Call for applications: Federal Volunteer Service in Public Relations at the Polyclinic

Call for applications:

Federal Volunteer Service in Public Relations at the Polyclinic

As of 01.01.2026, we are advertising a position in the Federal Voluntary Service in the area of

public relations work.

The organisation

The Solidarische Gesundheitszentrum Leipzig e.V. is a district health centre in the

Leipzig district of Schönefeld. Our approach is to think health holistically and interdisciplinarily.

interdisciplinary approach. Above all, we focus on the social causes of illness and health

instead of seeing health as an individual responsibility.

Your tasks

• Organising, supervising and participating in information stands in the district (including preparing materials, logistics and approaching local residents)

• Distributing information about our offers in the neighbourhood (e.g. notices, flyers, multipliers)

• Social media including content planning. Maintaining our public presence (website, social media, print)

• Writing and editing texts (posts, short messages, web texts, flyers)

• Designing articles

• Collaboration on campaigns (idea development, implementation, evaluation)

• Participation in team, working group and collective meetings

• Participation in the plenum every fortnight on Thursday evenings (6-8 pm)

We see the BFD as a low-paid voluntary position. The so-called monthly

pocket money of €250 paid out each month is exempt from deductions if you receive citizen's allowance. The conditions

as fair and transparent as possible.

We offer

- an interesting job with high socio-political relevance

- freedom to organise workflows and processes in the project

- a low-hierarchy and non-discriminatory working environment

- Collaboration in a motivated team that works on an equal footing

- Opportunity for regular supervision, group weekends and supra-regional networking meetings

networking meetings

We are looking for

• You are over 18 years old, reliable, communicative and interested in neighbourhood work

• An open-minded attitude towards a wide variety of people

• Interest in grassroots democratic working methods (you are no stranger to consensus voting)

• Experience in dealing with social media: you have already managed channels independently (e.g. Instagram, Facebook, possibly TikTok) and know the basics such as reels/stories, hashtags, insights/statistics

• Confident writing and editing of clear, inclusive texts in German

• Reliability and a conscientious way of working

Nice to have

- Basic knowledge of graphics/video (e.g. Canva)

- Experience with press work or photo documentation

- Willingness to occasionally work outside normal office hours (for information stands/events)

information stands/events)

We are happy if applicants have these experiences and skills. However, we

also see a BFD as a learning opportunity.

How to apply

Send a short letter of motivation without a photo with a few details about yourself by 5 October 2025 to the following address: info@poliklinik-leipzig.org or by post to: Poliklinik Leipzig - Taubestraße 2 - 04347 Leipzig

Further general information on the Federal Volunteer Service

at https://www.bundesfreiwilligendienst.de/

You can find information about our organisation at https://poliklinik-leipzig.org/