Accompanying the childcare to a workshop at the Scharf-Gerstenberg Gallery

The hostel for homeless people in Berlin-Marzahn offers around 160 places for people in social need, especially for families and vulnerable women who have been victims of domestic violence and for people with limited mobility.

We are looking for volunteers who have the time and interest to bring joy to children from refugee families and children from homeless families to support the full-time childcare staff during a visit to a workshop in the Scharf-Gerstenberg Collection with children of primary school age on May 15.

Your Tasks

• You accompany the children from the facility together with the childcare worker on public transport to the Scharf-Gerstenberg collection.
• You make sure that the children stay together in the group and coordinate with the childcare provider.
• You help to look after the children during the workshop.
• You return to the facility with the children and the caregiver.

What's needed

• Patience, empathy and openness to the life situation of the families in the facility
• Access to children and previous experience with (own) children
• Prudence and organizational skills
• Ideally, you also speak a foreign language (e.g. English, Arabic, Russian)

Time required

Important notice

• A motivating and fulfilling field of commitment
• Regular training and recognition
• Certification of commitment
• Compensation for expenses possible by arrangement

You need to sign up for this project 3 day(s) in advance

Since 1946, the UNIONHILFSWERK has been providing social aid out of Christian responsibility. To this day, we remain committed to those who depend on care and support. Our commitment is shaped by our mission statement "to create an individual quality of life" in order to help people to help themselves. Originating from 70 years of civic involvement, voluntary involvement continues to be a fundamental pillar of our commitment to others. As an alliance of the corporate foundation, association, six non-profit organisations and support foundation, UNIONHILFSWERK offers a wide range of possible applications and a commitment-friendly framework.