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ESC: Lesven high school 2026/2027
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Only for belgian residents
Project supported by the european commission: All fees are supported by the esc program - Between 18 and 30 years old
- English , French
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Location informations
- Brest, France
- Local currency : Euro member countries (EUR / €)
- Timezone : Central european summer time
- Local time : 07-06-2026 21:40:27
Closest airport(s) and plane ticket average price
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Brest Bretagne Airport
(8.13 km) - France -
Lorient South Brittany (Bretagne Sud) Airport
(104.55 km) - France -
Jersey Airport
(190.8 km) - Jersey
Closest train station(s)
Mix Train-Bus-Avion
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Itinéraire
depuis Ashburn vers Brest
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About the local hosting organization
The Bureau Information Jeunesse (BIJ), located in Brest, France, is a not-for-profit organization created in 1993. The BIJ of Brest is a youth information center which is a part of a network of 1500 info spot throughout France.
The BIJ is running by a team of 6 professionals which involves a general manager, an account and administration assistant, an international mobility project manager, 2 project officers and a numeric project leader.
Its main goals is inform and support youngsters between 16 and 35 and caters to the needs of young people on subjects such as education, vocational training, jobs, employment, cultural offering or sporting events. But also on issues like housing and health or even individual rights or international mobility (jobs, volunteering, education, training placement, etc.).
For that it has a documentation section with a free access to Internet where the welcoming is free, anonymous and adapted to the demand.
Besides, the BIJ has a website www.bij-brest.org and social networks which provides young people with a tremendous quantity of daily updated practical and useful information.
Apart from that, the BIJ yearly publishes a guide books “Jeunes à Brest” (Youngsters in Brest) and is also involved into the organization of several events such as :
- The summer jobs days
- the Youth International days
The Bij is member of different networks: youth information network, Eurodesk, IDEO (network dedicated to vocational training), Erasmus + developers, etc.
Presentation of the program
Jules Lesven is a general, technological and professional high school with 1400 pupils located on a school campus with 2 other high schools.
The 2 ESC volunteers will work at the high school cafeteria, a confortable place, where they will both share an office and manage the cafeteria with some students (selling snacks, stock management, schedule to set up, etc.).
They will organise smalls events and animations for students all year long, for i.e. : blind tests, games to win snacks, Christmas/Easter decoration workshop, exhibitions, playlists, language clubs, etc. They will have to offer projects/ideas to set up, it will be the heart of their project!
They can also lead workshops or project at the boarding school: yoga, movie nights, etc.
Last but not least, they will have to organise key moments: thematical weeks on health, environmental awareness, equality, European countries, etc., tournaments (baby-foot, football, etc.)
The project is coordinated by Bij de Brest.
About the accommodation
Each volunteer will get his/her own furnished studio flat (9 to 13 m²) in a Youth accomodation centre (FJT) with basic furniture. If a volunteer needs extra furniture, it will be on his/her own budget. FJT is in Brest city centre (15 minutes by bus to Lesven high school, 2 min. walking to main square).
FJT collective heating system works from mid-October to mid-March like at the high school.
Food allocation : 240 € per month
Pocket money : 240 € per month
Bus ticket provided/refunded
About the leisure
Pre-departure training (PDT): organised by the sending organisation
On-arrival training (OAT): organised by the French National Agency
Mid-term training (MTT): organised by the French National Agency
Besides, during his/her ESC the volunteer will get:
a task-support mentor, Eva Rosot, senior school administrator
Her office is at the school life department, 50 meters far from the volunteers’ one.
a personal mentor
Requirements
The Participant profile: We are looking for 2 volunteers from European Union countries, from 18' up to 30'. Basic skills in French as well as basic IT competencies are requested. Students could have a very bad level in English, that's why it's important to be able to communicate with them in French and to go out your comfort zone to create a link with them.
️Candidates should have:
a good contact with youngsters
team work ability
the willingness to set up and lead activities and to be actively involved in the activities
a strong motivation
the ability to take initiatives
️Besides volunteers must respect the following rules:
Be on time
Respect the schedule
Warn if he·she is exceptionnally late
Always provide a medical certificate in case of absence (It serves as proof that he·she is actually unfit for work)
Take good care of the flat
To NOT host guests for over the night or after 22:00 PM
️Please be aware an ESC volunteer is not a teacher, he·she can lead workshops/presentations in classes but only from time to time. It musn’t be his·her main task.
Full ESC call available on https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1CYB0rPlvkDi-YZj0jEt_TeQwSEgvED61?usp=sharing
️ Candidates must send their application (CV + motivation letter) to:
️ Agnès Pissavy, ESC project manager at Bij de Brest: [email protected]
️ We will select volunteers on the go.
Deadline:
Deadline:
Extra information
The project is implemented under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, financed by the European Commission.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?
Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?
- Training before and after the project
- Health insurance during your project
- round-trip travel reimbursement
- accommodation and food
- pocket money
- language course
- Return Week-end
- Youth Pass and SVI international Volunteer passport
Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.