Coach Football in South Africa

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Accommodation

Accommodation is at a shared volunteer house in Port Elizabeth, located around 10 minutes drive from the city centre and 15 minutes drive from the airport.

The volunteer house offers a basic standard of accommodation, in single-sex dorm rooms with bunk beds sleeping four people per room, and shared bathrooms.  There is a communal area for socialising, with table tennis and a pool table, a volunteer kitchen, a satellite TV with 24 sports channels, and a large garden so you can enjoy the outdoor lifestyle in the South African sunshine and kick a football around.  There is also a large swimming pool so you can cool off after a hard day’s coaching!

The volunteer house has four coin-operated washing machines available for you to do your own laundry.  There is a payphone available at the house, and there is also free wireless internet coverage (although this can be intermittent) where you can connect your own phones or laptops, and there are also internet cafes only a short walk away. 

The accommodation is centrally located in Port Elizabeth with the main shopping mall close by, as well as local shops within a five minute walk, selling everyday items such as snacks and drinks, toiletries, SIM cards, phone top-up vouchers and international call cards.  The beautiful Port Elizabeth beachfront is only a short taxi ride away (costs approx 42 ZAR per journey), and the accommodation is approximately 10 – 15 minutes journey from the Township areas where you will volunteer.

The volunteer house is very safe, as it has a coded entry system, and there are two night security guards. Your volunteer co-ordinators also live on site in the house. Lockers are available for your use, although you will need to bring your own padlock.

Meals

Three meals a day are included during the week and two meals are included in the weekends, with a self-service breakfast of cereal and toast served between 7:30-9:00 Monday to Friday and 8:00-9:30 at weekends.  You will make up your own packed lunch every morning from provided ingredients (sandwiches, crisps, fruit) to take to your placement. Lunchboxes are provided. At the weekend, lunch is served between 12:30-13:00pm.  Dinner is cooked by the house cooks, and is served between 17:00-18:00pm unless you are working at a late placement, where a meal will be saved for you. Volunteers will wash up their own dishes when they have finished eating. Typical meals include; rice dishes, burgers, lasagne, bolognese, curry, pie etc. Vegetarians and those with other dietary requirements can be catered for provided you inform us in advance. For dinner on the weekends, there are plenty of options to dine locally or cook your own dinner. 

Alcohol is not provided at the accommodation, but there is an off license 5 minutes walk from the house.  You are allowed to consume alcohol in moderation at the house, but if at any time placement performance or other volunteers are affected alcohol consumption may be prohibited during the week.  

Arrival Information:

You should arrive in Port Elizabeth airport on your arranged start date, where you will be met and taken to your accommodation (about 15 minutes from the airport).  You should only leave the airport with a member of our in-country staff, and if for any reason you cannot locate our staff at the airport, please find a payphone and call them.

Your induction will normally start the following day, when you will have a full briefing of the details of your volunteer coaching programme, have a full tour of your accommodation and be told about any ground rules.  You also get the chance to meet the other travellers and volunteers as well as your Lead Co-ordinator, who will inform you of your coaching schedule for the duration of your stay.

At the end of your time as a coaching volunteer, you will be dropped off at Port Elizabeth Airport for you to continue your onward travel.

Age & Eligibility:

Minimum age to take part in this coaching programme is 18.  No previous coaching experience is necessary, just enthusiasm, commitment and a good knowledge of football.

DBS

On this particular programme, as you’ll be working with children, you’ll need to undergo an enhanced DBS previously known as CRB, or Criminal Record Bureau check and will need to have a clean criminal record.

DBS checks may list past convictions, cautions, reprimands, warnings, and if applicable will show whether or not you have been barred from working with certain vulnerable groups. Non-conviction information such as fixed penalties may also be included.

There is an addition cost for the DBS check, please speak to your travel advisor at the time of booking. The DBS process is in 3 stages:

1. Once we receive your booking payment, you will then be sent an online application link for the DBS check, which you will need to complete.

2. Once you have completed the application, the DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) will need verification of your identity - to do this you will need to take 3 original documents to your nearest crown post office and use their DBS and ID verification service. This costs approximately £9 and is payable directly to the Post Office.

3. Once the post office verification is done it usually takes up to 2 weeks for your DBS to be processed, and your DBS will be sent to you directly in the post.

Please note, enhanced DBS (criminal record) checks can take 6-8 weeks to come back, so please ensure your start date allows enough time for your DBS check to be completed.

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