Voluntary services

We offer you an exciting range of diverse topics. Depending on your interests, you can support us in the planning and organisation of local public transport, the planning and supervision of tourist cycle routes, management to promote sustainable mobility and the maintenance of landscape and nature conservation areas. The diverse range of tasks ensures an attractive mix of practical work on site (e.g. in the idyllic Bliesgau region and at the Haus Lochfeld cultural landscape centre in Wittersheim) and in our offices in Homburg city centre. We also offer you space to realise your own projects.

You can collaborate here:

At the Haus Lochfeld Cultural Landscape Centre in Wittersheim , our FÖJ volunteers and federal volunteers can put their green fingers to the test and gain experience in sowing, tending and harvesting in the herb and cottage garden or harvesting and processing fruit in autumn. You can also actively support us in the organisation and supervision of excursions, at picture lectures or art exhibitions, and in looking after children, young people and school classes.

In the tourism sector, you can support us in planning and recording tourist cycle routes, signposting and recreational facilities. If you enjoy being out and about and want to explore the Saarpfalz district, you can carry out route inspections or mapping work independently with the service e-bike or support us in promoting sustainable mobility, e.g. in "city cycling".

The organisation of bus services in the Saarpfalz district is also part of our staff unit. Here, too, there are a variety of tasks, such as checking buses and bus stops, planning leisure activities with public transport integration or marketing measures, in which you can actively participate.

In landscape conservation, we ensure that nature and landscape conservation areas are preserved. This involves, for example, regularly clearing areas of bushes and cutting back shrubs. In addition, a wide variety of animal and plant habitats must be maintained and, for example, old vineyard walls must be rebuilt or fruit trees planted and maintained.

In the office you can help with the digitisation of environmentally relevant data, working with various software such as MS Word, Excel or GIS (Geographical Information System), outdoor mapping, aerial photo analysis, etc.

A car driving licence is desirable in order to be able to carry out the various tasks during field work. We have an electric car and an electric service bike. We can provide protective work clothing if required.

We attach great importance to independent work and offer you the best conditions in our team so that you can also incorporate your own ideas and projects into our work. We look forward to seeing you!

Since 1988, the Women's Office has represented the interests of women from the entire Saarpfalz district and within the district administration and has a diverse portfolio of tasks.

A key focus of its work is the promotion of projects, institutions, organisations, associations and groups relevant to women. In some cases, individual advice for women on site and referrals to specialised advice centres are also part of its activities. Public relations work and the conception and implementation of projects to improve the professional and social situation of women should also be emphasised.

The Saarpfalz District Women's Office has been offering childcare facilities for several projects for years.

During your Federal Voluntary Service (BFD), you will look after children and young people according to their age and can thus support young people in their development process by helping to implement group and individual programmes. This will give you your first impressions and insights into project work and professional child and youth care.

You can also gain an insight into office work (e.g. working with software such as MS Word and Excel) or you can help with public relations and course organisation, etc.

The Saarpfalz district offers those interested (f/m/d) the opportunity to complete a Voluntary Social Year (FSJ) in the social sector or in the areas of politics, democracy or IT.

The FSJ is a voluntary service programme for young people and adults aged between 15 and 26 who have completed compulsory full-time schooling. It regularly begins on 1 September of each year and lasts until 31 August of the following year.

Further information on the FSJ can be found at https://fsj.saarland.de/das-wichtigste/.

Der Paritätische Rheinland-Pfalz/Saarland or the Saarland AWO volunteer office is responsible for the application process and the implementation of the FSJ. You can apply there directly for the FSJ.

FÖJ:
The FÖJ is generally open to all those who have completed their compulsory full-time education by 1 September but have not yet reached the age of 27
Start: 1 September of each year
Duration: 12 months

Applications are possible until 31 May.

Federal Voluntary Service:

Anyone of any age can take part in the Federal Volunteer Service (earliest entry age is 15 or 16 after completing compulsory full-time schooling, there is no maximum age limit)
Duration: Usually twelve months, but at least six and at most 18 months. In
exceptional cases up to 24 months

There is no specific application deadline, but the application should be received at least three months before the desired start of the BFD.

FSJ:
For young people and adults between the ages of 15 and 26
Regular start on 1 September of each year and lasts until 31 August
of the following year
Application and implementation of the FSJ takes place via the Paritätischer Rheinland-
Pfalz/Saarland or via the AWO Saarland volunteer office

 Enjoy interacting with people and working with children and young people
Assertiveness and ability to deal with conflict
Sense of responsibility
Spontaneity and creativity
Ability to work in a team and independently
Car driving licence is desirable (for the Sustainable Development and Mobility Unit)