Information about ESC vacancy 2025/2026 in
Legato - Circus LeGrando
Receiving and coordinating organization:
- Luzanky – Centre of Leisure Time (SVC Luzanky)
- OID: E10146786
- Accreditation: 2021-1-CZ01-ESC50-094574
- Website in English:
luzanky.cz/luzanky/european-solidarity-corps - Website of Luzanky: luzanky.cz
- Duration of activity: 3 months (the exact dates of start and end of the activity
can be discussed according to the availability of the volunteer) - Beginning of activity: 03/01/2026
- End of activity: 31/03/2026
Contact:
Contact person (ESC coordinator): Natálie Rivolová
Phone Nr: +420 601 384 051
Email: evs.assistant@luzanky.cz
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.
No deadline for applications, the call is open until suitable candidate is found,
the sooner, the better.
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. Kindly note only the volunteers selected for the second round will be
informed about the results. Thank you for understanding!
Description of the workplace
Legato - Cirkus LeGrando
The Legato center of leisure time exists since 1999 in Kohoutovice district, and it is the part of Luzanky center. It offers different types of leisure-time activities, programs for schools, competitions or other events for public, summer camps for children. It offers also some cultural activities and events like theatre plays, contemporary circus performances and workshops, festivals, juggling conventions, film festival etc.
The task of the volunteer is to join the circus lessons for children, assist the lectors
during lessons, help children, and learn how to teach them. The volunteer will participate in the preparation of circus performances with the children, organization of events (festivals, performances, weekends for children, etc.). Previous circus experience would be an advantage (to share it with children, to bring new ideas, games, activities...).
The time schedule of the volunteer:
30 hours weekly
- 12 hours weekly (mainly in the afternoon) - direct communication and practicing
with the children in the circus - 2 hours weekly of occasional events, taking photos, making decorations, setting
up the places for the activities etc. - 4 hours weekly - other activities at Legato - assistance in the handcrafts
program for schools - 2 hours of further education in circus techniques
- 2 hours meetings with coordinator and other ESC-ers - time you spent
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.
We offer to our volunteers different kind of support. One of our workers will be your tutor
– a guide and adviser who will help you during the whole project. The volunteer will be
also provided with all the material of a particular workplace. The volunteer can also visit
other activities at Lyska and Legato or in other branches of Luzanky.
Question to answer
- Why did you choose Legato-Cirkus LeGrando for your volunteer work?
- What is your motivation to work with children? If you have any experiences please
describe them. - What circus discipline is the most interesting for you and what would you like to try
yourself? - Please describe one icebreaker game for children between age of 6 and 12.
- 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.
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.
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.