Reading support for children and young people (Federal Volunteer Service)
Berliner Büchertisch e.V.
Bezirk Neukölln, 12043 Berlin, Berlin
Advanced German skills
Regularly
Discussed individually
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- Kids & Teenagers
- Arts, Music & Culture
- Education & Language Support
- Equal Opportunities
About the volunteering opportunity
Our vision: Everyone should be able to afford to read! Behind the Berliner Büchertisch are about 40 people who regularly volunteer with the association or work as employees of the cooperative; hundreds more who join us for a period of time to help out; and many thousands of people and organizations who have supported our work with their book donations.
Why do we do what we do? Because we love books and want them to bring joy to as many people as possible. Because we believe in the principle of sharing and find sustainable reading more meaningful than constantly buying new books. Because reading opens up new worlds, and we want to give children the opportunity to discover them. Because we care deeply about solidarity—a spirit of cooperation that offers meaningful employment opportunities even to those who are often considered “less fortunate.” We fund ourselves solely through the sale of a portion of our books and media and operate without public funding.
Your Tasks
What you would do with us:
- Collaboration in reading promotion (donor communication, research, compilation of statistics, compilation of reading cases and donation boxes)
- Preparation / participation in workshops and (reading aloud) events in the local environment
- Participation in the preparation and implementation of local events and booths
- Participation in public relations and fundraising activities
What's needed
For this volunteering opportunity, advanced German skills are required.
You'll fit in with us if you bring:
- Humor and a positive attitude towards life and work
- Enjoy working with people and books
- You like to work in a team, are reliable and have good communication skills and can organize yourself well
- Fun and interest in working with children
- Knowledge of children's and young people's books or interest in learning the ropes in this area
- You are physically able to carry boxes of books
Time required
Regularly
Discussed individually
On weekdays, during the day
Important notice
If you'd like to get involved in our reading promotion program, we look forward to receiving your application at ehrenamt@buechertisch.org. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us here at vostel.
Location
Berliner Büchertisch e.V.
Our vision: Reading should be affordable for everyone - independent from his or her age, salary, social status or origin. That’s why the Büchertisch as a non-profit association supports libraries in schools, kindergartens, prisons and many other institutions. We also work in different projects to help children to access books and reading materials.
Moreover we supply various stations for free books throughout Berlin. In creating jobs and apprenticeships for people from various social backgrounds – from former homeless people to young professionals – we try to give people new perspectives.
Bezirk Neukölln, 12043 Berlin, Berlin
Advanced German skills
Regularly
Discussed individually
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Bezirk Neukölln, 12043 Berlin, Berlin
Advanced German skills
Regularly
Discussed individually
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