Social Assistant / Educational Helper for our Mother/Father/Child Residential Group

SOS-Kinderdorf e.V. is a renowned aid organization and an independent, non-profit provider of child and youth welfare with 38 facilities nationwide and around 5,200 employees. SOS-Kinderdorf Thuringia offers differentiated inpatient and outpatient assistance for children, adolescents, and families within the framework of youth welfare, a family counseling center, open and cross-generational offerings in a family center, as well as a women's communication center. At SOS-Kinderdorf Thuringia, we are looking for a Social Assistant / Educational Helper (m/f/d) for our Mother/Father/Child residential group as soon as possible, in a permanent position, full-time (38.5 hrs/week).

• You ensure supervision, care, and safety during night hours.
• You are a reliable and approachable contact person for the mothers, fathers, and their children living in the residential group.
• You support and accompany the young parents as needed in the care and nursing of their infants and children.
• You provide orientation and guidance when needed, promoting the parents' independence and parenting skills.
• You conduct regular rounds and safety checks in the building and ensure a calm and protected environment.
• You attentively perceive special situations, changes, and potential risks and act prudently and professionally.
• You implement our standards for child and client protection conscientiously and responsibly.
• You support the residents in complying with the house rules and agreed structures.
• You document relevant observations and incidents carefully, comprehensibly, and professionally appropriately.
• You ensure a reliable handover and information transfer to the pedagogical team.
• You involve the pedagogical specialist present in the house in special or crisis situations.
• With your calm and reliable presence, you significantly contribute to parents and children feeling safe and well-supported even during night hours.

• You have a pedagogical qualification, e.g., as a social assistant, educational helper, educator, or curative education nurse.
• Alternatively, you are studying Social Work or a comparable degree program and are at least in your 6th semester.
• You attentively perceive the individual needs of parents and children and build trusting, sustainable relationships.
• You bring a high degree of responsibility, reliability, and resilience and work independently, confidently, and safely even at night.
• Even in challenging situations, you remain calm, patient, and reliable, providing families with stability, orientation, and security.
• You support and accompany young parents as needed in the care and upbringing of their children and strengthen their independence and parenting skills.
• A professional handling of closeness and distance is a matter of course for you.
• You reflect on your pedagogical actions and are open to professional exchange and different perspectives.
• You work constructively and respectfully in the team as well as with network partners and reliably pass on relevant information.
• You enjoy developing yourself professionally and personally and using your knowledge for the benefit of the families in your care.