Anyone who works in a social profession is often faced with special challenges in Corona times.
Just like the village helpers Resi Kirmair and Josefa Eichner.
Bad Tölz / Wolfratshausen
- In the team of the district's village helper station, Resi Kirmair and Josefa Eichner, two young emergency workers, started their careers last summer after completing their training, so to speak, in the middle of the pandemic.
But Corona has probably made the citizens a bit anxious and cautious about using the auxiliary staff.
The number of missions was manageable, sums up operations manager Anni Stöckl.
Especially during the first wave last spring and now in the past winter months.
“Some people didn't dare to bring someone into the house or they didn't even know that it would be possible,” is the assessment within the organization.
So far, no corona infections have emerged from the deployments of the village helpers across Bavaria.
The helpers can now take advantage of quick tests and, if necessary, protective clothing.
The fact that less urgent operations were sometimes postponed in the corona situation is another reason why the actors have recently had rather quiet times in some cases.
You are generally called when, in the event of an illness or accident-related loss of work for the farmer or an upcoming happy event, everyday domestic and business life in rural families has to be kept going.
The two newcomers were curious to see how they would cope with their varied tasks in practice.
Josefa Eichner in particular was "nervous", as she describes.
“I was a little unsure whether I was really taking the right career path for me.” But the initial doubts have now been resolved.
“It fits,” says the 21-year-old with satisfaction.
Resi Kirmair, who is two years her senior, feels the same way.
The two of them see their comprehensive training as an important tool for their work at constantly changing locations in very different family and business situations: The usually three-year apprenticeship as a housekeeper is followed by 14 months of school in Pfaffenhofen and then another ten months in Neuburg an der Donau Internships.
The subject matter includes family psychology, social law, care for the elderly and the sick, education and communication.
"What we have learned there is now an essential support for us," said the two young women.
The need is great
The need for such assistants is great, which is why Anni Stöckl and the village helpers organization would be happy if aspirants for this social profession could continue to be found.
As an incentive there is now the possibility of a shortened training, so to speak, as a second educational path for working women who are trained housekeepers and want to reorient themselves.
With block tuition, internship weeks and the transfer of learning material via the Internet, the prescribed degree can be achieved in less time.
"If we have enough registrations," says Anni Stöckl, "a course of this kind could start in autumn."
If you need help, you can contact Ernst Huber at the Wolfratshausen machine ring on 0 81 71/42 16 14, Christine Greinwald on 0 81 71/42 16 27 or the helper Anni Stöckl on 0 80 41/7 99 26 65 turn.
(Rosi Bauer)