News – January 2025
We are advertising a part-time counselling position for general health counselling in the Poliklinik
Leipzig from 01.03.2025 in part-time (15 hours/week). The position is initially limited until 31.12.2025.
31.12.2025. We will endeavour to extend the position beyond this date.
The Solidarische Gesundheitszentrum Leipzig e.V. is a district health centre in Leipzig's Schönefeld district.
in the Schönefeld district of Leipzig. Our approach is to take a holistic and interdisciplinary approach to health.
interdisciplinary approach. Above all, we focus on the social causes of illness and health,
instead of seeing health as an individual responsibility.
The general health counselling service offers a low-threshold point of contact for all questions relating to
health issues in the Schönefeld district. Counselling topics can include, for example, questions
acute and chronic illnesses, healthy lifestyles and the prevention of illnesses.
diseases. Medical findings, medication and hospital stays can also be discussed and explained.
hospital stays can be discussed and explained.
The aims are to promote health, provide information on health promotion and disease prevention and, above all
prevention and, above all, the promotion of self-efficacy and co-determination with regard to physical health.
health. In the future, we also want to implement outreach/mobile health counselling in Schönefeld. The
position is embedded in the health counselling working group, which is made up of volunteers. The AG
provides support, e.g. in co-counselling sessions with specialist knowledge and in jointly preparing and giving
and giving presentations.
Counselling activities (1x/week on Wednesdays open interdisciplinary consultation hours, paral
with social counselling, everyday counselling, psychological counselling; additional appointments by arrangement).
appointments by arrangement)
Organising and participating in educational events on health topics and prevention
prevention
Further development of the services and concepts of the general health counselling working group
Interdisciplinary cooperation and regular meetings with other services within the centre
within the centre
A challenging job with high socio-political relevance
Remuneration according to TVöD* and an internal solidarity salary concept
plenty of room for manoeuvre in workflows and processes within the project
A low-hierarchy and non-discriminatory working environment
Collaboration in a motivated team that works on an equal footing and is needs-orientated
Weekly interdisciplinary case discussions
Opportunity for regular supervision, participation in further training, group weekends and regional
weekends and supra-regional networking meetings
Professional support for counselling in background mode
Completed vocational training in a medical profession (nursing specialist, geriatric care or similar)
or a university degree (nursing sciences, human medicine or similar)
or comparable qualifications
Professional experience in the healthcare sector
experience in counselling
Independent and goal-orientated way of working
Strong organisational and empathy skills
Ability to work in a team and willingness for group processes as well as low-hierarchy decision
and feedback modes
Willingness to participate in group weekends and group plans (e.g. health counselling working group)
health counselling)
Willingness to participate in the plenary session outside of working hours (every 2nd Thursday 2h)
and to become part of the collective group
We are happy if applicants have all of the above experience and skills.
However, we also see our positions as a learning field and therefore do not expect all points to be fulfilled.
points are fulfilled.
If you are interested, please send us your detailed application by 31.01.2025 inclusive.
documents (letter of motivation, CV, references and certificates if applicable) without a photo by
email with the subject "Application for health counselling" to: bewerbung@poliklinik-leipzig.org
The interviews are expected to take place from 10-20 February 2025. The induction
phase will be discussed individually. In February, a decision is also pending on a further
further funding, which could result in 10 additional weekly working hours (i.e. a total of
total of 25h/week). Therefore, please indicate in your application how many hours you would like to work.
would/could work.
Applications with a picture will not be reviewed due to legal requirements - Art. 9 GDPR.
sifted. Applications from people with a migration and/or refugee biography, black people
people, people of colour, people with disabilities and queer people are expressly
welcomed and desired. Applicants with severe disabilities will be given special consideration
will be given special consideration.
