ESC Traineeship for language teachers in Moianes (close to Barcelona)

• This position could be combined with an internship of a university (social sciences, social work or agricultural studies for instance)

For a period of 6 months, starting as soon as possible, Open Cultural Center is looking for an ESC trainee to teach Spanish at our project in the North of Catalonia (Castellterçol) where we are hosting 8 youth migrants and offering them a wide range of educational activities.

The tasks that the volunteer will carry out are the following:

• Develop a Spanish curriculum aimed at young migrants
• Teach 8 young migrants Spanish in classes of 2-3 hours
  • At least 2 classes in-person in Castellterçol (travel costs covered from BCN)
  • 2 other classes either in-person or online
• Support the local Social Workers with other tasks

As this is a learning position, the person will be able to:

• Extend her/his experience of teaching languages
• Extend her/his experience and knowledge of the social sector by working on a daily basis with experienced social workers
• Get to know the ins and outs of how a nonprofit organisation works
• Learn how to work in multicultural environments with people from all over the world
• Learn how to work with advanced project management tools such as Slack, Airtable, Trello, GitBook and more

The project is funded by the European Commission through the Erasmus+ ESC programme. This means that this position through ESC includes:

• Travel costs (up to the limits established in Erasmus+ Guide distance calculator)
• Accommodation
• Monthly financial compensation
• Insurance
• Language courses (classroom or online, English, Catalan, Spanish and/or Arabic)

We are looking for a volunteer with the following profile:

• Spanish citizen with legal residence + work permit in Spain
• Teaching experience or educational background in teaching
• Able to teach, speak and write in Spanish, preferably in English and Catalan as well
• Easy-going and loving an intercultural environment
• A motivated, sociable, proactive, open-minded, tolerant, creative and self-reliant person
• Ideally: has a driving license

If you are between 18 and 30 years old, ready to work with refugees and have the skills needed for this position, please apply through the button below.