Responsibilities of the Jobcenter Dortmund

The Jobcenter Dortmund pays out the citizen's allowance. If other funds or social benefits (such as unemployment benefit) are not sufficient, the Jobcenter takes over the basic financial security of jobseekers in Dortmund to cover their living expenses. The social employment service provider currently supports and advises almost 90,000 recipients of citizens' benefits. The Jobcenter's primary goal is to reduce this number as much as possible and to support people on their way to being able to support themselves in the long term. Also due to the essential importance of gainful employment for social integration, the Jobcenter Dortmund focuses its efforts on sustainable placement in employment that provides a living wage. In addition, the Jobcenter Dortmund also advises its customers on matters relating to benefit law - also with the aim of overcoming the need for assistance.

The Jobcenter Dortmund also advises interested Dortmund employers on the recruitment of (long-term) unemployed people, supports the search for personnel and decides on possible wage subsidies.

Mission statement & values

The joint institution Jobcenter Dortmund is a large social labor market service provider in the city of Dortmund. The Federal Employment Agency and the City of Dortmund, as the responsible bodies for the Jobcenter, stand for successful cooperation. We employees at the Jobcenter Dortmund stand for securing livelihoods and creating prospects on the job market. We know the needs of our customers. We are aware of our social responsibility.

The Jobcenter Dortmund is part of a city that is open to the world and culture. Equal opportunities, equality and a non-discriminatory approach to diversity and interculturality are our maxims. This applies to our employees as well as to the people we work with. In a tolerant, non-discriminatory and open climate, everyone should and can contribute with all their strengths and characteristics. We are committed to the interests of our employees and our customers, both internally and externally:

• We are committed to equality between women and men.
• We strive for diversity and are convinced that diversity in terms of age, ethnic and social background, gender, religion, sexual orientation and world view enriches and unites us.
• We are committed to inclusion and the equal participation of people with disabilities in society and the world of work.

The Jobcenter as a joint institution of the federal and local governments

The Jobcenter Dortmund is a so-called "joint institution" of the federal and local governments. In accordance with Section 44c of the German Social Code II, the two bodies are the Federal Employment Agency and the City of Dortmund. The work of the Jobcenter Dortmund and its integration into the local political, social and economic structures of the city is controlled by three bodies.

Body of sponsors

The two sponsors of the joint institution Jobcenter Dortmund - the Federal Employment Agency Dortmund and the City of Dortmund - meet in the body of sponsors. At the end of 2005, the City of Dortmund took over the decisive voting rights in the six-member body. Chairwoman is City Councillor Birgit Zoerner. Also represented is Heike Bettermann, Chairwoman of the Management Board of the Dortmund Employment Agency.

Trägerausschuss

In order to involve local politicians, the two sponsors have convened a sponsors' committee in which representatives from Dortmund City Council and the Employment Agency make recommendations to the sponsors' meeting. The committee meets once a quarter.

Advisory board

The advisory board of the Jobcenter Dortmund meets at least twice a year. The Dortmund regional managing director of the DGB Dortmund-Hellweg and the managing director of the metal industry association for Dortmund and the surrounding area, Mr. Ernst-Peter Brasse, alternate annually as chair. The 20 members of this committee are made up of welfare associations, the political groups on Dortmund City Council, the Chamber of Crafts, the Chamber of Industry and Commerce, trade unions, employers' associations and training providers. The advisory board has an advisory function, it is intended to help develop regional solution concepts, help draw up the framework criteria for labor market policy, address future issues and promote social consensus.