
Cost in US$: Free
Salary / Pay: 65 euro a week, all meals and accomodation
Experience Required: yes
Some contact with persons with disability, either formal or informal.
Typical Volunteer Projects:
disability issues,
recreation
and social services, social work
Typical Volunteer: Students taking a gap year from study.Someone looking to gain work experience in the field of disability. People taking career breaks to try something different.
Age Range: 19 to 35
This Program is open to
American,
Australian,
Canadian
and European
Participants.
This Program is also open to
Couples and Individuals.
Typical Living Arrangement:
Group living
Participants Travel to Ireland
Independently
Typically Participants Work
in Groups of 10
Application Process Involves:
- Disciplinary Clearance Form
- Letters of Reference
- Phone Interview
- Written Application
Typically The Application Process Time Is 6 to 8 weeks
Caring and Sharing Association Break Houses's Mission Statement: Our mission is to provide quality respite breaks to people with disability and their families (or caregivers) in an atmosphere of trust, friendship and mutual respect, enhancing quality of life. There is a spiritual element to work, respectful of where each person is coming from.
Year Founded: 1982
Caring and Sharing Association Break Houses is a Roman Catholic based organization. We do not require our participants to be of the same faith. Our volunteers will not be involved in religious proselytizing.