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Join us for an amazing 10 week expedition!
- You will be fully trained as a sports and play leader
- You will be joining a team of nine international volunteers
- You will run sport and play sessions in marginalised communities in Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia and Kosovo
- You will work in refugee camps in Turkey and Greece
- You will bring fun and joy to many hundreds of children living in very difficult circumstances
For more information and an application form, please contact wendy@worldatplay.org.uk
Have a look at our website: www.worldatplay.org.uk
Background Information for Expedition 2017
We are now recruiting
- expedition Volunteers
- an expedition Leader
- an assistant Expedition Leader.
Successful volunteers will become part of a team that will deliver high quality and exciting sport and play activities for our partner organisations in the Balkans, Turkey and Greece. This is a unique opportunity to build your confidence, further your leadership potential and strengthen your organizational capabilities. In addition to this, you will work in places well beyond the tourist trail in Bosnia, Kosovo, Croatia and Serbia and with refugee children in Turkey and in refugee camps in Greece. You will be given training in developmental sport and play before departure.
Main Responsibilities
- Planning and delivering high quality and exciting sessions for the children, young people and adults you will be working with.
- Building positive relationships with our partner organisations.
- Working as an active team member.
- Sharing all tasks and responsibilities including housekeeping, sorting out the equipment, buying and preparing food.
All volunteers must be over 18 years old and
- very adaptable and flexible to different living and working conditions
- interested in sport and play as a way of developing life skills
- an energetic and enthusiastic self-starter
- professional and responsible when working with others
- interested in other countries and culture
Within the team we aim to have a diverse range of skills and experiences including:
- practical knowledge of sport and play
- experience of youth work in the UK and/or abroad
- knowledge of social media, photography and video-making to help document the trip
- experience of managing a budget and record keeping
- knowledge of local languages that we will need along the way
- experience of driving long distances
Message from Cardiff Met SU:
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