What is offered?

• Temporary employment in a special Volkshilfe establishment.
• Training and further education

Which workplaces are there?

• Office
• Accounting
• Gastronomy
• Warehouse
• Cleaning
• Textile sorting
• Repairing electrical devices
• Sales

Who are these offers for?

• For all people, who have been seeking work for a long time, but not found any.
• For people, who want to work again after a relatively long break.
• For older people, who find it difficult to get jobs.

What is done in these special establishments?

There are different establishments with different functions.
People, who find it difficult to get jobs elsewhere, work in these establishments.

• Volkshilfe shops
  Second-hand items in good condition are sold at low prices in the Volkshilfe shops. This includes clothing, furniture, toys and games, books, sports equipment, electrical devices, crockery and much more.
• Collecting and processing of textiles
  300 containers are situated throughout Upper Austria. Anyone can throw their used clothes into these containers. The containers are emptied regularly. The clothes are sorted. Clothing in good condition is cleaned and sold in the 16 Volkshilfe shops. Unwearable and dirty items of clothing are turned into cleaning cloths and sold to industry.
• Recycling of electrical equipment
  Used electrical equipment can be handed in to the Volkshilfe or at a waste collection centre. This electrical equipment is tested. Equipment that works properly is cleaned and sold in the 16 Volkshilfe shops. Broken equipment is dismantled. Valuable parts such as copper cables are sold to industry. Anything, which cannot be recycled, can be disposed of.
• Metal processing
  At our plant in Schärding we produce metal parts. We put individual parts together to create a finished product. We cut steel and iron to the sizes wanted. We do this work on behalf of companies.
• Furniture collection service
  People often buy new furniture. But what to do with the old furniture, which is often in good condition? The Volkshilfe furniture collection service dismantles the furniture and takes it away. This costs nothing. Furniture, which is in good condition, is sold in the 16 Volkshilfe shops.
• Family coffee house and Pension Weberspitz
  Guests can stay overnight in the Weberspitz. They can drink coffee, eat cake or have another little snack. The prices are low. There is also a play area. The Weberspitz is very popular among families with children.
• Gasthaus Wurstkuchl
  The Gasthaus Wurstkuchl has existed for a very long time. A different cheap midday menu is offered every day. Tasty dishes from Upper Austria are on the menu. The head chef uses fresh and healthy ingredients. Companies and individuals can also use the Wurstkuchl for celebrations.

Why do these special Volkshilfe establishments exist?

For some people it is hard to find work. These people can work in special Volkshilfe establishments.
These special establishments are called “social-economic companies”.

• “Social” because they are not about making a profit.
• “Economic” because these special establishments function like normal companies.

Who sponsors this offer?

This offer is sponsored by: European Social Fund, Public Employment Service, and State of Upper Austria.
Here you can find all our partners.