European Solidarity Corps - Lata • SVČ Lužánky Brno

Selection process:

Communicative level of English is needed at all our ESC positions, as this is the language used among the ESC team (with coordinator, tutor/supervisor, group of volunteers).

Please choose the ESC placement you are interested in, you will find descriptions on our website here: https://www.luzanky.cz/luzanky/european-solidarity-corps-open-calls and fill in the google form https://forms.gle/442Bu1s1HdtyDicf9 to apply for the ESC. Attention - in the google form you will be asked to answer around 5 questions where you will describe your motivation for that particular ESC placement, so be ready the filling of the google form might take you some time. You will be asked to attach your CV and motivation letter as well.

Deadline for applications is 23rd of March 2025.

If you have any questions, please contact us at evs.assistant@luzanky.cz

If you are chosen to the second round of selection, be ready for a video call interview during April. The results will be known during April 2025. Kindly note only the volunteers selected for the second round will be informed about the results. Thank you for understanding!

Description of the workplace

Lata is workplace of organisation Luzanky – centre of leisure time, the oldest and biggest leisure time centre in the Czech Republic. Lata itself as a workplace exists since 2005 and offers activities for families with little children, pre-school children and children up to age of 12 years. Based in district Žabovřesky, Lata is well accesible by public city transportation both from centre and from suburbian parts of the city.

Basic facts about Lata:

we focus on parents with children up to age of 6 years, but we work also with kids up to 12 years in 71 diverse hobby clubs
we organize also summer camps for kids, events for public (families with children) from local community
we offer sport activities for older kids (sport activities for 3-5 years old and 5-8 years old)
we offer art activities, ceramic courses and craft courses for pre-schoolers and school kids
we run tourist clubs for pre-schoolers and school children, there are organized trips for kids also on weekends which volunteer is welcomed to join
in “mini-kindergartens” called Skládanka we offer regular babysitting with educational programme for children mostly of age 2-3 years
we offer “prenatal” courses for future parents, our work is really diverse☺

WE SEARCH FOR VOLUNTEER WHO:

likes to work with children
likes to create, make things by hands, draw/paint
likes outdoor activities
is looking forward to summer camps and events for public
we also very welcome volunteer´s own ideas how to enrich our work☺
English communication skills are needed

Lata - SVČ Lužánky

The time schedule of the volunteer:

30 hours weekly:

10 hours weekly assistance in the hobby clubs for school children (sport activities, tourist club, ceramics, sewing, art club, crafts, electro-projects, educational programs for schools…)
2 hours in average weekly assistance with preparation and realization of events for public which take place also on Saturdays (on weekend), approximately once in a month
4 hours weekly work in mini-kindergarten with children 2-3 years old
4 hours weekly creation of the posters, leaflets for events, editing of photos
2 hours meetings with coordinator and other ESC-ers - time you spend with your ESC coordinator discussing your work and planning the future events, projects etc.
Up to 3 hours Czech language class/ studying at home

Up to 5 hours for your Mini project - time you spend on preparing your own mini project/s

Days off and holidays: volunteers have 2 days a week free (weekend) + 2 days per month of paid vacation. While working occasionally on weekends they have extra days off during the week. The paid vacation days are used usually during Christmas time and spring/summer school break.

Question to answer

Why would you like to work with children? Do you already have any experience with such work?
What do you like to do in your free time? What are your hobbies?
Do you have experience with any crafts, handicrafts, creative work? Send us some examples of your work please.
What would you like to gain from your Solidarity corps volunteering project?
What area are you good at and you would like to share your knowledge and experience with others?

General description of volunteering project in Luzanky:

There are 8 ESC volunteers working at different places on individual projects, meeting every week on common meetings with the coordinator and from time to time with all the colleagues to evaluate and plan the project. Luzanky hosts and coordinates ESC volunteers also in other organizations (focused on environmental education, preschool education etc.), so all hosted and coordinated volunteers will meet during the project and can visit workplaces and events of each other.

The volunteers work also together with the coordinator on tasks connected with their integration into Luzanky and presentation of their presence in our organization. Those tasks will be mainly related to the promotion of Solidarity corps program.

Volunteers can visit some of the courses and events organized by Luzanky for free (circus training for adults, ceramics etc.).

The organization will host only volunteers older than 18 years old.

Allowances:
Volunteers get their pocket money and food allowance monthly (at the beginning of each month), and they are provided with a card for Brno public transport.

Accommodation:
Volunteers live in rented flats (not in the centre of the city), it can happen that two volunteers will share one room for a shorter period of time (a few months). There will be 4 volunteers in the flat with 4 bedrooms. There is no living room, only common space/eating area in the kitchen. Distance to your working place from the flat can be around 30 minutes by public transport, even a bit more. Getting affordable accommodation in Brno is very difficult in recent years, so please be ready for described conditions of accommodation if you apply to our project. The advantage for you is that you will stay in quite a big city, which offers cultural and other events for young people, some even in English or other languages.

Information about ESC vacancy 2025/2026 in

Lata – Hobby clubs

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Selection process:

Description of the workplace

The time schedule of the volunteer:

Question to answer

General description of volunteering project in Luzanky: