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Tips and contact points
Disabled or chronically ill students and graduates who need advice or help in choosing a career usually have to visit twice as many contact points as their non-disabled peers. The disability counsellor's office hours can be a first point of contact to explore the terrain and decide on further steps. Wiebke Hendeß also regularly receives job offers and can give suggestions on how to deal with the disability/impairment when applying for jobs and whether a disabled person's pass could be helpful.
We also highly recommend iXNet - the inclusive expert network, which empowers and supports disabled academics with network knowledge, information events and an advisory team for career planning. iXNet is a digital service offered by the Federal Employment Agency's employer service for severely disabled academics.
There are other specialised job exchanges for people with disabilities.
A nationwide virtual round table is recommended for doctoral candidates, doctoral graduates or those interested in a doctorate with disabilities.
Nothing about us without us - a guide to an inclusive way into work.
This wonderfully encouraging and at the same time highly informative guide should definitely be read.
REHADAT is also very informative, as is the brochure Working with a disability/chronic illness from Deutsche Rentenversicherung (German Pension Insurance).
The inclusive career platform myAbility and the JOBinklusive initiative are also highly recommended.
A word in advance about the services offered by the Federal Employment Agency and the local authorities. It can make a big difference whether you seek counselling voluntarily and on your own initiative or whether it is mandatory when applying for social benefits.
The following is a list of counselling centres for disabled and chronically ill students and graduates. This is primarily intended to provide tips for those who seek advice on their own initiative. The disability counsellor of the Studierendenwerk can also name specific contact persons with whom good experiences have been made. It is also very helpful if those seeking advice have concrete thoughts and a plan before the counselling session.
At the Federal Employment Agency, the "Career Counselling before Employment" is the point of contact for students in all matters relating to career orientation during their studies. Advice and support is also available if you drop out of university or have doubts about your current degree programme. Graduates who still need guidance on the labour market can get advice from the "Career guidance in working life". Those who already know exactly which professional fields are possible can receive placement assistance from the job centre. Contact can be made in person via the entrance zones, by telephone via the Service Centre or online via www.arbeitsagentur.de. You will then be allocated to the above-mentioned teams according to your request.
In Oldenburg, students or drop-outs can also send an email with contact details to the careers counselling team mailbox instead of the usual registration via the employment agency's telephone hotline: oldenburg.hochschulberatung(at)arbeitsagentur.de
Depending on the individual eligibility requirements and entitlements, the job centres may also be responsible for placement and the granting of benefits
The Employment Agency also offers a job exchange on the Internet as well as general information for people with disabilities.
If you need technical or financial help in finding a job, you can make an appointment with the rehabilitation counselling service at the relevant employment agency. There is only one rehabilitation counselling service for everyone, i.e. no specialised counselling for severely disabled academics. It may therefore make sense to contact the careers counselling service at the employment agency first.
Rehabilitation counselling can also be contacted by telephone via the Service Centre and in person in the entrance zones.
The ZAV provides very competent advice and support for the placement of severely disabled academics. You are very welcome to contact them directly and receive advice, especially in the case of interregional mobility. The ZAV also recommends contacting the local rehabilitation team at the employment agency, as this is the only place where financial benefits for participation in working life can be paid. However, this contact is not a prerequisite for seeking advice from the ZAV.
The ZAV advises severely disabled people who are particularly affected in accordance with § 72 Para. 1 No. 1 SGB IX. The target group includes severely disabled academics
- who, due to their disability, require special assistance to fulfil their employment not only temporarily or
- whose employment is not only temporarily associated with extraordinary expenses for the employer due to their disability or
- who, as a result of their disability, are obviously only able to perform their work to a significantly reduced extent on a more than temporary basis, or
- who have a degree of disability of at least 50 solely as a result of a seizure disorder or
- who have a special need for support for other disability-related reasons.
Studying? Unemployed? Disabled? Chronically ill? - Apply successfully! (as download)
The 36-page ZAV brochure for "recent" university graduates with disabilities can also be ordered in printed form.
Please send orders to: ZAV-Bonn.SBAkademiker@ZAV-Bonn .
We also highly recommend the ZAV job newsletter (available for download).
The Service Centre will put you in touch with the consultants and arrange appointments. If there are many applications, there may be longer waiting times. However, there is also the option of being called back or receiving an email. This should generally be done by the next day, but may take longer. It can be helpful to say that the question is very urgent. You should also be as specific as possible when you call, as the call centre is not staffed by experts.
Note: You can also register as a jobseeker online. This is relatively straightforward via the portal www.arbeitsagentur.de.
A general tip for difficult or anxious counselling interviews: Bring someone you trust with you, because four ears hear more than two. It also helps to create publicity.
The Berufsbegleitende Dienst and the Integrationsfachdienst can also help with specific issues, even if there is sometimes no specialisation for academics. There is a separate counselling service for hearing-impaired people.
The University of Oldenburg also has a central study and career counselling service for students, graduates and doctoral candidates. The Jade University of Applied Sciences also has a career and talent management service from the Faculty of Business.
Further addresses and contact persons
Career counselling for academic professions
Oldenburg-Wilhelmshaven Employment Agency
Traffic jam 70
26122 Oldenburg
Service centre: 0800 4 5555 00
Careers counselling for academic professions
Oldenburg-Wilhelmshaven Employment Agency
Schillerstrasse 37
26382 Wilhelmshaven
Service centre: 0800 4 5555 00
Counselling for academic professions
Emden Employment Agency
Schlesierstr. 10/12
26723 Emden
Service centre: 0800 4 5555 00
Rehabilitation counselling from the Employment Agency
Service centre: 0800 4 5555 00
Placement of severely disabled academics particularly affected by the ZAV
No direct contact possible. The ZAV can only be contacted via the placement specialists or personal contacts at the employment agencies or JobCentres. Counselling and placement of severely disabled academics | Federal Employment Agency (arbeitsagentur.de)
iXNet - the inclusive network of experts
Integration Specialist Service Oldenburg - career counselling for severely disabled people
Specialist integration services in Lower Saxony