Long Term Paid European work experience

DSC Regen offers a range of paid work experience placements in Seville, Crete and Marseille within the Green Economy, Environmental Awareness and Community Development sectors as part of the Turing Scheme programme, funded by the UK Government.

These paid placements are 3 months in duration and will enable participants to develop experience and practical skills as well as to develop their language skills. Participants will also work towards our Level 3 Award in Environmental Awareness at work qualification In order to support you during your work placement DSC Regen will provide you with the following:

• €120 per week subsistence allowance

• Shared accommodation (own bedroom, shared living spaces such as kitchen, bathroom)

• Language tuition

• Flights to and from your destination (including airport transfers in your host city)

• Travel medical insurance for the duration of your stay

• Ongoing support and local pastoral care for the duration of your stay

Positions are open to anyone over 18 years of age who are looking to expand their skills and enhance their future employability.

For some positions no knowledge of the local language (Spanish, French or Greek) is required whereas for others intermediate or advanced levels are needed. 

Preparatory training is provided pre-departure incorporating language tuition and practical and cultural information. Participants receive a weekly subsistence allowance of €120 and the cost of flights, insurance and accommodation are funded by the programme.

RECRUITMENT FOR SEPTEMBER IS CURRENTLY PAUSED

RECRUITMENT FOR SEPTEMBER IS CURRENTLY PAUSED!

We will be providing applicants with an update on recruitment shortly

About the Application

Before applying please ensure you have read the following key requirements:

• To be eligible applicants must be currently residing within the United Kingdom, have a UK postal address and bank account, and must have the right to live and work in the UK and the destination country.

• Students are not eligible thus we regret we are unable to accept applications from individuals looking for ‘year in industry’ placements.

  • Placements are for fixed periods of 90 days (13 weeks) and it is a requirement that you spend the full period in your destination country. The start date (flight out to your Host Country) will be around mid April. End date (return flight to UK) 89 days from the date of departure.

• There will be several days of online preparatory training during the days just before your departure. Attendance at the preparatory training is compulsory.

• Important Please Read : Since Brexit, freedom of movement around the EU for British Citizens is no longer possible. However, British citizens are covered by a Schengen visa waiver. This means you do not need to apply for a Schengen visa to visit these countries for up to 90 days in a 180-day period. You CANNOT apply for a placement in your native country.

  The Schengen area countries apply the 90-day waiver rule as a group. This means if you travel from one of these countries to another, or visit more than one within a 180 day-period, it all counts towards the 90-day limit. A non-EU national who stays in the Schengen area beyond 90 days (without a residence permit or long-stay visa) is illegally present.

Please submit an up to date CV to – fraser@dscregen.co.uk

Next Steps

1. Once you've submitted your CV and completed an application form according to the instructions above you'll receive a notification within 72 hours confirming that your application has been received.

2. If called for an interview you will be notified by email. If you've not heard from us within 3 weeks of your application it will mean that your application has unfortunately been unsuccessful. Unfortunately we're unable to provide feedback to applicants who have not been called to interview.

3. If called for an interview you will have two interviews, one with DSC Regen on Google Meet and the second via Skype with someone at our partner organisations based in the destination country. The language for both interviews will be English. For some placements you will have a third interview directly with the host employer.

4. After having had both interviews the candidate will be notified by email if they've been successful This process can take up to 3 weeks from the date of the second interview. If they are not contacted after 3 weeks, they can consider their application to unsuccessful this time around.