Place: Sant Cugat del Vallès (Barcelona)

Dates: From 16^th September 2024 to 18^th July 2025 (10 months)

WHO ARE WE

The Center Jeroni de Moragas SCCL, is a cooperative of professionals of social initiative and nonprofit oriented, with a 50 years trajectory. We care for more than 100 people in Sant Cugat del Vallès, coming from different regions like Barcelonès and Vallès Occidental. Our goal is to present services oriented to social and labour inclusion of adult people with functional and intellectual diversity, mental illness and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). 

The Occupational Centre develops its own Model of Bio-psycho-social Intervention (Physical, psychological and social). The team is a group of professionals made by psychologists, social workers, social educators, occupational therapists and social integrators who are in charge of planning and implementing therapeutic, occupational and pre-labour activities, with the aim of improving the quality of life of the people that we care for. 

The Residential Service consists of 4 residential houses for 6-7 people, with the main goal of providing intellectual development in society, enhancing their personal growth. 

website: https://jmoragas.org/

WHAT TYPES OF VOLUNTEERING WE OFFER

We are looking for 2 ESC volunteers that will support the direct attention team of the Occupational Center and the Service of residences of Jeroni de Moragas Center.

In relation to the tasks of the volunteers, we expect that they will actively participate in the activities and that will proactively propose new dynamics in the implementation of the activities. 

The main functions will be:

• Offering accompaniment and social support, establishing a significative link with the person with disability.
• Helping to improve the quality of life of the people that we care for, sharing the activities that the residence and the occupational center do. 
• Motivating the group of people that we care for, in order to encourage them to do the activity correctly.
• Being in charge of detecting possible incidents in the activities development, and will activate the participation of the most passive ones.
• Being responsible of the material used for the activity.
• Giving support in community and social inclusion activities.

In summary, the main function is BE with them, CONNECTING with them and SUPPORTING them. In no case the voluntary will be responsible alone, he/she will always have the responsible professional as a reference person.

REQUIREMENTS

• We wish the volunteer to be a youngster with interest in social topics, willing to learn and to contribute.
• Emotional stability and responsibility
• It is not necessary to have a basic knowledge of Spanish or Catalan
• Availability to volunteer during weekends, in leisure and free time activities. 
• Respectful person towards people’s dignity and privacy of information.

DESIRED COMPETENCES

• Patient person, with emotional self-control and flexible, that will adapt to the performance of the directed activities. 
• Ability to empathize in order to get to know the needs, interests and desires of the people with intellectual disability.

WHAT DO WE OFFER

• A teamwork environment, with commitment and fellowship. A volunteering experience within a working cooperative. 
• An intervention style based in the promotion of the quality of life, personal autonomy, community participation and rights. 
• A place where to provide experiences, contact with people with Intellectual Development disorder, participation in the basic activities or the daily life, in the hygiene and autonomy habits, in the therapeutic activities. 
• Collaboration in the technological projects, Snoezelen room of sensorial stimulation, participation in the development of cognitive stimulation apps.
• Participation in community projects: rehearsals with the inclusive music group, trainings and matches with the inclusive football team, scholar visits and programs of learning and service, preparation and recording of the radio program Per Tu, participation and recording of Moragas TV episodes…
• Participation and support in domestic activities from the residences, support in leisure activities and excursions…

WORKING PLACE

Taller Jeroni de Moragas: Avinguda Villadelprat, nº79, Sant Cugat del Vallès, 08197.

WORKING HOURS  

24h per week with 2 free days per week (Weekends normally free)
+2h of working for La Víbria activities (tutorings, meetings, presentations, etc)

LANGUAGE COURSE 

3h per week of Catalan course

HOLIDAYS 

The volunteer enjoys 2 extra days of holidays per month worked, so in this project there will be a total of 20 days of vacation:
– 15 days are mandatory in Christmas, Easter
– 5 days will be free to choose.

ACCOMODATION:

Fully equipped flat in the central area of Terrassa shared with other ESC volunteers. Some rooms are private, some shared with another person. Depending on the flat, it will be 15/20 minutes by walk from the train station + 20′ of train (From Terrassa To Jeroni). Some bikes will be available to use and share with the other volunteers in the flats.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT:

Pocket and food money: 325€/month
Monthly ticket for public transportation to work is included

CONTACT: [email protected]

Please, don’t be afraid of asking whatever you have in mind. We’ll clarify all your doubts!

If you want to discover how was the daily life of the our last volunteers, take a look on their official journey: