Whether you have always been enthusiastic about reading, books or other media or perhaps have no concrete idea of what goes on in a library: a voluntary year of social service as part of the Bundesfreiwilligendienst is a great way to discover your interests, knowledge and skills for a future career.
The Salzgitter City Library has regularly employed federal volunteers for a year for many years. "It's always a win-win situation. The young people in our building are involved in everything from reading aloud to young children to supervising readings for adults. They get to know the day-to-day processes in the library and can get involved and develop creatively in the design of projects," says the head of the city library, explaining the benefits of Bundesfreiwilligendienst in her library.
Alina Ruda, who has been working as a federal volunteer in the city library for almost a year, can vividly underline this: "I quickly became part of the team because I was involved everywhere and was able to carry out my own tasks. As a fan of the library from an early age, I now know even more than I already did: the library is a great place and I have learned where my strengths lie and am surprised by the variety of tasks. The Bundesfreiwilligendienst was therefore a wonderful opportunity for me and helped me to decide which career direction I would like to take."
The Salzgitter City Library offers interested people an interesting, creative position and thus a possible perspective for their professional career.
Volunteering pays off: volunteers gain valuable life experience. Volunteer positions benefit from dedicated support that lends additional inspiration to their work. In addition, the Bundesfreiwilligendienst can be treated in the same way as a one-year supervised internship, which means that the certificate for the year of voluntary service, together with the school leaving certificate, entitles the volunteer to study at a university of applied sciences.
The Bundesfreiwilligendienst is an opportunity for people of all ages to get involved for the common good outside of work and school - in social, ecological and cultural areas or in the fields of sport, integration, civil protection and disaster control. Volunteers in the BFD spend at least 20.5 hours a week at the place of assignment.
The Bundesfreiwilligendienst is open to people of all ages who have completed compulsory full-time schooling. As a rule, Bundesfreiwilligendienst lasts twelve months, with a minimum of six and a maximum of 18 months. In exceptional cases, it can last up to 24 months.
Applications should be sent to the Salzgitter City Library using the contact details: stadtbibliothekstadt.salzgitterde