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Social pedagogue in the public health service; application for a job

In Bavaria, social education specialists are employed in the Public Health Service (ÖGD). The governments are responsible for hiring at the district offices and the respective city administration is responsible for hiring at an independent city.

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They work in the state administration at the 71 Bavarian district administration offices as well as in independent cities, insofar as these have been assigned public health service tasks. Their tasks are in particular

  • Health promotion,
  • general health education and prevention,
  • psychosocial counseling for mentally ill and addicted people and their relatives,
  • counseling people with disabilities and their relatives,
  • specialist advice and involvement in the specialist area of care and disability facilities - quality development and supervision (formerly home supervision),
  • Sex education, sex education,
  • pregnancy counseling.

The classification depends on the activity performed in pay group S 11b or S 12 TV-L. After three years of full-time employment, it is possible to be taken on as a civil servant (salary group A 9) if the requirements under civil service law are met.

Recruitment requirements:

  • Completed university of applied sciences degree in social pedagogy (FH) or bachelor's degree in social work
  • Professional and personal aptitude for subsequent employment as a civil servant

Additional requirements for recruitment or employment as a civil servant are in particular

  • health suitability
  • German citizenship or citizenship of an EU member state
  • loyalty to the constitution
  • suitability of character
  • Age limit: Under the current legal situation, it is generally only possible to become a civil servant up to the age limit of 45.

  • Cover letter
  • Resume
  • Copies of certificates

There are 71 state health authorities in Bavaria (these are the district offices) and 5 municipal health authorities (these are the cities of Munich, Augsburg, Nuremberg, Ingolstadt and Memmingen). The governments are responsible for recruitment at the 71 district offices in Bavaria. Please send your application to the government(s) in whose area of responsibility (administrative district) you wish to be employed. They will also be able to provide you with more detailed information on which district administration offices currently have vacancies. If you are interested in working for a municipal health authority, please contact the respective city administration.

Status: 08.07.2025
Editorially responsible for prodecure description: Bayerisches Staatsministerium des Innern, für Sport und Integration
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