Description:
Volunteering abroad in Spain is the best opportunity to live a different culture in a unique way while you develop your social skills, you gain work experience, and you improve your Spanish proficiency. You can choose from a wide range of volunteer placements with host organizations and institutions in social, health care, and environmental fields.
Volunteering in Spain will increase your social awareness, you will gain self-confidence, and you will build a sense of independence while, in turn, you help others. During your volunteer abroad program in Spain, you will receive permanent support and guidance from our local staff that will help you achieve the best of your program.
Spanish Level
It is not mandatory that you take a Spanish course to participate in our volunteer abroad projects, but to make the most of your stay in Spain, it is important that you can communicate with the people you will be interacting with. We will organize a phone interview with you to be able to give you feedback and let you know if you have the Spanish level required by our host organizations. The minimum Spanish level will also depend on the characteristics of the volunteer placement you wish to get.
Highlights:
Benefits of Volunteer Abroad in Spain
- Edition and translation of your volunteering documentation.
- A volunteer abroad placement according to your requirements and the organization needs.
- Introduction to the Spanish culture
- Guidance and supervision from Spanish tutors.
- 24 hour emergency phone to assist you during your stay in Spain.
- Constant support from the local staff.
- Open and continuous communication with COINED and with your host organization.
- Volunteering completion certificate issued by the organization.
- Certificate of participation in the COINED Spain Volunteer Abroad Program.
Qualifications / Skills Needed:
Volunteer Work Requirements
- You need to fill in the forms and documents of the Application Package and send them to COINED Spain by mail, together with the deposit payment confirmation.
- To begin your volunteer abroad program you need to be able to communicate in Spanish. You will have an interview in Spanish during your placement process.
- You need to commit to a minimum of two and a maximum of six months to your assigned volunteer placement.
- You need to have finished high school and to be 18 or older.
- You need to have an accident, illness and third party liability insurance coverage.
- You are expected to respect the host organization's norms, as well as the Terms and Conditions of COINED Spain.
- You need to be ready and willing to interact in a multicultural environment, and to commit to the host organization's goals.
Language:
Spanish
Cost in US$: EUR 150 - EUR 600
Cost Includes:
- A volunteer abroad placement according to your requirements and confirmed prior to arrival
- Paperwork coordination: edition and/or translation of your Letter of Intent and Resume
- Pre-departure orientation
- Emergency 24-hour Assistance telephone number
- Welcome pack with the most important information about your placement and about the city
- Permanent tutorship and guidance from the representatives in Spain
- Free internet access, mailbox, Wi Fi Service and fax receipt
- Possibility of participating of cultural and social activities organized by COINED Spain
Experience Required: no
Typical Volunteer Projects:
childcare/children,
culture,
disability issues,
drug or alcohol recovery,
education,
elderly,
escorts,
handicapped,
health,
health care,
health education,
home visit,
hospital,
literacy,
nursing,
nutrition,
orphans,
popular education,
primary education,
public education,
recreation,
secondary education,
social services, social work,
sports,
street kids,
volunteering,
youth
and youth development
Age Range: 18+
This Program is open to
Worldwide
Participants.
.
Typical Living Arrangements:
Apartment/Flat,
Group living,
Home-stays
and Independent living
Participants Travel to Spain
Independently
Typically Participants Work
Independently
Or
in Groups
Application Process Involves:
- Other
- Written Application
Typically The Application Process Time Is 2-3 months
COINED Spain's Mission Statement: COINED Spain is a non-profit organization committed to the promotion of intercultural and international education programs through professional internships, volunteer work, Spanish courses, university programs, teach abroad programs and intercultural workshops in Barcelona, Madrid, San Sebastian, Cadiz, Granada, Salamanca and Marbella. COINED Spain, with its main office in Barcelona, is a branch of COINED International, founded 1971 in Germany. COINED International has offices in Germany, Argentina and Spain.