BE A VOLUNTEER IN DENMARK activities (1.) WITH DISABLED PEOPLE or (2.) AS TEACHER ASSISTANT ESC Vacancies in Denmark for October deadline 2018 Dansk ICYE are looking for new volunteers, young people interested in working with either (1.) mental disabled people in a wonderful living community close to Aarhus or interested in (2.) working with youth and teaching in a Danish Efterskole (Boarding school for young people 14-17) Deadline for application: 23^rd of September 2018

1. Hertha Levefællesskab

Next volunteer period: 1st March 2019 – 28th February 2020 (one year) Deadline for application: 23^rd of September 2018 Number of volunteers: 2 Volunteer profile: Tolerant, open, extrovert who can take part in Hertha’s daily life with a positive attitude. Calm personality, flexible and accepting of adjustments to plans. Description of the project The project, Hertha, is a living community for mentally handicapped situated in a small village, Herskind, consisting of families and singles, who integrate themselves into the lives and rhythm of the handicapped. The living community consists of 2 houses with 19 mentally handicapped residents. The residents have different psychological and mental restrictions and some of them are also physically impaired, but all of them are able to walk. In the village there are different workshops which are used in the project: Bakery, biodynamic market garden, biodynamic farm, dairy, weave shed, kitchen and laundry where the mentally handicapped work. Accomodation: the volunteer will live at the project in a shared apartment with other volunteers. Activities: the main activity for the volunteer will be to support the disabled in the workshops according to interests and specific knowledge and experiences. The volunteer can choose between bakery, kitchen, or gardening. if the volunteer has a driving license, he/she will be in charge of being a chauffeur to different activities Being able to play an instrument would be relevant, but not essential Volunteers will only work with the less disabled and challenging disabled Read more about the project on the EVS-database or Hertha´s website www.hertha.dk/ To apply Send your filled EVS application (there is a certain form which can be found on our website https://www.icye.dk/volunteer-dk/ Send application to: to evs.incoming@icye.dk

2. Midtjysk Efterskole

Next volunteer period: Beginning of January 2019 –End of June 2020 Deadline for application: 23rd of September 2018 Number of volunteers: 2 Volunteer profile: over the age of 22, out-going, sociable and has a sense of humor Interested in sports, outdoor life, music or arts Also has Interest in learning Mydtjysk Efterskole´s teaching methods and school system Description of the project The school is located in the little town of Ejstrupholm and the school is easily accessed by bus with links to the train both to Aarhus, the 2nd biggest city in Denmark, and Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. The school currently has room for 134 students at our school with fairly equal balance between girls and boys and the students live and study at the school for one year only. The students are living away from home for the best part of a year and are expected to participate in a small community, where teamwork is very important considering that the students live, work, clean and eat together at the school. Any volunteer would be expected to also play a vital role in this community and quickly develop a personal, yet professional relationship to the students. Accomodation: volunteers will live in a share house with another volunteer close to the “efterskole” Activities: volunteers will have work as teacher assistants in the classes. There will be morning, evening and weekend duties. The volunteers will be arranging extra curricular activities for the students and assisting in the teaching of language and creative lessons. Read more about the project on the EVS-database or Mydtjysk Website: www.midtjyskefterskole.dk/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/midtjyskefterskole or Instagram: @midtjyskefterskole To apply Send your filled EVS application (there is a certain form which can be found on our website https://www.icye.dk/volunteer-dk/ Send application to: to evs.incoming@icye.dk