We are looking for you to volunteer as a German tutor for people with refugee background

Büro für Bürgerengagement der AWO Kreisverband Köln

Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen
German native speaker
Regularly
Discussed individually
  • Migrants & Refugees
  • Education & Language Support
  • Equal Opportunities

About the volunteering opportunity

We are a private initiative of Lindenthal citizens. The cooperation of volunteers, churches, associations and other partners is intended to promote the coexistence of citizens and refugees in Lindenthal. We are always looking for volunteer supporters, including younger people, to get in touch with refugees of the same age.

We are available for around 150 people in the Lindenthal district. We find out who needs support and when by contacting the home managers and during our visit days every two months.

Your Tasks

We are looking for you to help people with refugee background in Cologne-Lindenthal and Cologne-Marsdorf to learn German (sometimes in parallel to a German course) or to give the children tutoring in school subjects.

Our benefits
  • Exchange of experiences (monthly get-together)
  • Further training / qualification offers (organized by our initiative or other Cologne institutions)
  • Liability insurance
  • Supervision (collegial exchange approx. every 10 weeks)
  • Accident insurance

What's needed

Volunteers must be native German speakers.
  • Age (at least) 16 years
  • extended certificate of good conduct required
  • Openness, patience, empathy, commitment
  • Enjoy spending time with people

Time required

Regularly
Discussed individually

Location

Büro für Bürgerengagement der AWO Kreisverband Köln

The Office for Civic Commitment of the AWO Cologne is a consulting service. People who are willing to volunteer will receive advice and will be placed in organisations that work with volunteers. Further priority will be given to LESEMENTOR Cologne, young volunteers, further education and voluntary refugee work.

More about the organisation
Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen
German native speaker
Regularly
Discussed individually
Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen
German native speaker
Regularly
Discussed individually