Volunteering with Public School (CEIP Rincón de Beniscornia)

Start: Sep. 2026

End: Jul. 2027

The volunteer will take part in a wide range of activities, with a weekly schedule of 30 to 38 hours. Working hours will be from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday. Occasionally, about once a month, it may be necessary to support activities in the afternoon organized by the school community. In addition, volunteers may occasionally be asked to attend events held on Saturdays, depending on the needs of the school.

We welcome proactive volunteers who wish to fully engage in the daily life of the school community. Volunteers are encouraged to take part in all proposed activities, suggest new initiatives that inspire them, and develop personal projects that contribute to their personal growth and learning. All participation will be supervised and supported by teachers and other members of the school community, ensuring the volunteer’s experience is both educational and enriching.

We are looking for a volunteer who can assist with everyday tasks and contribute positively to our community. We value responsibility, autonomy, creativity, and an entrepreneurial spirit. It is also important that volunteers feel comfortable getting around by bike (as public transportation is limited) and enjoy working outdoors, especially in the school garden (e.g., preparing soil, planting, weeding, watering). As role models for our students, we also ask that volunteers avoid using their mobile phones in front of the children.

Examples of Activities the Volunteer May Be Involved In

· In-classroom support: Assisting teachers during class time with students, helping facilitate learning and classroom dynamics.

· Vacation Schools (Christmas, Easter, Summer): Support in organizing and preparing spaces and materials.

· AMPA (Parents’ Association) Events: Assistance once a month in the afternoon with event organization for the school community.

· School Opening and Closing: Punctuality is essential.

· School Space Improvements: Painting walls, assembling furniture, and naturalizing learning spaces.

· School Garden: Tasks related to planting, watering, and harvesting.

· School Magazine and Radio: Collaboration or creation of a specific section or podcast about European programs.

· Daily Welcome and Dismissal: Accompanying children as they arrive and leave the classroom.

· Lunchtime Support: Assisting with lunch logistics—setting/clearing tables, preparing food, and cleaning.

· Library Supervision: Ensuring order and silence during recess.

· Care of Shared Spaces: Supporting tidiness and organization throughout the school.

· Workshops: Participation and organization of thematic workshops (e.g., cooking, crafts, music, theater, dance, art, podcasting, reading).

· Open Day: Helping prepare and manage this key community event, which may take place on a Saturday morning.

· Field Trips: Participation in school outings focused on play, environmental care, and waste collection.

· Recycling: Supporting waste sorting and environmental education.

· Artistic Activities: Engaging in creative projects (drawing, painting, ceramics, photography, collage, etc.) to enrich and beautify school spaces.

· Educational Materials: Helping create hands-on and manipulative learning materials.

· Learning Environments: Preparing and organizing classrooms and common areas.

· Community Engagement: Sharing experiences with the local community and neighboring groups.

· Education for Sustainable Development: Supporting activities related to circular economy, local and seasonal food consumption, bike promotion, and nature-friendly leisure initiatives.

· Positive Climate: Helping to foster an environment of respect, empathy, inclusion, and peaceful conflict resolution.

· Collaboration with Local Associations: Participating in other community volunteering projects and partnerships with local organizations.

· Support for Other School Projects: Assisting with various educational and extracurricular initiatives run by the school.

Additional Project Involvement: Volunteers will also participate in activities that promote European values and mobility opportunities, including:

· Promotion of European projects and mobility programmes among young people in the Region of Murcia and the users of the organization.

· Participation in workshops and presentations on the European Solidarity Corps (ESC) programme in youth organizations, secondary schools in the city of Murcia, and at the University of Murcia.

· Creation of monthly content to share updates about their work and involvement, contributing to the visibility and dissemination of project results.

Our volunteering project seeks to promote the values promoted by the EU and the ESC Programme, such as solidarity, equality, justice, respect, fight against exclusion and xenophobia, etc.

Practical arrangements: The schedule of the volunteer activities will be between 30 and 38 hours per week. The volunteer will work max. 38 hours on 5 days per week.

Holidays: According to the rules of ESC, volunteers must have 2 working days off per month.

Accommodation: The volunteers will live in a room in a shared flat located in the city of Murcia together with other volunteers. The room and the flat will be fully equipped, and electricity, water, gas and internet will be covered by the lead organization (till the amount of 30€ per volunteer).

