Further information
Further information about the governmental federal voluntary service can be obtained at the website of the federal office for families and civil task (only available in German language).
Governmental Federal Voluntary Service & voluntary social year
Commit yourself for one year – the voluntary service in the youth hostels in Baden-Wuerttemberg
The choice is yours:
- castles and palaces
- lakes or mountains
- close to nature or big cities
- universitiy cities or other interesting regions
We offer you various possibilities for application.
If you...
- want to commit yourself to help others
- are at least 18 years old,
- want to promote a cultural understanding,
- enjoy the possibility to come into contact with other cultures and/or
- want to bridge the waiting time for a place of work/study
... then take part in the governmental federal voluntary service in one of our youth hostels.
Youth hostels are non-commercial leisure-time facilities that offer budget accommodation for young people from all over the world. They encourage the mutual knowledge and tolerance towards different worldviews and ways of living.
Are you looking for a challenge?
Testing oneself, learning new things, demonstrate responsibility and growing with each task and challenge – this all covers the governmental federal voluntary service.
During the governmental federal voluntary service you receive...
- pocket money
- possibly free board and accommodation
- 100% of the social security contributions
- 30 vacation days per year
- accompanying seminars and a mentoring which is tailored to your needs
- a permanent contact person, who assists you
- a certificate of competence for the application for study or work
- application advantages for example as a teamer for international youth encounters
The voluntary service can be recognised as a pre-study practical course for social professions and regarding the selection of a study place. It depends on the provisions of the company or university whether and to what extent the recognition of this voluntary service is possible.
What is it all about?
During the governmental federal voluntary service in a youth hostel you will experience exciting task and a social institution that supports you with individual mentoring and extensive educational opportunities.
What is the benefit of the governmental federal voluntary service?
We asked some of the volunteers. Their answers
- development of personality
- financial and personal independence
- verification of the preferred choice of career
- meeting new people
- more self-awareness
- greater sense of responsibility
- setting of limits
Which jobs can I expect?
In youth hostels you can find a varied task sphere. You will get in contact with young people the same age than you, even from abroad.
The work in the youth hostel contributes to expand individual competency and to bridge the waiting time for a place of work/study.
