Description

As a Teachers Assistant at the AACT you will be a vital component to their team of professionals and caregivers. During your time there you will be asked to assist in many daily activities such as supervising organized play activities with the children, working one-on-one with the children and their caregivers, or assisting with art and musical activities.
You may also be asked to sing songs and nursery rhymes with the children, assist with outdoor play activities, lead vocabulary group sessions, or help teach the children grooming and self-cleaning practices such as brushing their teeth and combing their hair. These activities can help autistic children gain self-care, social, and communication skills that are necessary for everyday functioning.

Highlights

The Autism Awareness Care and Training Center is an organization that teachers children with autism and provides them with a safe place to learn. Their aim is to help these individuals reach their highest potential by utilizing a number of different therapies to reach that goal.

The Autism Awareness Care and Training Center is looking for volunteers to help teachers and care givers with the daily activities of the centre. You will have the opportunity to assist the teachers with all subjects as well as interact closely with the children and caregivers. By assisting these children to learn important life skills you will be giving them the opportunity to live happy, productive lives.

This placement would be great for volunteers who are looking for experience interacting with autistic children and also working alongside skilled professionals and passionate caregivers.

Qualifications

Volunteers who have a background in caring for people with varying levels of autism would be well suited for this placement. However, previous experience working with people with Autism is not required.
Volunteers assisting at this placement must act in a professional manner at all times.

Minimum Education

High School

Intern Types

• Education

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

USD 3,245 for 8 weeks; USD 205 each additional wk.

Cost Includes:

• Emergency evacuation services
• Food
• Housing
• In-country orientation/Training
• In-country staff support
• Language instruction
• Pre-departure orientation/Training
• Written materials abroad
• Written materials pre-departure

Program Fees Include:

Upon arrival in country our staff will pick you up at the airport and return you to our Orientation Center for a safety briefing and general country orientation. For this program you are required to complete one - 4 weeks of language training and orientation which is included in the cost of the program. At the end of that week you will transfer to your placement to begin volunteering. Our staff are available to assist you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week should you require help of any kind.

Experience Required

yes

Volunteers at this placement need to be self-motivated, friendly, outgoing, enthusiastic, but above all, they need to be patient.

Volunteer Types

• Childcare/children
• Education
• English Teaching
• Teaching

Typical Volunteer

We believe everyone can contribute by volunteering. Recent graduates from high school, college or university, professionals taking a career break, recent retirees, individuals or groups who are interested in a change and the chance to enrich their own life and the lives of others. If you are 18 years or older you can apply for any of the placements available. If you are from 16-18 years old you may apply for placements near our Volunteer Abroad Office and Residence, so that we are able to give you more support. Both students and professionals are needed for placements in all our countries.

Age Range

18+

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Dormitory
• Group living
• Home-stays

Participants Travel

Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work

Independently or in Groups of Depends on the placement

Application Process Involves

• Letters of Reference
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Resume
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

24-48 hrs

Basecamp International Centers's Mission Statement

We believe international volunteering promotes cross-cultural learning that helps create global awareness, understanding between cultures and provides the platform for positive change. Our volunteers have taught in schools, provided disaster relief support for the International Red Cross, conducted essential research to improve the management strategies of threatened environments, built homes for impoverished people, provided vocational training and programs for street kids and have worked in co-operation with hundreds of local organizations to distribute aid and improve the quality of life for people throughout Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Year Founded

1998