Pocket money: The volunteer will receive the monthly rate foreseen by the Spanish NA, 186€ per month.

Food: The volunteer will receive 184€ for food every month.

Local transport: Every volunteer will have a chance to choose a bike or bus card provided by the hosting organization if it is needed.

Language support: The volunteer is entitled to receive language support with an online platform, as stated on the ESC programme guide.

Medical insurance: The volunteer will be covered by a private insurance that will cover all the expenses not covered by the public health system (health, accident and civil liability insurance).

Travel costs: The volunteer will receive financial support for travel from his/her country to Spain and from Spain to his/her country once the project is completed, up to a maximum amount established by the European Commission according to the distance band.

Visa and residence permit fees: The volunteer will receive financial support for visa arrangements (if required).

Deposit: The volunteer will have to make a 370 euro deposit that will be reimbursed once the project is ended and the volunteer leaves tidy, clean, and with no damage in the private room and common areas, and if the volunteer doesn’t leave the project without a justified reason before it ends.

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This project is aimed at young people between 18 and 30 years old who have not participated in any European volunteering project (EVS or ESC) before. We will give priority to the selection of young people with fewer opportunities.

The selection will be made based on the attitude, the willingness to participate, the motivation and the commitment to the values of the project rather than knowledge and skills of the candidates .

We value the responsibility, the spirit of initiative, the patience and the ability to step back from interpersonal conflicts in order to deal with them more effectively, and the enthusiasm and willingness to participate in the different activities offered.

No young person willing to participate in our project will be excluded for any reason (economic difficulties; social or geographical obstacles; cultural or ideological differences; sexual orientation, age, ethnicity, gender and gender identity, etc.).

Our educational center, CEIP Rincón de Beniscornia, is a public school located in a small hamlet very close to Murcia (less than 4km) and located in the heart of its orchard, in an area with its own characteristics, culture and idiosyncrasy. This town has approximately 1000 inhabitants.

In our center, the faculty has decided to work primarily through an active, participatory, manipulative and competent methodology, giving special importance to the psychological/emotional aspect and education in values in a cross-cutting manner.

Our mission is to provide and facilitate the integral development of the students in a respectful environment where autonomy, self-determination, responsibility and active learning take main relevance.

Our vision as an educational center is to become a creative, inspiring and innovative organization that integrates all the people of our educational community in interaction with the environment around us. Therefore, our action is aimed at students, faculty, families, educational community, immediate social and cultural environment and other agents that collaborate or are involved in a more timely manner.

Some of the values of our center are: respect, action, empowerment, involvement, creativity, responsibility, autonomy, self-determination, cooperation and sustainability, in order to acquire a meaningful and experiential learning that includes all dimensions of the human being, giving special relevance to the psycho-emotional dimension.

The volunteer activity consists of an enriching exchange of knowledge, values, experiences and skills between the volunteer and the social and human context where he/she develops his/her volunteer task. In the specific case of CEIP Rincón de Beniscornia, the context of action of the volunteer will be determined by the following lines of action, which are framed in our Educational Project:

– Learning by projects, by tasks, learning situations or through play, art and creativity.

– Workshops that promote different skills: theater in the classroom, creative writing, radio podcast, storytelling or magazine.

– Manipulative math.

– Music and artistic activities as the main tool to enhance creativity.

– Education for sustainability, ecological transition, circular economy, respect for the environment and solidarity.

– Space for learning through play and for the development of the innate curiosity of each individual.

– Mixed groups of different ages.

– Small groups and inclusive teaching respecting the different needs of the students.

– Educational community, where the family actively participates in collaboration with the environment.

– Intergenerational education. Involvement of the elderly in our environment in the day to day of our educational life.

– Priority in establishing a climate of respect, tolerance and empathy, as well as peaceful and restorative conflict resolution.

– Cross-cutting work on education for physical and psycho-emotional health and education in values.

These lines of action allow the volunteer to realize and grow if his or her ideals and aspirations are aligned with solidarity and with the other principles of the ESC (respect for human dignity and human rights, fair and egalitarian society, pluralism, non-discrimination, tolerance, justice and equality).