Duhový dům

Duhový dům

Duhový dům

Duhový dům

The Centre is for: Adults with different levels of mental, physical and combined disabilities

Address: Klostermannova 1586/25

Duration:  1st September - 31st August

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The mission of the placement:

The aim of the services provided is to meet the personal needs of service users through the support provided and the assistance and care given. The goal is to maintain or develop the abilities and skills of service users in order to achieve the highest possible degree of independence and self-sufficiency by using different methods.

Through the eyes of our volunteers:

Christmas Event in Duhový dům

Christmas Event in Duhový dům

Anthony is a volunteer in Duhový dům, Ostrava, the center for people with different kinds of disabbilities. Let's look back a bit and find out more about his Christmas mini project. "Wonderful…

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Activities:

Your main activity will be the direct work with the service users. The activities in the centre are very varied.  You will be a part of both collective activities (morning devotion, talking, morning warm up) and individual activities with service users, to support their activation (activities focused on the abilities to move and cognitive functions such as puzzle, writing training, painting, counting, memory development etc.). In the socio-therapeutic workshop, you will support and assist service users in ceramic workshops, art workshops, basket weaving workshops and other practical workshops. You can join the service users and workers for musical activities and music therapy and depending on your talents and gifts, you can contribute to these activities yourself. You can also join in other activities with the service users such as cooking, reading, going on walks, playing board games etc. You will also accompany the service users on social and cultural events and trips. There will be an open space for you to come up with your own ideas and projects for service users.

Preferred personal traits:

  • Ability to work both independently and in a team
  • Proactive in working with service users as well as in learning the Czech language
  • Responsible
  • Patient
  • Empathetic
  • Respectful
  • Building a good relationship with the service users
  • It is an advantage if you can play a musical instrument or if you are creative person

Events throughout the year:

The events throughout the year follow the seasons - Christmas, Easter, Summer holidays etc. Sometimes you will accompany service users to events that will be organised for the public by Duhový dům or by the city of Ostrava. You can check more of our events on our Facebook page.

Growing through challenges:

The challenges you may face and grow through are:

  • Through working with this ‘difficult’  group you will become more open, increase your physical and mental resilience and be proactive
  • Overcoming ‘language barriers’ which means both learning Czech ‘on the go’ and finding new ways of communicating
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