Internships and Student Teaching Placements

To qualify for an internship or student teaching position, you will need the following:

• Proof of enrolment at a college/university
• English native speaker or superior English language skills
• If not from the EU: visas and work permit or residence title for specific purposes (German: EAT)
• Proof of mandatory character of internship by extract of curriculum/study requirements

Voluntary Social Year Program/ Freiwilliges Soziales Jahr (FSJ)

We also offer the FSJ program which runs from August 1 - July 31. To qualify for an FSJ internship, you will need the following:

• German native speaker with solid German grammar knowledge or
• English native speakers or non-native English speakers with superior English language skills
• If not from the EU: visas and work permit or residence title for specific purposes (German: EAT)
• Application via the Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK Hannover) - you can email them directly here.
• Interested in working with children of all ages
• Self-reliant
• Team player
• Flexible

There are many benefits to completing your FSJ year at ISHR. You will start working with teachers, staff, and students immediately and have responsibility early on. Also, with over 60 nationalities represented, working at ISHR provides a great cultural experience without ever leaving Germany and school holidays.

Here's what one of our recent FSJ participants had to say about her experience: "Ich habe mich direkt integriert gefühlt im German Team. Man hat mich von Anfang an ernst genommen und mir Aufgaben gegeben, um einzeln oder in kleinen Gruppen mit Kindern zu arbeiten. Es macht echt richtig Spaß!"

"Das Schöne ist, dass ich sowohl mit unterschiedlichen Altersgruppen als auch mit Kindern unterschiedlicher Deutschniveaus arbeiten kann. Dadurch kriege ich viele verschiedene Eindrücke. Kein Tag ist gleich!"

Contact

We look forward to reading your application and hope you consider ISHR for your student teaching, internship, or FSJ placement. To apply for an internship or student teaching placement, please send an email to recruitment@is-hr.de.