A Meaningful Side Job: Providing Personalized Care for a Foster Child!
Wildfang e.V.
- Kids & Teenagers
- Education & Language Support
- Equal Opportunities
- Mentoring, Sponsoring & Career Coaching
- Sports & Leisure Activities
About the volunteering opportunity
Do you want to work with children, gain practical experience, and do something meaningful at the same time?
Then the Wildfang Heimspiel might be just the thing for you:
As a volunteer caregiver, you’ll give foster children your time, attention, and unforgettable moments. You’ll provide relief to foster parents, who are often confronted with challenging behavior, and bring joy to the children’s daily lives. For your commitment, you’ll receive an expense allowance of €9 per hour
About Wildfang e.V.:
Then the Wildfang Heimspiel might be just the thing for you:
As a volunteer caregiver, you’ll give foster children your time, attention, and unforgettable moments. You’ll provide relief to foster parents, who are often confronted with challenging behavior, and bring joy to the children’s daily lives. For your commitment, you’ll receive an expense allowance of €9 per hour
About Wildfang e.V.:
We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting children and teens in foster care with passion and commitment. In addition to our popular vacation camps, we also connect volunteer caregivers with foster families in Berlin. Together with you, we provide much-needed relief in their daily lives and create positive experiences for children and teens.
Your Tasks
- Individual care for 1–2 foster children in various Berlin districts.
- Organizing recreational activities in consultation with the foster families (e.g., nature outings, sports, the zoo, the movies, games).
- Building a trusting relationship with the children and foster families.
- Providing relief to foster parents in their daily lives.
Sound good? Then become a Heimspiel mentor today!
What's needed
For this volunteering opportunity, advanced German skills are required.
Your Profile:
- You enjoy working with children and teenagers.
- You’d like to discover Berlin from a child’s perspective.
- You’re empathetic, patient, and reliable.
- You are at least 18 years old and have advanced German language skills.
- You’re open to addressing the individual needs of foster children.
Time required
Regularly
Discussed individually
The dates will be arranged individually with the foster parents.
Important notice
We offer you:
- Meaningful volunteer work with an expense allowance (9 €/hour).
- Flexible working hours that you can arrange individually with the foster families.
- Free training on working with foster children, your duty of care, and managing challenging behavior.
- Proof of your volunteer work for your resume.
- A supportive community at Wildfang e.V.
- The chance to make a real difference in the lives of children and foster families.
Interested?
Are you ready to run wild with foster children? Then apply now!
Location
Wildfang e.V.
Wildfang organizes holiday trips for foster and adopted children. In addition, our volunteers also look after foster children at home. The regional focus of our association is Berlin and North Rhine-Westphalia, but carers from other (federal) states are also welcome. For our volunteer carers we organize regular training and reflection sessions in Berlin.