About the Role
The 'Queere Schutzwohnung' project provides anonymous, temporary accommodation for queer individuals facing or threatened by physical and psychological violence within their social environment due to their sexual orientation or gender identity. After ensuring safety, the multidisciplinary team offers psychosocial counseling, support, and social work to help individuals plan for a self-determined and violence-free future.
Responsibilities
- On-call duty in the facility on holidays and weekends (daytime, fixed shifts by arrangement) and vacation replacements
- Initial point of contact in exceptional situations or conflict situations
- Assessing situations and initiating follow-up steps if necessary (e.g., consultation with project management or specialized services)
- No assumption of core psychosocial care or case responsibility
- Regular documentation and evaluation of work processes
Requirements
- Currently studying Social Work / Social Pedagogy or comparable qualification with relevant professional experience
- Experience in social pedagogical work, ideally in supporting victims of violence
- Sensitivity to the life realities of LGBTI* persons, especially in the context of domestic violence, relationship violence, and multiple discrimination
- Knowledge in low-threshold, socially-oriented social work is an advantage
- Teamwork skills, structured work, resilience, and professional handling of crisis situations
- Basic English language skills are mandatory, further language skills are an advantage
Skills
- Social Work
- Social Pedagogy
- Support for victims of violence
- Low-threshold social work
- Teamwork
- Structured work
- Resilience
- Crisis management
- English language skills
Location
- Queere Schutzwohnung
Work Type
- Part-time
- Weekend work
Experience Level
- Entry-level
Education Level
- Currently studying Social Work / Social Pedagogy or comparable qualification
Salary/Compensations
- €21.00 per hour (fee for freelance employees of the state of Berlin)
About the Company
- The LSVD – Verband Queere Vielfalt is the largest civil rights and self-help organization for queer people in Germany.
- The association is active at federal and state levels, and internationally as a non-governmental organization with official consultative status at the United Nations.
- The LSVD is represented in all federal states, with Berlin and Brandenburg forming a joint state association.
- The LSVD Verband Queere Vielfalt Berlin-Brandenburg gives a strong voice to the interests of queer people in Berlin and Brandenburg in politics and society.
- We aim to ensure that queer people can live safely, have access to all areas of social life, and are given the space to realize their individual life plans.
- In achieving these goals, we work closely with political decision-makers and our large network of partners in civil society.
- We conduct educational work on the topics of sexual and gender diversity in various contexts.
- At the same time, we are a point of contact for queer people who have personal support needs for various reasons.
- Our social services are provided under the umbrella of the Bildungs- und Sozialwerk des LSVD Berlin-Brandenburg (BLSB) e.V.
- Over 28 part-time and full-time employees are committed to the well-being of the queer community in the various projects of BLSB e.V.
Equal Opportunity
- We expressly encourage people with a migration background and/or refugee experience to apply.
- If you live with a disability, illness, and/or neurodiversity, please let us know how we can adapt and support your application process.
