It is the declared aim of the state government to enable children and young people who have fled from Ukraine to integrate successfully and to continue their educational biography as quickly and flexibly as possible.

Ukrainian teachers who take up employment at schools in North Rhine-Westphalia can also play a role in this:

Job postings:

Job advertisements for work in the framework of educational services for school projects in the immigration society are published on the portal http://www.verena.nrw.de : "Search jobs → Subjects/professional group/school form group → Search for: Supporting Refugees." There is also the possibility to inquire directly at a school about a temporary employment opportunity.

Job profile:

The job at the school is intended to help children and young people who have fled to North Rhine-Westphalia to receive individual support during their arrival and integration in their new school. The performance of duties is therefore based on the needs of the children and young people. It can include a teaching activity or supplementary areas of assignment, such as helping with the acquisition of the German language while incorporating the language of origin, teaching activities as part of the teaching staff of a school, working group offers for integration into everyday life, and others.

Language requirements:

The activity usually requires German language skills and will be specified in consultation with the school management involved. Alternatively, proven English language skills may meet the requirements.

Necessary documents, earnings and further questions

Further information is available at Ukrainian teachers | Bezirksregierung Arnsberg (nrw.de).

Advice and inquiries

The „Landesstelle Schulische Integration (LaSI)“ provides advice during the search for suitable employment.

During the employment at a school, the Landesstelle Schulische Integration offers content-related accompaniment. This support is aimed at helping both the schools involved and the people newly employed there to work together in a qualified manner. For this purpose, information on the organization of the new tasks is passed on in a demand-oriented manner in the sense of a dialogical understanding, but existing knowledge is also included.

The Landesstelle Schulische Integration can be reached at: [email protected]