Children's center in San José

Possible tasks for the volunteer - Assisting the Staff members with the needs of integral management of the children. - Development of didactic and educational materials (handcrafts) for the children together with the teachers in charge. - Supporting activities related to special dates and celebrations in the center. - Cleaning and disinfection of materials, equipment and furnitures after the regular activities of the center. - Assisting the children when eating, helping them to eat and cleaning them once they finish eating. - Assisting in the kitchen, mainly in cleaning and maintenance, but not cooking as the center has a hired service in charge of the daily food. - If the volunteer has specific skills that can be used for the center, volunteers can talk (good communication) to the staff and ask for permission in order to see if they can create activities for the placement such as: - Games, songs, etc. - Foreign language classes (e.g. English lessons) - Workshops (music, art, etc.) - When volunteers have a high level of Spanish, they can be requested to support administrative works.

Hosting situation provided by Local Family. The volunteer will be hosted in a family relatively close to the project. The majority of families are middle class. The volunteer will, in most cases, have his/her own room and a shared bathroom (with the family and sometimes with another volunteer). Meals will be provided by the host families and/or by the project (3 meals a day). The volunteer might bring the lunch with him/her to the project. All families are different, and you should be able to adapt to a certain degree to your host family.