The Support Service of University of Pécs has voluntary projects in each academic year. The Support Service for students with disabilities seeks to contribute to students with special needs to be able to fulfill their studies successfully, in order to reach the level of equal opportunities and independent living in the society.
The main activities of the project will take place in the main building of the university where the Faculty of Humanities and the Faculty of Science are located.
Our Mission is to help students as much as they need it.This is how we assist, and stimulate them to step on and aspire towards an independent life.
The volunteers contribute to cultural and intercultural learning of our students with special needs through helping, supporting and studying with them. We would like it if the volunteer would show and share a part of her/his own culture and personality to the students, so the student will have the opportunity to get an inside view of the European dimensions.
The volunteer can get to know the work of our support service. During this time he/she can exercise soft skills such as tolerance and patience. She/he will gain experience and knowledge in types of disabilities, people’s life with special needs, different treatment of injured people, how to use special equipment. Besides, he/she will learn Hungarian and will have the opportunity to get to know our culture.
We are going to pay attention to her/his learning aims and try to be aware of the process of gaining experience that leads to the meaningful youth pass.
The volunteer will help in every aspect of our service. He/she will be an additional help enriching our service with his/her new energy, approach, culture. Beside her/his every day routine he/she will be encouraged to organise his/her own initiatives, projects.
Activities the volunteer takes part in:
- Accompany students with reduced mobility, wheelchair users or visually impaired students. Help them get from home or college to the university and back, sometimes driving them between classrooms.
- Domestic work at students with special needs accomodation.
- Shopping for/with them.
- Office works like copying, scanning, printing, etc…
- Help with studying, if the volunteer is at that level (language or the required subject).
- Teaching language in clubs or/and in pair.
- Helping for foreign students.
- Helping for Hungarian students in their studies held in English.
- Organising leisure activities, like walks, going to clubs, etc.
- Hungarian language training (probably at the University of Pécs) will be provided by specialised teachers.
Ideal candidiate
We are expecting volunteers who are empathic, communicative, open and have a cheerful habit. Preference is given to volunteers who have previous studies and experience in the social, youth field, has some experience in organising activities, programs for communities, and has practice in English language teaching.
We ask the applicants to send their CV-s and motivation letters.
More information and application at: magdali.csaba@pte.hu
