Social worker / social pedagogue for independent living (m/f/d)

The SOS-Kinderdorf e.V. is a renowned aid organisation and a free, non-profit institution of child and youth assistance with 38 facilities throughout the federal territory and around 5,200 employees. As one of the most recent locations in Germany, the SOS Children's Village Essen has been active since 2016. In January 2018, the SOS Children's Village Centre in the northern district of the city established itself as well as several units of the residence. Early assistance, parental advice and family assistance, an open neighbourhood café, various forms of social group work for children aged 6-15 and a children's group have found their place here. The diverse offers were extended in August 2020 by the opening of Kita Knifte. In the future, the SOS Children's Village Essen will also take responsibility for children, young people and families and will continue to grow according to existing needs. In the SOS Children's Village of Essen we are looking for a Senior Consultant (m/w/d) in full time or part-time (min. 30 - max. 38.5 hours/Where.) Our self-employed lives are aimed at young people and young adults who, for different personal, family or social reasons, can no longer live in their family of origin. Many of these young people have already experienced challenging life situations. At the same time, You bring diverse skills, individual resources, personal goals and the desire to shape their future independently.

Your task: As a social workerin / social educationin you take on a responsible and versatile task. You accompany young people and young adults individually and life-oriented on their way to a self-determined and independent life. Their tasks include: individual accompaniment: You support young people and young adults on their way to an independent and independent life and promote their personal strengths and development opportunities. Everyday design and self-containing: You accompany the structuring of the daily routine, provide life-structural skills and support in the tasks of households and in the responsible handling of financial resources. Support for administrative matters: You accompany the young people on appointments, requests and organisational challenges and promote their independence. Accompanying young people with escape experience: You support orientation in the new environment of life, in case of residence and asyl law issues in cooperation with specialist departments and in language acquisition. School and vocational perspectives: You help young people discover their interests and abilities and develop individual educational and career paths. Social participation and personal development: You promote social skills, strengthen self-confidence and motivate to an active and meaningful leisure design. Educational follow-up: If necessary, you will also accompany young people into an independent life during the transition phase. Child and care protection: You implement our protective concepts responsibly and create a safe, respectful and trusting support environment.

Qualification: You have a completed study of social work or social education or a comparable educational qualification. Joy in working with young people: You want to accompany, encourage and strengthen youth and young adults on their way to self-employment. Reasonable attitude: You meet people with empathy, openness and respect and look at their individual strengths and potentials. Professional relationship design: You combine empathy with educational clarity and shape closeness and distance responsibly. Team spirit and loadability: You like to work in the team, act in challenging situations and develop constructive solutions together. Creativity and organizational talent: You introduce their own ideas, work structured and find flexible, individual solutions. Flexibility: You are ready to work in shiftwork and to accompany young people reliably in their daily lives.

Our services as an employer: Your financial advantages an attractive salary based on the TVöD SuE Annual special payment and cash benefits a 100% employee-funded pension scheme of 6.9 % of the monthly gross salary incl. Income incapacity insurance up to 500 € per year for public transport costs Home allowance and allowances for services at unfavourable times monthly food allowance Grant S allowance cheap Jobradleasing (including e-bikes) an extensive package of other services such as additions to natural healing treatments, dental prosthesis, visual aids etc. Voluntary social benefits such as grants for wedding, birth or adoption of a child Corporate Benefits' SOS advantages portal with a variety of cost-effective offers of well-known brands from all relevant areas of life – for example technology, travel, fashion, living and much more as a member of the Joint Association, the SOS-Kinderdorf e.V. and its employees have access to special conditions of numerous providers Compatibility of private and professional life 31 days holiday plus free days on 24th and 31st December Regeneration days Special leave schemes Team events (e.g. celebrations, excursions, culture) Save credits on your personal time value account and realize professional downtime (sabbatical) Professional and personal development incl. Health care flexible support for continuing and continuing training through exemption and financial support Corporate fitness with Wellpass: Access to a nationwide network of gyms, swimming pools and online courses Support service with voiio: Confidential advice and support for employees in professional and private challenges - including coaching, short-term care for children and relatives, specialist placement and health prevention programs very extensive catalogue of events with numerous seminars on professional and personal development SOS' own programme ''Entertainment as a teacher at SOS'' (BEP) for beginners in the stationary area of child and youth assistance Regular Supervision multi-day new employee meeting with possibilities of exchange and networking benefit from our expertise and the high level of expertise as a nationwide supporter in child and youth assistance