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Working at Dresden City Administration
Here, you will find information on the topic of working at Dresden City Administration. Find out about the various routes you can take to join the City Administration, and discover some helpful tips and links for your application.
The City Administration wants the diversity of the people who live in Dresden to be reflected in its workforce. You are warmly invited to apply for a Job.
Internships at the City Administration
Looking for an interesting internship? You can apply for a placement at the City Administration as part of compulsory work experience at school, when retraining or as a student. Compulsory work experience is an integral element of many courses at school, college or university. A compulsory internship is one which is not optional. People with a foreign passport can take up a compulsory internship at the City Administration, and are more than welcome here!
Current internship positions and the information which you need to apply can be found here:
Further information on internships at the City Administration can also be found in Arabic, English, Persian, Russian, Tigrinya and Turkish:
Contact
Haupt- und Personalamt
Abteilung Personalentwicklung
Sachgebiet Ausbildung
Phone
0351-4886175
email
praktikum@dresden.de
Federal Volunteer Service at the City Administration
The Federal Volunteer Service (BFD) supports social commitment by women and men of all ages. People with a foreign passport can also volunteer. The City Administration is once again looking for people interested in the Federal Volunteer Service.
For further information go to:
Education and training at the City Administration
Looking for a place as a trainee? There are plenty of training placements at the City Administration; it currently takes on the most trainees anywhere in our city. People with a foreign passport can take up a trainee placement at the City Administration, and are more than welcome here! You can find information on current openings, with contact details, their content and requirements here:
Skilled occupations
Find out about various skilled occupations here: we offer everything from demanding office jobs (such as information technology specialists, event technology specialists, specialists in media and information services, office managers or clerks in public administration) to occupations which require skills in a craft (such as gardeners, joiners or custom tailors):
Information on the topic of training and skilled occupations at the City Administration can be found here in English, Arabic and Persian:
Here is a simple explanation about training in English and Arabic:
Tips on job applications
Your job application is a reflection of you, so should leave a good impression. You will find some tips on applying for a job here:
Dual study programmes at the City Administration
A dual study programme combines practical work – in our case employed by a public authority – with lectures at a higher education institute or university of cooperative education. Students regularly switch between practice and theory.
If you have a general or specialised university entrance level qualification (Abitur or Fachabitur) and are interested in a career at the City Administration, we can offer you a place to study the following subjects:
General Administration at the Meissen University of Applied Sciences and Training Centre
This course in General Administration offers various points of entry into regional and municipal administration, along with further career opportunities at various other institutions dealing with public services. Students on this course become familiar with laws and other legal provisions. They also work in practice with the fundamentals of business administration. Examples of their fields of work include:
- Designing cost-effective, citizen-friendly work processes,
- Dealing with a public authority’s staffing matters,
- Making decisions on granting benefits to people in need,
- Advice for construction project commissioners and building permit procedures
- Monitoring environmental protection,
- Assisting with financial planning and drafting a budget or economic plan for a public authority.
For further information, go to:
Social Administration at the Meissen University of Applied Sciences and Training Centre
This course deals with topics related to social policy. Students on this course need good communication skills and must enjoy working with a wide range of people. Examples of the fields of work include:
- Benefits under the law on social assistance (Book XII of the German Social Code, SGB) and basic income support for jobseekers (SGB II),
- Benefits under the Federal Parental Allowance Act and the State Child-Rearing Allowance Act,
- Determination of disabilities according to Book IX of the Social Code (SGB IX),
- Benefits under the Act on the State Allowance for the Blind,
- Implementation of child and youth welfare policy.
For further information go to:
Event and sports management at the Saxon University of Cooperative Education (Riesa campus)
Event and sports managers plan, design and manage various types of event.
Event management
This course deals with the specific issues involved in managing events and sports, e.g. in the fields of event security, corporate social responsibility or dramatic composition.
Sports management
This course deals with the specific issues involved in managing sports, e.g. in the fields of sports marketing, sponsorship and business Administration.
Social work – social services at the Saxon University of Cooperative Education (Breitenbrunn campus)
This field of study deals with social work, and especially counselling and supporting people in difficult situations in life. The key topics include:
Counselling skills
This course teaches the basics of social work counselling.
- Clinical social work
Clinical social work involves learning about the symptoms of mental illness, along with issues related to addiction and dependency.
- Child safety threats
One topic addressed is the role played by the youth welfare department and how risk is assessed in the case of threats to a child’s safety.
The City Administration is a public authority which offers practical training in the fields listed above. Applicants must have confirmation of a university place to sign a training contract with the City Administration. Applications are made via the higher education institute or university of cooperative education.
Contact
the public authority employing the trainee
Stadtverwaltung Dresden
Ansprechpartner/-in Studienangelegenheiten
Visitor address
Lingnerallee 3
01069 Dresden
Phone
0351-4886192
email
ausbildung@dresden.de
Postal address
Landeshauptstadt Dresden
Postfach 120 020
01001 Dresden
Working at the City Administration
Want to work at the City Administration? As an employer, the City Administration offers a wide range of different job opportunities and means of achieving personal development. You are invited to play a role in shaping this cosmopolitan city which makes a great place to live. People with a foreign passport can work at the City Administration, and are more than welcome here!
Job offers
For current job offers and further information on working at the City Administration, see:
- Apprenticeships
- the online job application portal: bewerberportal.dresden.de
- the Federal Employment Agency: www.arbeitsagentur.de
Job applications
On the online job application portal, you can apply directly for the position you would like. To do so, all you need to do is register and activate your account. You can upload all the required documents (up to 3.5 MB). After you submit your application, you will automatically receive confirmation of its receipt.
When applying by post, you will need a letter of motivation, a CV and copies of your certificates and appraisals. Photographs do not need to be attached. It is very important to state the name and number of the post you are interested in, to ensure that your application is filed in the right place. Do not use any folders or original documents.
Contact details for back-office services and HR
Haupt- und Personalamt
email
haupt-und-personalamt@dresden.de
Postal address
Landeshauptstadt Dresden
Haupt- und Personalamt
Postfach 12 00 20
01001 Dresden
For further information go to:
Here, you will find vacancies in other City Administration departments or institutions, e.g. the administration’s childcare facilities, sports facilities, IT services and municipal cemetery and funeral services, the city hospital or the municipal sewage company:
Here, you will find frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the job advertisements:
An information sheet in English is found here:
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