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Specialist Volunteers needed for our Summer Enrichment Program

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The experience

Misión México is introducing a new volunteer model!

We will now accept volunteers during school holidays only (Christmas, Easter, and Summer), to facilitate specialized workshops and courses with the children and youth in our care.

Please join our team this summer to launch Misión México's first ever Enrichment Program!
We are looking for passionate people to join our team and lead activities and workshops based on their skills and expertise.

What you offer

30 hours of help per week

Child Care: Caring for, playing with, and spending time with children.

Social Work: Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.

Teaching Sports: Teaching or assisting the host, guests, or local communities in practicing sports or physical activities.

Additional fee required

Amount: MXN$ 2000 {daily: "Per day", weekly: "Per week", once: "One time"}

Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers

Description: The volunteers' fee is $2,000 MXN for stays of 1-3 weeks and covers the cost of your accommodation in the volunteers' flat, which includes utilities and Wi-Fi, and one daily meal (lunch).

What you get

2 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Team Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other people.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Discounts on Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.

Surfboards: You can use our surfboards as much as you want.

Surf lessons: Take free surf classes at the local beaches.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.

Requirements

Intermediate English or Beginner Spanish

Over 21 years old

Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

The Misión México Foundation (MMF) aims to break cycles of poverty, abuse and inequality; providing opportunities for every child and youth that we care for to succeed. Through long-term solutions like education, practical and emotional care and community development, we provide tools and opportunities for children and youth to advance in every aspect of their lives.

For the past 20+ years, we have been welcoming volunteers year-round from around the world to help our team lead activities and games and generally help maintain house rules, routines, and actively supervise the children and youth in our care.

This year, we are launching our new Enrichment Program, which will take place during school holidays (Christmas, Easter, and Summer) during which time Specialist Volunteers can come for shorter stays to share their skills and talents with our kids!

Activities & Shift

We are looking for volunteers to share with and teach our kids courses and workshops in the following areas: cooking/baking, gardening, yoga, dance, sports, surfing, art, arts & crafts, etc.

It would be great if you have teaching, coaching, or other experience with youth, leading and facilitating activities and games with an emphasis on SEL and/or working with kids with trauma. These are not requirements, just background we're especially recruiting.

Please be conversational in English, basic Spanish would be great! Again, not a requirement for the volunteer role.

The application process for Specialist Volunteers will include a request for a proposal of your course/workshop so we can schedule your time accordingly.

Rules

During your volunteer stay, you will have a bedroom in the shared volunteers' flat on site. This is a separate and private space for volunteers only, with a shared living room, kitchenette, bathroom and balcony/rooftop. We have a maximum of 3-4 volunteers at any given time.

There is absolutely no tolerance for illegal drugs of any kind. As you will be working with children and youth and living on the premises, please understand your words and behavior are an example to the kids. A police background clearance is a required step of our application process, as well as two references.