Home and family carers

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Home and family carers is a recognized training or further education occupation in the social field, which includes the care and support of households .

The activities include the independent and responsible representation, support or guidance of the person responsible for the household in household , educational or nursing areas. This is usually a temporary task because the person in question is temporarily absent, sick or overwhelmed. The job description also includes the permanent care, support or care of people in need in their own home as well as the corresponding tasks in family-like structures, such as dementia living communities or assisted living facilities .

The activity is to be distinguished from the nursing service , which deals with immobile victims directly on site outside of nursing homes . Also from the specialist for social services , who does not act on site, but rather regulates administrative matters . It is assigned to the tertiary sector ( service sector ).

The association of private providers of social services represents the interests of home and family carers .

education

As a training occupation, home and family care is regulated by state law in Germany . The training takes place at vocational schools , usually lasts three years and ends with a state examination.

The aim of the training is to impart knowledge and skills that enable the person responsible for the household to be temporarily represented, supported or instructed in the housekeeping, educational or nursing field independently and independently, as well as to look after and look after people in need in their own home care for or to take over tasks in family-like structures temporarily or permanently.

The entry requirements for admission to training are not uniformly regulated in the federal states. In general, a secondary school certificate or a secondary school certificate is required . In some cases, in addition or as an alternative, a completed vocational training is required, in some cases proof of an internship or proof of multi-year management of a multi-person household.

The profession can also be learned through further training and is subject to similar requirements as the form of training. The advanced training takes place at technical schools and can last between two and three and a half years. It can take place full-time or part-time and also ends with a state examination.

Job description and tasks

Family and house carers are used as representatives of the absent or sick housewife or the household manager in the urban family household . In rural areas, the assumption of specific tasks in the agricultural household and operation can be part of the tasks.

Their tasks in detail can include planning and running the household, preparing meals, tidying up and cleaning the apartment, washing and looking after the laundry, looking after and supervising children or instructing and advising the household owner on obtaining or regaining household management skills.

Further tasks are in the area of ​​coordination, such as making arrangements with doctors , physiotherapists , schools and kindergartens. In the nursing area, the care of babies and mothers as well as the care of people with disabilities can be part of the tasks.

The exercise of the professional activity is tied to the completion of a corresponding training or further education and the passed state final examination. It is to be applied for from the competent state authority. For activities with minors, an extended certificate of good conduct may also be required.

House and family helpers find employment with charities , in social stations or with outpatient family care services, as well as in facilities for the elderly and the disabled and in private households. Self-employment is also possible.

Requirements for use

In most cases, family care includes temporary household help for families and partnerships with children. The prerequisites for this are given in the event of a serious illness or hospitalization of the household manager, in the event of physical, psychological or social overload , for example due to emergency situations with single parents , after multiple births or due to the special burdens or difficulties that arise from caring for disabled children.

The financing is usually provided by the health insurances, as well as the pension insurance or youth welfare. Legal bases in Germany are u. a. § 38, § 195 and 199 SGB , § 20 KJHG / SGB and § 70 BSHG .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Overview of training in house and family carers at Berufenet of the Federal Employment Agency. Retrieved March 10, 2019
  2. ↑ Training and examination regulations for family carers NRW In: Applicable laws and ordinances (SGV. NRW.) As of March 1, 2019. Accessed March 10, 2019
  3. ↑ Training requirements at Berufenet of the Federal Employment Agency. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  4. ↑ Home and family helper as further training at Berufenet of the Federal Employment Agency. Retrieved March 10, 2019
  5. ↑ Family carer : The "All about family" training in 'Wochenblatt für die Landwirtschaft' from February 14, 2013. Accessed on March 10, 2019.
  6. ↑ Home and family carers at the German Care Portal. Retrieved March 10, 2019
  7. ↑ Home and family carers at the German Caritas Association. Retrieved March 10, 2019
  8. ↑ Professional access conditions at Appointments of the Federal Employment Agency . Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  9. ↑ Typical branches at Berufenet of the Federal Employment Agency. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  10. ↑ Self-employed family carer . What is to be considered? Right magnifying glass. News from law and taxes. Retrieved March 10, 2019
  11. ↑ Who pays the stake? at the AWO Kreisverband Mittelfranken Süd. Retrieved March 10, 2019
  12. ↑ Assumption of costs by Familienhilfe Heidelberg. Retrieved March 10, 2019

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