Thanks to our long history and our very successful, high quality activities, our Organization is an active member of the local community and we have a long cooperation with all the cooperating institutions through the preparation, realization and evaluation of various volunteering, cultural, environmental, educational & sports activities.
We cooperate with local public Nursery Schools, Kindergartens, Primary and Special Education Schools in which our volunteers offer their service and actively help as assistants to the teachers in the educational procedure and realize environmental, cultural and sport activities, as well as with other institutions such as Elderly Nursing Homes, offering essential help to people in poverty, with fewer opportunities and youngsters from a marginalized community or at risk of facing discrimination.
In addition, our Organization is responsible for the realization of various community-based activities for and with our volunteers and local young people of different ages, gender and countries, with different economic, social and cultural backgrounds, whose main target is to assist the local community in a variety of tasks by realizing educational activities for the local children, during the after school hours and during the summer time, when the school year is over, as well as cleaning and recycling and gaining an environmental awareness.
The volunteers’ tasks vary depending on the needs of the cooperating Institutions and the needs of the local community.
We are looking for a Volunteer Coordinator to join our team, for a minimum of 2 months.
Please keep in mind that applicants must hold:
- a valid VISA or European citizenship in order to apply for this program as we are not able to send an invitation for a VISA application.
- a vaccination against Covid-19 certificate, valid for the whole duration of their program.
It is the role of the Volunteer Coordinator to organize all volunteers (both long-term and short stay).
The Volunteer Coordinator will live in the volunteer accommodation, shared with other volunteers, with dormitory styled shared bedrooms and access to a shared kitchen and bathroom facilities.
The Volunteer Coordinator will be the main person of contact for all volunteers and will carry out a wide range of varying tasks.
The Volunteer Coordinator will mostly be focused on organizing and working with the volunteers to ensure a smooth running of the day to day work, as well as making sure that volunteers on our Programs have a good time.
The ideal candidate must:
- Be mentally and physically fit
- Be polite, friendly and respectful
- Have experience, knowledge and love of child care
- Be able to work independently and as part of a team
- Have strong team leader and communication skills
- Be able to train and lead effectively
- Have experience and is prepared to work outdoors and indoors and carry out the duties in a conscientious and efficient manner
- Be a "people person" who learn quickly, enjoys socializing, creating entertainment and leading activities
- Have a strong work ethic with a positive "can do" attitude
- Be able to carry out a number of different tasks
- Have a love for environment protection
- A Driver's License eligible in Greece would be considered as a plus
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