Apply for educational assistance or caregiver aide 
Your child has problems in everyday life or in his development? You as a parent cannot help your child alone? Then an educational advisor can support your child.
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Basic information
A parenting support worker or care assistant can help a child or young person in everyday life, in dealing with their parents and with social problems.
Possible forms of help are
- Talking about problems, fears and behavior
- Help in coming to terms with stressful experiences
- Support in solving problems with family, friends, teachers or other people
- Support with visits to the authorities
- There is also further help for older young people: Support with finding work and accommodation
- Help with separation from parents
- Help with becoming independent
Note: In contrast to "socio-educational family support", a parenting support worker concentrates their help largely on the child or young person in question. If possible, he involves the social environment.
This is a type of educational support service. It can also apply to young adults.Requirements
- You are the person with custody of a child (parent or guardian)
- You cannot all ensure that the child is doing well
- The help of an educational assistant or care assistant is suitable and necessary.
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Procedure
- Contact the responsible youth welfare office.
- In a personal conversation, possible assistance will be pointed out to you. This can be, for example, an educational assistance or a care assistant for your child.
- If this help comes into question, then file an application for help with upbringing.
- All parties involved (you, your child, the educational advisor/care assistant and the Youth Welfare Office) meet to discuss the help plan. In the help plan, it is determined how the help is to be structured and which goals are to be achieved.
- The youth welfare office commissions an independent welfare organization. The parenting consultant or care assistant is employed there.
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Necessary Documents
- identity card/passport
If a German identity card/passport is to be authenticated, a written proof of what this authentication is required for must be brought along.
- Proof of custody
For example: birth certificate, information from the custody register or decision of the family court on custody.
- identity card/passport
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Competent Department
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Amt für Soziale Dienste Sozialzentrum 1 - Nord
- +49 421 361 79800
- +49 421 361 7501
- Am Sedanplatz 7, 28757 Bremen
- Website
- sozialzentrum-
Nord @afsd. bremen. de
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Amt für Soziale Dienste Sozialzentrum 2 - Gröpelingen / Walle
- +49 421 361 16892
- +49 421 361 8304
- Hans-Böckler-Straße 9, 28217 Bremen
- Website
- sozialzentrum-
groepelingen- walle @afsd. bremen. de
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Amt für Soziale Dienste Sozialzentrum 3 - Mitte/östliche Vorstadt/Findorff
- (0421) 361 18444
- (0421) 361 16639
- Rembertiring 39, 28203 Bremen
- Website
- Sozialzentrum-
Mitte @afsd. bremen. de
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Amt für Soziale Dienste Sozialzentrum 4 - Süd
- (0421) 361-79900
- (0421) 496-79898
- Große Sortillienstraße 2 - 18, 28199 Bremen
- Website
- sozialzentrum-
sued @afsd. bremen. de
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Amt für Soziale Dienste Sozialzentrum 5 - Vahr/ Schwachhausen/ Horn-Lehe
- (0421) 361 19500
- (0421) 361 19899
- Kurfürstenallee 130, 28211 Bremen
- Website
- sozialzentrum-
vahr @afsd. bremen. de
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Amt für Soziale Dienste Sozialzentrum 6 - Hemelingen/ Osterholz
- +49 421 361 3976
- +49 421 361 15193
- Pfalzburger Straße 69 A, 28207 Bremen
- Website
- Sozialzentrum-
Hemelingen @afsd. bremen. de
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Online Services
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Help for upbringing online
With this online service, citizens who have been identified as needing help in a personal counseling session at the youth welfare office can make the subsequent application for help online. The online service also offers an information platform with topics on child and youth welfare and child endangerment.
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Fees / Costs
In the case of outpatient help with upbringing, there are no costs for the person applying. The costs are borne by the youth welfare office.
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Deadlines & processing time
How long does it take to process
The processing time is individual.
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Legal Bases
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The official information in German is complete and correct. 13.11.2025