Board of Management Department II
Iris Bothe
City Councillor for Youth, Education, Integration and Social Affairs
"Everything starts where people are at home."
Wolfsburg is a city where community grows in everyday life.
A daycare center where children discover languages, friendships and curiosity.
A youth club where ideas are born and the future begins.
A neighborhood café where generations come together in conversation.
A family that finds stability and support in difficult moments.
People who come to Wolfsburg and experience opportunities, friendships and a new home here.
Neighborhoods are the places where participation begins. This is where daycare centers, schools, youth welfare services, family centers, care services and neighborhood initiatives come together to form a network that is sustainable. Youth welfare services give children and young people security, support and a voice. Family centers and neighborhood management create spaces for encounters and advice. Projects such as Communities That Care or the Neighborhood Mothers show how prevention, participation and integration can succeed in everyday life. Wolfsburg's diverse educational landscape - from schools and universities, libraries and adult education centers to clubs, associations and initiatives - opens up numerous avenues for lifelong learning.
For me, social responsibility also means that no one is left behind when life becomes difficult. Whether poverty prevention, care or support in everyday life - Wolfsburg should be a city that supports people in all phases of life. Specialists and employees in daycare centers, schools, social services and care are the foundation of this. Their work, their passion and their professionalism make for quality and reliability. Equally important is the commitment of the many volunteers, clubs and associations who take on responsibility and strengthen our network.
Wolfsburg is an international city - diversity is not a vision here, but an everyday reality. It makes us richer, more open and stronger.
My vision is a city in which children have good opportunities, young people are involved, families experience security, senior citizens are at the heart of society and diversity is lived as a matter of course. A city in which no one is left alone and everyone finds their place.
Wolfsburg wins when we stick together - in every neighborhood, in every phase of life, for all people.
Career and responsibilities
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Career
since 04/2012
Head of Department for Youth, Schools and Integration and Information Technology at the City of Wolfsburg
06/2009-03/2012
Head of School Division
09/2007-05/2009
Youth Division, Head of Day Care and Maintenance Department
01/1999-08/2007
Youth Division, City Youth Welfare Officer
05/1998-12/1998
Youth Welfare Office, Certified Social Pedagogue Youth Protection/Children and Youth Cultural Work
11/1995-05/1998
Youth Welfare Office, Head of "Uncle Max" Youth Center
07/1995-11/1995
Youth welfare office, certified social pedagogue at the youth center "Onkel Max
10/1993-07/1995
Youth welfare office of the city of Wolfsburg, certified social pedagogue at the youth center Forsthaus Fallersleben
10/1992-09/1993
Volkswagen AG, graduate social pedagogue at the Personnel Development Department, Planning and Coordination of Training and Further Education, Employment Areas at the City of Wolfsburg
10/1992
State recognition as a social pedagogue
10/1991-09/1992
Professional internship at Volkswagen AG's Human Resources Development, Planning and Coordination of Training and Further Education Department
1988-09/1991
Studies of Social Pedagogy, University of Applied Sciences Braunschweig/Wolfenbüttel, Degree: Diplom-Sozialpädagogin (Diploma in Social Pedagogy)
1987
High school diploma, Gymnasium an der Max-Planck-Strasse in Delmenhorst
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Responsibilities
Business areas and units
The following divisions and departments of the City of Wolfsburg are part of my board area as Education Director:
Municipal committees and bodies
Subsidiaries and shareholdings
Wolfsburg Schulverpflegungsgesellschaft mbH
Wolfsburger Schulverpflegungsgesellschaft mbH (Woschu GmbH) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the City of Wolfsburg and is assigned to Board Division II. The company provides services relating to catering, kitchen management and food distribution at Wolfsburg schools that participate in the Wolfsburg catering concept and is a reliable partner in Wolfsburg's educational landscape.
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Contact
City of Wolfsburg
Department II
Mrs. Bothe
City Councillor
Porschestraße 49
38440 WolfsburgTelephone: 05361 28-2229
E-mail: sekretariat.bothe@stadt.wolfsburg.de