ESC @ Conne Island: Event Technology
About the project
Conne Island is a self-managed youth cultural centre in Leipzig-Connewitz. Our premises host concerts and parties, information events, workshops, reading circles, a skate park and much more. Decisions on the content are made by consensus in the Conne Island's Monday public plenary sessions. Not only the permanent staff, but also the volunteers and people who are interested in the development of Conne Island take part in this plenary session. Conne Island has a left-wing orientation and relies heavily on the voluntary commitment of its visitors. It also offers plenty of space for your own project ideas.
Tasks
You will be mainly involved in the event management and in setting up the technology for the events, like the live mixing. You will also learn how to use the professional sound equipment. Furthermore, you can participate in/ contribute to the other projects in Conne Island or also implement your own projects. We are very open towards your ideas!
Conditions (short overview)
- The weekly project time is 35 hours. Depending on the event schedule, you will sometimes also be involved on the weekends.
- The volunteer has two holidays per month, which can be collected to take a longer time off
- There is a basic language course to support the volunteers at the beginning. The ESC is a non-formal education program and therefore no professional German course is provided, but the goal is to learn the language during the project time and outside in the free time.
- Costs for food, travel and insurances are covered, and the volunteer gets additionally 210€ pocket money per month; VISA costs are covered if needed (Because of the long waiting times, we unfortunately can’t accept applications from countries that require visa at the moment.)
- The volunteer has to visit two seminars organized by Jugend für Europa (national agency of Germany). In addition, there will be realized several project days towards topics of Europe / mobility in Europe for all ESC volunteers.
- The volunteer has a mentor, who supports with regular feedback talks at the hosting organization
- The volunteer lives in a single-bed room in a flat share with other volunteers in Leipzig. In the shared flat, residents must take care of the cleaning of the flat.
Selection Criteria
- aged between 18-26 years
- interest in working with young people
- some organizational skills, open-mindedness, own ideas
- able to communicate in english (speaking german is not a requirement)
- agreement with the principles of Conne Island (especially its against anti-Semitic orientation)
- preferably a FLINTA-person (FLINTA is a german acronym for: women, lesbians, intersex, non-binary, trans and agender people)
- if you like to skateboard, this is your place to be :)
Selection Process
Please complete the online questionnaire by clicking on the link/button below. We will collect all applications by the deadline. Afterwards, we will review all applications that are completed and submitted on time. We will then interview suitable candidates (we don't mean the most perfect candidates, but candidates for whom volunteering could be an important opportunity). The pre-selected candidates will be forwarded to responsibles of Conne Island who will make the final decision. You will be informed of your acceptance or rejection as soon as possible. This whole process can sometimes take a while, so thank you for your patience!
At the moment, we can’t consider applicants that require visa for this project.
We only accept applications through our Google Form below. If you apply via e-mail, your application won't be considered!
Application deadline: 02.03.2025
