Creative Summer Groups
Hitt Husid (The Other House) has in recent years had supervision with what is called Creative Summer Groups with the City of Reykjavik during summertime. At the beginning of each year, various groups apply for assistance in order to realize their ideas and projects. The groups are then employed in collaboration with the Student's Employment Agengy. The groups are formed by the young people themselves, they work independently and have even received grants from various funds, institutions and organizations. Hitt Husid pays them wages, usually provides facilities for rehearsal and assists in various ways. The number of these groups is variable from year to year.
For whom is the service?
The Hitt Husid Creative Summer Groups is a vocational program for young people, 17-25 years of age, that have been practicing the arts.
How much does the service cost?
It is possible to order specific groups over the summer period. Pricing depends upon the occasion and length of the occurrence at any given time.
Where is the service provided, when, telephone number?
At Hitt Husid (The Other House), Youth’s Cultural and Information Centre.
Posthusstraeti 3-5
101 Reykjavik
tel: 411 5500
Opening hours of Hitt Husid are:
Monday through Thursday 12:00-20:00
Friday 12:00 – 17:00
Opening hours during summer:
Monday – Friday 9:00-18:00
Hitt Husid - Website
hitthusid@hitthusid.is
What qualifications are necessary to apply?
Youths, 17-25 years of age, may apply. The positions are advertised in the media annually in February. An application must be submitted to the Youth’s Employment Agency, where the following must come forth:
A clear description of the project, its scope and objective.
A time schedule and project schedule
Budget
Information on the projects organizers and supporting parties.
Information on the application deadline and receipt of application
An application must be submitted electronically with the Youth’s Employment Agency for the latter part of the winter.
Youth’s Employment Agency
What materials need to be submitted
An employment application submitted to the Youth's Employment Agency.
Youth’s Employment Agency
Application process
Applications are received electronically at the Youth’s Employment Agency, as are special applications that are submitted to Hitt Husid, marked “Creative Summer Groups”.
Consultative groups on youth’s employment affairs evaluate the application.
The committee review all applications that are received and, distribute jobs for the projects in accordance with predetermined guidelines.
All applicant’s receive a written response. If the application is approved, the applicant signs an employment contract and commences work in consultation with Hitt Husid. That person must hand in a report about the project, when employment is terminated.
How comments or complaints are processed
They are submitted directly to:
Markus H. Gudmundsson
The Manager of Hitt Husid, or
Asa Hauksdottir
The Department Head of Cultural Affairs
Telephone: 411 5526
E-mails:
markus@hitthusid.is
asa@hitthusid.is
How complaints are processed
They are submitted directly to:
The Department of Sports and Leisure in Reykjavik, Bæjarháls 1, 110 Reykjavik.
Telephone: 441-5000
Fax: 411-5009
ITR – website
itr@itr.is
Who supervises the service
Hitt Husid, Youth’s Cultural and Information Centre,
Posthusstraeti 3-5,
101 Reykjavik
Tel: 411 5500
Hitt husid – website
hitthusid@hitthusid.is
Service contact
Hitt Husid, Youth’s Cultural and Information Centre
Departmental Head of Cultural Affairs, Asa Hauksdottir, tel: 411 5526
E-mail:
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