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Work experience is essential for getting a job. The Young Workers Volunteer Program is aimed at young adults who want to clarify career goals and gain intercultural knowledge.

This 12-months program provides you with an easily accessible opportunity for effecting positive societal change through volunteering, while improving your skills and competences for personal, educational, and professional development. Non-formal and formal learning opportunities during the program will enable you to acquire essential competences for personal growth in order to become an Active Global Citizen, thereby improving your employment prospects and facilitating your transition into the labor market.

The project is looking for a young, highly motivated team member to play an active part in their organization and to contribute to the daily work routine of the project.

Project Description: International Kindergarten in Hamburg

Within the Young Workers Volunteer Program, AFS Germany offers the possibility to work in a Kindergarten in Germany. The project is located in Hamburg, Northern Germany. As a Young Worker you will get to work with children from different ages, from 18 Months to 6 years old and teach them using games and other techniques in a friendly and safe environment.

  • Kindergarten in Hamburg
  • Offers pedagogical support through activities, handicrafts and games to children from all over the world
  • Working language is German
  • There are Spanish, Polish and Turkish speaking staff members
  • Spanish is taught in a playful way
  • 12-months program participation

Program Details

  • Program Type
    • Internships
    • Language
    • Volunteering
  • Location
    • Hamburg, Northern Germany
  • Program for an individual or for a group
    Individual
  • Program highlights
    • You will receive a monthly pocket money of 600 € for board, lodging and personal expenses
    • Complementary health, liability, and accident insurance
    • 12 months in Germany
    • 24 vacation days
    • 25 training days and additional online training
    • Certificate of intercultural training
    • Certificate of employment and qualified reference from project
    • Networking activities with international program participants and German AFSers
    • Administrative and personal support for participants before and during the program
    • Young Workers do not need any specific training to participate in the program

What's included in your experience

  • 24/7 Emergency Support
  • Assistance with Application Process
  • Global Competence Certificate
  • Continuous Support
  • Orientations during your time abroad
  • Access to Alumni Network
  • Worldwide Presence
  • 70 Years Experience
  • Individual Contact Person
  • Airport Pick-up
  • Visa Application Assistance
  • Medical Insurance
  • Community Service Placement
  • Internship Placement
  • Language Instruction

What you are responsible for

  • Housing
  • Meals
  • Airfare
  • Domestic Transport
  • Visa and Passport Fees
  • Vaccinations
  • Cultural Tours