School Social Worker

Project overview

Do you enjoy pedagogical work with children and adolescents and want to promote the personal development of students? Do you want to design social-pedagogical programs and support teachers and parents with your expertise?

The city of Ahrensburg is filling three positions in the field of

School Social Work

An extension of the fixed term is generally possible for all positions.

School holidays are mostly non-working days. This is achieved by increasing working hours outside of school holidays and the corresponding timing of vacation. Working hours outside of school holidays are therefore higher. They amount to up to three additional hours per week.

• A permanent position with 19.5 hours per week at the Stormarnschule high school starting 11/01/2026
• A permanent position with 29.25 hours per week at the Am Heimgarten school center (community school and high school) starting 01/01/2027
• A fixed-term position with 24.25 hours per week at the Stormarnschule high school starting as soon as possible (fixed term until 06/30/2028 as parental leave cover)

Responsibilities

Changes and additions to the scope of duties and task allocation are expressly reserved.

Your place of work will be the Stormarnschule (high school) in Ahrensburg, Waldstrasse 14, or the Am Heimgarten school center (community school and high school) in Ahrensburg, Reesenbuttler Redder 4-10. At both school locations, you will work with other school social workers, so you will be part of a team and shape school social work together.

• Crisis intervention and individual case support for students, as well as counseling for parents and teachers
• Initiation, planning, and implementation of needs-based, social-pedagogical programs and prevention measures
• Professional engagement with the needs, topics, and methods of school social work, as well as conceptual (further) development of youth-oriented content, programs, and concepts
• Collaboration with external social institutions in the field of youth welfare
• Cooperation within the team of the municipal school social work and youth services
• Creation of documentation, reports, and written communication (e.g., with students, parents, and institutions) in target group-oriented and appropriate language
• Committee, network, and public relations work

Requirements

Desirable:

You do not meet all the desirable requirements but would like to quickly and systematically familiarize yourself with the subject matter? We would still be very happy to receive your application! Training is of course provided and ensured.

Our offer:

What happens next:

Contact:

The Youth and Culture Department - Youth Services of the City of Ahrensburg is responsible, among other things, for school social work at primary and secondary schools as well as for the four municipal children's and youth facilities in Ahrensburg.

We look forward to your application!

City of Ahrensburg

The Mayor

Human Resources Department

Manfred-Samusch-Strasse 5

22926 Ahrensburg

• Completed degree (at least Bachelor's) in Social Work, Social Pedagogy, or a comparable pedagogical degree that qualifies for the described area of responsibility
• German language skills at least at level C1
• Experience in pedagogical work with children, adolescents, and young adults, and empathy for the problems and life worlds of students
• Sound counseling skills and confident use of digital work and communication tools
• Initiative and a high degree of communication, cooperation, and conflict resolution skills
• Work-life balance and compatibility
• flexible and family-friendly working hours, home office (up to 20% of individual weekly working hours), 31 vacation days/year (for a 5-day week) plus 2 additional regeneration days, Christmas Eve
• Subsidy for the Deutschlandticket of €30, cooperation with corporate benefits, pension plan (VBL) for tariff employees and capital-forming benefits
• Remuneration according to EG S 12 TVoD-SuE and participation in performance-related pay (LOB) according to TVoD
• Scope for design
• responsible, varied activity with a high degree of personal responsibility
• Company health management and fitness
• ergonomic workplaces and various offers (e.g., active breaks and diverse company sports groups)
• Personal development
• tailor-made further and continuing education
• Please send your application with the subject "Schulsozialarbeit" indicating your desired weekly working hours and your preferred school location as a PDF file by 11/01/2026, preferably via the link below for the application portal
• please do not forget important documents such as examination and work certificates, degree certificates, any available evaluations, or proof of severe disability/equality, etc.
• Postal applications (copies without application folder, no return/reimbursement of application costs): Stadt Ahrensburg, Der Burgermeister, Fachdienst Personal, Manfred-Samusch-Strasse 5, 22926 Ahrensburg
• Equal opportunities regardless of gender, age, origin, religion, or disability; we see diversity as an enrichment! Severely disabled individuals or those with equivalent status will be given preferential consideration if they have the same professional and personal suitability
• Interviews are scheduled for 11/12/2026 and/or 11/16/2026
• After the position filling process is completed, we will destroy all documents in compliance with data protection regulations; see
• For further information, please contact the Head of School Social Work, Mr. Bollmann, Tel.: -294.
• For general questions, e.g., about the process or tariff regulations, please contact Ms. Rosenkranz, Tel.: -203.

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Location: Ahrensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, DE
• Languages: German