Description

We are looking for volunteers with a degree or experience in social work to work with our children. You will work together with our Brazilian social worker. As a social worker at Casa do Caminho, you will have the following key responsibilities:

* Work closely with the children and teenagers to help them cope with their past and to improve their social behavior
* Do family visits in the area of Duque de Caxias together with our social worker
* Help social workers do administrative paper work.

Highlights

* Working in a community of Brazilians and international volunteers
* The location is in the beautiful Tingua reserve
* Trying to make a difference for the children and teens of our orphanage!
* Getting to know the Brazilian culture

Qualifications

* Advanced Portuguese skills
* Willing to work within 6 months - 2 years volunteer/trainee period
* Degree and experience in psychology or social work
* Experience in working with children and teenagers
* Minimum age: 21 years

Languages

• Portuguese

Cost in US$:

0

Cost Includes:

• Food
• Housing

Program Fees Include:

We charge no fees and offer volunteers: food, accommodation and airport escort.

Experience Required

yes

Volunteer Types

• Education
• Office Work
• Social Services, Social Work
• Youth Development

Typical Volunteer

Enthusiastic, motivated, flexible, patient, hard worker that loves children and teens and helps out where necessary.

Age Range

0

This Program is open to

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

Typical Living Arrangements

• Group living
• Independent living

Participants Travel

Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work

Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves

• Phone/Video Interview
• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Typically The Application Process Time is

1 week

Comunidade Rural Casa do Caminho's Mission Statement

Casa do Caminho is an orphanage situated in a rural town near a rainforest, outside of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Our mission is to help and take in children and adolescents in vulnerable social situations; to stimulate their development in fraternal cohabitation with nature while offering social, cultural, vocational, and sports programs; to promote the psychosocial restructurization of the family, and ultimately to facilitate the reintegration of this population into their families and society at the appropriate time.

Year Founded

1982