The German Red Cross (DRK) Bremen branch is seeking a Deputy Head of Department for Child and Youth Welfare Services (m/f/d) to start as soon as possible. This is a full-time position (39 hours per week). In this permanent role, you will be responsible for the professional development of our services and will work with a dedicated team to shape the future of child and youth welfare services.
Our Bremen district association is one of the largest branches of the German Red Cross (DRK) and currently employs approximately 1,500 people in a wide variety of fields. Guided by the principles of humanity, we are committed to the life, health, well-being, protection, peaceful coexistence, and dignity of all people.
In the area of child and youth welfare services, we support children, young people, and families in challenging life situations. Through expert, multi-perspective counseling and individualized support services, we strengthen families' parenting skills and create opportunities for children to grow up safely and in a supportive environment.
Your responsibilities include, in particular:
- Professional management and further development of child and youth welfare services (residential and outpatient)
- Advice and support for team leaders as well as guidance for complex case processes
- Deputy to the department head in professional, personnel and organizational matters
- Support with budget planning, salary calculation and the economic management of the department
- Ensuring educational quality and implementing the legal requirements according to SGB VIII
- Cooperation with youth welfare offices, funding bodies and other network partners
- Participation in personnel development, personnel deployment planning, and training and further education measures
- Further development of concepts, quality standards and offerings according to regional needs
- Participation in projects and the design of change and digitalization processes
We offer you:
- Remuneration according to the German Red Cross (DRK) reform collective agreement
- Annual special payment according to collective agreement
- Integration into a dedicated team in a recognized independent welfare organization and employer with prospects
- Supervision, training and further education opportunities
- Occupational pension scheme (VBL)
- Corporate health management (e.g. sports promotion “Hansefit” and employee events)
- flexitime working time model
- Bicycle leasing
- Employer contribution for employee savings plans
- Sickness benefit supplement
- Employee discount for the German Red Cross Institute for Chinese Medicine
We would like you to:
- Completed studies in social work, social pedagogy or a comparable field of study, preferably at Master's level, with state recognition
- Several years of professional and management experience in child and youth welfare services, particularly in inpatient and outpatient settings, or in comparable fields of child and youth welfare
- Experience in calculating and negotiating fees for social services, as well as a good understanding of business administration
- Strong leadership, communication and conflict resolution skills, as well as a confident and professional demeanor
- Organizational skills, a sense of responsibility, and a structured, solution-oriented approach to work
- Professionalism in cooperation with youth welfare offices, funding bodies and other cooperation partners, as well as in the expansion of existing networks
- Identification with the values of the German Red Cross and the goals of child and youth welfare
For initial inquiries, please contact Ms. Bohlmann at the following telephone number: +49 178 9090915. We look forward to receiving your informative online application. Applications from severely disabled candidates will be given special consideration if they are equally qualified. Paper applications will not be returned.
Apply online: Deputy Head of Child and Youth Welfare Services (m/f/d) – German Red Cross
German Red Cross
Bremen District Association,
Human Resources Department,
Löwenhof 1,
28217 Bremen, Germany
, www.drk-bremen.de
