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.

The SOS Children's Village Harksheide is a differentiated aid for children and youth aid. 67 educationally active employees promote and maintain approx. 70 children and adolescents living in children's villages, housing groups and in the family. The specialist service, the day group, the internal children's and youth meeting, the educational offer ''Ross & Racker'' and the family center completes our portfolio. The village mastery supports the entire children's village in the handcrafted all-round careless package.

At the SOS Children's Village Harksheide we are looking for a Senior Consultant (m/w/d) in permanent employment, part-time (20 hours/day)

For our stationary children's and youth group, where up to eight children and young people live, we are looking for a dedicated pedagogical specialist who has the pleasure of accompanying young people in their personal development and, together with a motivated team, shaping a safe, lively and loving place of life. You accompany the children and young people through their everyday lives, help them to discover and develop their skills, and create an important basis for trust, stability and positive relationship experiences through their reliable attitude. You are not alone: you work with dedicated colleagues, bring your ideas and experiences and can draw on the support of our interdisciplinary specialist service in technical questions. Your tasks: You accompany and promote the children and young people individually in their everyday life and in leisure activities. In doing so, strengthen their personal skills, support their independence and create space for positive development experiences. You create a safe, valuable and reliable place of life where young people can feel accepted and secured. With empathy, clear structures and sustainable relationships, you give orientation and support. With your ideas and your pedagogical competence, you are solely responsible for teamwork. Together with your colleagues and if necessary with our interdisciplinary specialist service, you develop suitable solutions and perspectives. You actively participate in education and assistance planning, identify individual needs and resources and support children and young people in achieving their personal development goals. You design the cooperation with the source systems trustingly and sensitively. You encounter different situations of life with openness, respect and a resource-oriented attitude. You foster constructive and partnership cooperation with youth offices, schools and other networking partners in order to support children and young people in their development. You implement our child and care protection concepts responsibly, respect the individual rights and limitations of young people and promote their participation in everyday life.

You have completed training as a state-recognized educator*in or a study of social education or a curative pedagogical qualification and already have professional experience in stationary child and youth assistance. You are delighted to accompany children and young people on their individual way of life. With empathy, patience and a value-adding basic attitude, you meet them at eye level and recognize their personal strengths and potentials. You appreciate a trusted and collegial cooperation, bring your ideas and experiences actively into the team and take responsibility for the joint educational work. You have a good sense of the needs of young people and understand how to build sustainable relationships. You will design closeness and distance professionally and also act in challenging situations to insure and reflect. You are open to new pedagogical impulses, reflect your own actions and have the pleasure of developing professionally and personally, as well as shaping the pedagogical work together in the team. You bring flexibility, sense of responsibility and reliability and are ready to work in shiftwork and on weekends to provide children and young people with continuous safety and orientation.

Your financial advantages a safe workplace with an indefinite contract 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 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 good reconciliation of work and family through a service plan designed together with your team Flexible working hours by sliding time control 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 program ''Occupational entry 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