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ESC: Employment perspectives in social work (residential groups i.a.)

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About the project

ESC: Employment perspectives in social work (residential groups i.a.)

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Verbund sozialer Dienste gGmbH (VSD) is working in the field of child and youth welfare in the surrounding of Bad Essen near Osnabrück. In the current structure VSD exists since 2016. Owners of VSD Holding are each 50 percent Charly's Kinderparadies e.V. and Children's House Wittlager Land e.V.. Under the roof of the applicant VSD are so far the following gGmbHs: Kinderhaus Wittlager Land, Dialog, Dialog Rahden, Charly's Kinderparadies Bad Essen, Charly's Kinderparadies Sonnenwinkel, Charly's Kinderparadies Melle, Charly's Kinderparadies Osnabrück, Charly's Kinderparadies Bad Iburg, Charly's Kinderparadies Dissen kindergarten, Charly's children's paradise Dissen Krippe as well as VSD. The company history goes back to the - at that time - Kinderhaus Bad Essen e.V., which already exists since 1976. In the course of the refugee work VSD was "reactivated" at the end of 2015, the clearing centers for unaccompanied minor refugees were located here until the beginning of 2017. Currently on the VSD are running also outpatient and integration assistance as well as professional integration. The residential groups are supported by Dialog gGmbH. In addition to outpatient education as well as educational and pedagogical childcare services Kinderhaus Wittlager Land gGmbH since 2007 maintains the family retirement “Haus Sonnenwinkel” in Bad Essen. Due to Corona, the family retirement probably have to be closed finally by 31st of december 2020. In addition, Kinderhaus Wittlagerland e.V., as a recognized educational institution, is planning, coordinating and conducting educational events. Using the family retirement "Haus Sonnenwinkel" makes it possible to undertake educational activities in an attractive learning environment. - - - Der Antragsteller Verbund sozialer Dienste gGmbH (VSD) ist innerhalb eines Unternehmensverbundes als Träger der Kinder- und Jugendhilfe im Raum Bad Essen tätig. Den Verbund sozialer Dienste (VSD) in der derzeitigen Struktur gibt es seit 2016. Anteilseigner der VSD Holding sind zu jeweils 50 Prozent Charly’s Kinderparadies e.V. und der Antragsteller Kinderhaus Wittlager Land e.V. Unter dem Dach des VSD sind bisher folgende gGmbHs zusammengefasst: Kinderhaus Wittlager Land, Dialog, Dialog Rahden, Charly’s Kinderparadies Bad Essen, Charly’s Kinderparadies Sonnenwinkel, Charly’s Kinderparadies Melle, Charly’s Kinderparadies Osnabrück, Charly’s Kinderparadies Bad Iburg, Charly’s Kinderparadies Dissen Kindergarten, Charly’s Kinderparadies Dissen Krippe sowie VSD. Die Firmenhistorie geht auf den – damals noch – Kinderhaus Bad Essen e.V. zurück. Diesen Verein gibt es bereits seit 1976. Im Zuge der Flüchtlingsarbeit ist die bereits bestehende VSD gGmbH Ende 2015 „reaktiviert“ worden, die Clearingstellen für unbegleitete minderjährige Ausländer (umA) waren bis Anfang 2017 hierunter angesiedelt. Aktuell laufen über den VSD u.a. die Bereiche ambulante Assistenz, Eingliederungshilfe und berufliche Integration. Die verschiedenen Wohngruppen werden von der Dialog für familienorientierte Sozialarbeit gGmbH unterhalten. Neben ambulanten Angeboten zur Erziehung sowie schulischen und pädagogischen Betreuungsangeboten für Kinder betreibt die Kinderhaus Wittlager Land gGmbH seit dem Jahr 2007 die Familienferienstätte „Haus Sonnenwinkel“ in Bad Essen. Corona-bedingt muss der Betrieb der Familienferienstätte voraussichtlich zum 31.12.2020 eingestellt werden. Darüber hinaus verfolgt Kinderhaus Wittlager Land e.V. als anerkannter Bildungsträger das Ziel, Bildungsveranstaltungen zu planen, zu koordinieren und durchzuführen. Durch die Nutzung von Räumen der Familienferienstätte Haus Sonnenwinkel wird die Durchführung von Bildungsmaßnahmen in einem attraktiven Lernumfeld ermöglicht.

💼 What the programme involves

"Verbund sozialer Dienste" (VSD) employs roughly 300 staff in the field of education, social pedagogy, child and youth services and administration. In the including "subsidiaries" (above all residential groups by Dialog and kindergartens and crèches by Charly's Kinderparadies) placements for five employment relationships can be provided. Prospective professional staff from other European countries will be presented with interesting employment prospects in the field of social work. We would also like to use existing possibilities in the various action fields of VSD in terms of jobs and internships to point the way to a democratic, open and social Europe and against intolerance, discrimination and unequal opportunities by means of diverse activities in Erasmus+. The participants will get familiar with the German child and youth welfare system, and will learn how to convey and integrate their personal cultural and pedagogical points of view.

🎒 Leisure activities

In accordance with ESC guidelines, language tests are carried out before and after ESC activities. Participants shall receive login details for the online language tool, OLE. Depending on language level and prospect of the participants staying, additional language courses can be offered. The duration and frequency of these depends on the needs of the participants. Participation in ESC-seminars (introductory/mid-term) and in-house training is mandatory.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profil: Qualified and motivated staff is the key factor in child and youth services. The German Social Security Code (§72 SGB VIII) regulates the basic principles in relation to qualification of staff working at institutions of child and youth service; this means that apart from personal aptitude, professional training is crucial. The required minimum is EQF Level 6. Another important component for building a career is language; therefore, the minimum requirement is German language level B2, especially since in pedagogical work communication is extremely important for building relationships.
Deadline: No application deadline

ℹ️ Additional information

Participants are entitled to receive a Youthpass certificate from the organiser, for recognition of their competence development during the activity. Read more about Youthpass:https://www.youthpass.eu/en/ This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label. The Quality Label certifies that the organisation is able to run projects in compliance with the principles and objectives of the European Solidarity Corps.

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📅 Available sessions

DE23880

01/11/2021 → 30/06/2022

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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–30 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Burgstraße 3-5, 49152 Bad Essen-Wittlage, Germany

Germany

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Summer Time

Local time: 21:57 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English German