School Social Worker (m/f/d)

Bewerbungsfrist 06.04.2026

You create positive vibes and are the "go-to person" for pupils with your always open ear. With heart and humour, you strengthen the kids in their everyday school life. When problems arise, you know how to steer them in the right direction and also advise parents and teachers. Do you want to make a difference?

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Detailed job description

The municipality of Rüdersdorf bei Berlin, in the district of Märkisch-Oderland and on the outskirts of Berlin, is located in the districts of Rüdersdorf, Hennickendorf, Herzfelde and Lichtenow in a scenic and industrially interesting area with open-cast mining and the building materials industry, a health centre and large forest and lake landscapes. More than 170 employees in our municipal administration ensure the quality of life of around 16,000 residents every day. Support us in this endeavour.

We are looking - subject to the approval of financial resources - for the next possible date for the Friedrich-Anton-von-Heinitz-Gymnasium in Rüdersdorf for a

School Social Worker (m/f/d)

in part-time employment. This position is initially to be filled for a limited period of 24 months, whereby we are aiming for a long-term employment relationship. If all requirements are met, remuneration will be paid up to pay grade S 12.

Your tasks include inparticular

• Counselling for pupils and parents in the event of poor performance, truancy, school refusal and individual problems, especially in the school environment, and referral to further help or specialist institutions in the event of multiple problems
• Intervene and contribute to the management of conflicts, crises and incidents of violence
• Concept development and realisation of offers and projects to strengthen self-competence and promote social skills in groups, especially in the area of exercise
• Organisation of open discussion and contact offers, individual socio-pedagogical support and lifeworld-related counselling
• enge Kooperation mit der Schulleitung, den Lehrkräften, den Eltern sowie externen Hilfesystemen und gestalten Übergänge
• Counselling teachers and parents on problems with pupils and groups of pupils
• Initiation of or participation in holiday programmes and international youth exchange measures in the respective social area in cooperation with local and supra-local stakeholders
• Consideration of gender-specific differences, if necessary with corresponding offers
• Supra-regional and professional networking, self-evaluation
• Networking in the community, in particular cooperation with parents, school support associations, youth centres in the social areas, other social area teams and youth social work projects (work meetings)
• (Further) development of a quality development concept
• Creation of continuous contact opportunities, taking into account the new media

Take the opportunity to find out more about the tasks and general conditions in a personal preliminary interview. For more information, please contact the HR department on 033638 85171.

You bring with you:

• Completed studies in the field of social pedagogy or social work (diploma or bachelor's degree) or comparable social pedagogical training
• Experience in the field of youth welfare and schools
• High level of social competence, in particular decision-making and conflict resolution skills as well as empathy
• Initiative and decisiveness
• Communication skills and a confident demeanour
• Ability to work independently, conceptually and strategically
• You demonstrate a high degree of responsibility and organisational strength
• Applicable knowledge of the Basic Law, BGB, social legislation, in particular SGB I, SGB VIII, Brandenburg School Act, Child and Youth Protection Act, Youth Labour Protection Act, Municipal Constitution of the State of Brandenburg
• Commitment, resilience and willingness to take on responsibility
• Flexibility and organisational skills
• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary and team-oriented manner
• Class B driving licence
  
  

are desirable:

• Experience in (open) child and youth work/youth social work
• Basic knowledge of learning, behavioural and developmental psychology, systemic conversation techniques
• a basic understanding of informal, non-formal and formal education, basic knowledge of school and special needs education

are desirable:

• Experience in (open) child and youth work/youth social work
• basic knowledge of learning, behavioural and developmental psychology, systemic communication skills, a basic understanding of informal, non-formal and formal education, basic knowledge of school and special needs education

We offer:

• Security - an employment relationship with a performance-related salary up to pay grade S12 (if all requirements are met)

• Pension provision - company pension scheme and capital-forming employer benefits (VwL - capital-forming benefits)
• Work-life balance - 30 days' annual leave plus paid time off on 24 and 31 December as well as flexible, family-friendly working hours within the scope of official possibilities and the option of using a long-term working time account
• Option to use the bicycle leasing scheme and other modern benefits (e.g. credit card with monthly top-up and additional company health insurance)
• Personal advancement - opportunities for personal and professional development

Wenn Sie die Aufgaben ansprechen und Sie über die notwendigen Kompetenzen verfügen, freuen wir uns auf Ihre Bewerbung bis zum 8. März 2026 unter Angabe des Stichworts 3/2026 Schulsozialarbeiter (m/w/d) vorzugsweise per E-Mail (nur PDF-Dokumente) an bewerbung@ruedersdorf.de oder auf dem Postweg an:

Municipality of Rüdersdorf bei Berlin
The Mayor
Keyword: Job advertisement no. 3/2026 School social worker (m/f/d)
Hans-Striegelski-Straße 5
15562 Rüdersdorf bei Berlin.

In addition to an informative cover letter in which you explain to what extent you fulfil the requirements profile, we need the following documents from you:

• curriculum vitae in tabular form
• Proof of the required qualifications and relevant further training
• Current appraisal or current reference (not older than three years)
• for the consideration of a severe disability or equalisation in the selection procedure, proof of
• Declaration of consent to inspect your personnel file, stating the office responsible for the personnel file (only for applicants from the public sector)
  
  

Please only send us copies without application folders, as they will not be returned. Once the recruitment process has been completed, all documents will be destroyed in accordance with data protection regulations. Information on data protection in the recruitment process can be found below the job advertisements here. Please note that incomplete applications cannot be considered.

For your planning:

The interviews are scheduled to take place in the calendar week from 12 to 13 March 2026.