Kiriku 2023

European Solidarity Corps volunteering at KIRIKU
What is KIRIKU?
We provide after-school care for 14 children between six and eight years of age. Kiriku is located
between the 6th and 7th district of Vienna. We are open from Monday to Friday from 12:00 to 17:30.
Kiriku is run by a board which consists of the parents of the kids. In the ‘Kindergruppe’ itself there
are two full-time caretakers, who have a pedagogical background and also attended some external
training, like Montessori-courses etc. Both are very warm-hearted, patient, and competent people,
who are doing the best to provide a nice and warm atmosphere and also support the international
volunteers in the best way they can.
Our main goals are to let our children live their fantasy and their own ideas and to provide them
safe surroundings so that they can express their own opinions and learn to become socially
responsible. We also want to stimulate curiosity and open minds for people with different cultural
backgrounds and provide the opportunity to learn other languages, what we see as key to understand
people from other parts of this world,
The best way to achieve these goals is to integrate young people from other / different countries and
cultures into our project.
Proposed activities
Giving the children a first-hand experience with foreign languages, poems, art and music would be
a benefit to all of us. Offering art and creativity occupation to the children and working with the
children – together with our professional caregivers – would be our most desired approach within
this project.
So during the leisure time programme for the children, we want you, as a volunteer, to start and
initiate own activities for the children. You will be given the possibility to execute your own
projects with the children. Whether you want to engage in arts, sports, music, history, science,
language or a political subject is up to you and your interests or background. Any support necessary
for your ideas will be provided by us.
Project examples could be a theme week about the country you are from (every afternoon could
have a different focus, like: Music, traditions/habits, games, cooking, language etc). Another
possibility would be a project about some special talent of yours.
You will also work with the children in their daily activities, like eating, doing homework, playing,
and cleaning up.
You will get the opportunity to:
 integrate in our team and play an important role in our process of reaching our goals
 learn German
 work with children
 participate in a non-profit and social project
 participate in team meetings as well as meetings with the parents
Your total working hours will be about 30 hours, maximum 38 hours, per week.
Volunteer profile and recruitment process

In general, you should be motivated to work with children as well as to learn German. We are
looking for socially responsible and patient persons who are creative and equipped with a sense of
humour. It would be great if you are interested in introducing the children to your language and
your cultural background as well as if you are interested in sports and/or music and/or art, history,
politics etc.
This European Solidarity Corps (ESC) project in Vienna is coordinated by the association
Grenzenlos within the MELANGE program. If you want to apply for this project, please fill in the
Melange application form and send it together with your CV (curriculum vitae) and motivation
letter to @ application melange.wien
Please state the name of the ESC project (host organisation), that you would like to apply for, in the
subject of your e-mail. Grenzenlos will forward your documents to us, the hosting project, where
the selection will be made.
Important! Your application will only be accepted if it is complete and if you already have a
supporting (sending) organization.
All ESC placements coordinated by Grenzenlos are generally available to everyone between the age
of 18 and 30 who is residing in an ESC program or partner country. However, in the selection
procedure a preference is shown for candidates with fewer opportunities. You will be informed
about the outcome of the recruitment process after the application deadline. For more information,
please visit www.melange.wien and the European Youth Portal

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