France: ESC: 2026/2027 - Get involved for youth and Europe with the APJC!

About the local hosting organization

The APJC is an association that has been offering activities for all publics for 54 years, especially for young people. The APJC promotes the values of solidarity, openness to the world, access to rights and culture, democracy and respect for human dignity. It is a place of conviviality and active participation of the members, in particular thanks to thematic commissions, places of participation and decision making. The team is made up of 18 employees and nearly 40 volunteers who work together for the empowerment of residents. The APJC concentrates its actions in two poles, the leisure pole and the social action pole. The leisure sector includes : - leisure activities, cultural and artistic activities from the age of 3 until 99 (theatre, singing, plastic arts, hip-hop, etc.) run by professionals employees or volunteers ; - cultural events (shows, concerts, exhibitions, etc.) chosen and organised with the participation of residents and members. The social action sector includes : - support for rights and parenthood, specifically for people and families in precarious or fragile situations (individual and collective information and support, socialisation and initiative-taking spaces) - support for schooling, for children aged 6 to 17; - support for families for their first holiday resort. The APJC shares the values of all the structures that make up the networks to which it is affiliated: the Federation of Social Centers of the county of Seine-Saint-Denis and the Regional Federation of Youth and Cultural Centres of Ile de France.

Presentation of the programme

You will be taking part in popular education initiatives at the APJC (Les Pavillons-sous-Bois - http://apjc.org/), in a dynamic intercultural environment. Your tasks will include - Promoting mobility and volunteering in Europe (meetings, events) - Hosting and running activities for young people (aged 11-25), during the year and school holidays - Create educational materials and help with European projects - Co-organise a citizens' event for Europe Day - Participate in the life of the association with the team. You will be supported by a team of professional activity leaders, who will help you to run your own projects or work with you on your own.

About the accomodation

The volunteer will live in a big house (with a garden where volunteers can grow their own vegetables), and may be flatmate to 4 to 5 other volunteers, noting that every volunteer will have his own room. The volunteer can be lent a bike for transportation. The monthly allowance (500€) includes all food and first necessity expanses, and a subscription to an unlimited transportation card for all of Île-de-France (including Paris). Paris city center is around 35 mins aways from the volunteers house (taking a Bus and a Metro).

About the leisure activities

The volunteer will be granted access to the OLS platform in order to improve their french skills. If the volunteer has difficulties to speak basic french, APJC can provide french classes three times a week. The volunteer will discover and experiment the missions of an animator. In addition to that, the volunteer will benefit from two seminars organised by the French Agency during the year.

Requirements

The Participant profile: We are looking for an open-minded, creative, motivated and curious person, who likes human contact, particularly with teenagers and young adults (11 to 25 years old). Having a previous experience in the field of animation will be an added value.Deadline: 31/08/2026 14:00