INFOPACK: GRUPPO R SCS STARTING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, 6 MONTHS
DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANIZATION Gruppo R is a social, non-profit, cooperative which aims to pursue the general interest of the community for human promotion and citizens social integration. Gruppo R has a multifaceted purpose as it deals with the management of social and educational services, the employment of disadvantaged people and the reception of refugees and asylum seekers. Gruppo R methodology aims at preventing social and economical troubles and recovering personal autonomy, with a non-assistantship approach. By placing the person and his/her needs at the heart of each action, Gruppo R sees trustful relationships as the starting point for a concrete recognition of the dignity of the person. Through it, it is possible to promote social reintegration paths where the person is the protagonist of his story. The Cooperative manages the following services in the territory of Padua: an employment/training workshop for marginalized people in cooperation with the municipality of Padua; a daily reception center called "La Bussola", designed to provide essential services and facilitate people’s integration; welcoming services for women victims of violence or on trouble; services of welcoming and hosting for homeless people; welcoming services for refugee and asylum seekers; working productive activities for particular aimed at the employment of disadvantaged people.
Description of the tasks
The purpose of Gruppo R's project, built in collaboration with the local CARITAS, is to welcome migrant foreigners, supporting their path of housing and employment research. The people we welcome will be autonomous in the daily personal management but will have to be followed and supported in their individualized path. The task of the volunteer in the project will be to help the operators in defining and implementing the planning of support to the person, also directly with actions with the person himself, such as, for example, housing research actions, interview simulations, occupational research / training, accompaniments, etc.
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
The volunteer will live in a flat in Padova with other volunteers or Italian people, in a single or double room upon availability. He/She will have a bus card to move around in the city.
Volunteer profile
The volunteer we are looking for is a person who is available, flexible and openminded, who knows how to carry out both office assignments and actions on the field, alongside the migrant people we welcome; he/she is a person who has a good knowledge of the English language (and also French if possible); he/she is a willing person who believes in the project as an opportunity to accompany migrant people to autonomy and empowerment
Please to apply send CV and motivational letter to: volontari.xena@gmail.com