Our Services

• Open consultation hours

  We look forward to spontaneous and scheduled conversations with you during the consultation hours. If you have any questions or would like to schedule an appointment, please send an email to: familienservice@hshl.de.

  Hamm:

  • Mondays from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
  • Room: H4.2-E01-010

  Lippstadt:

  • Wednesdays from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
  • Room: L1.1-E01-090 (Equal Opportunities Office)
• Online offers for families and self-management

  In cooperation with Voiio, the Family Service offers HSHL employees a wide range of complementary and virtual services, from consultations with a midwife and homework help to individual coaching to consultations for your own financial management.

  Registration is free of charge.

• Dual career support for newly appointed professors

  For a successful start in the region, we support the partners of newly appointed professors with their search for a job in the Ruhr. This service is offered in cooperation with the Dual Career Network Ruhr. We are happy to take your request if needed.

• Childcare during the academic year as well as holidays and semester breaks

  We are happy to advise you on questions regarding childcare or to share the contact of the local Family Offices in Hamm and Lippstadt or of the BUK Familienservices, which provides assistance in the search for a place in childcare or individual solutions.

  Kinder HSHL
  The Family Service also organizes a vacation program during the summer break for the children of employees between 6 and 12 years old. It includes exciting children's lectures, experiments, and lots of fun and games. You will find the registration options for Kinder HSHL and further information in our newsletter.

  In addition, a selection of further offers from our partners can be found in the office of the Family Service.

• Kids & Parents Rooms

  You have an important appointment and your child's daycare cancels at the last minute?  Then you can use of the Kids & Parents rooms at the university. These rooms are equipped with a variety of toys for children aged 0-12, a changing table, a comfortable chair and a sink. The Kids & Parents Room also has a fully equipped workspace.

  Opening hours
  Monday - Friday: from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturday: from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

  Booking
  In order to use the room before 8:30 a.m. on the same day, the booking must be made until 7.30 p.m. the day before. To make a booking simply send an email with the date and time you need the room:

  • Campus Hamm: buchung.ekr-ham@hshl.de

  • Campus Lippstadt: buchung.ekr-lip@hshl.de

  The transponder and locker key can be collected from the libraries during opening hours.

• Individual coaching for all family aspects

  To support (expectant) parents with their questions, challenges, and requests concerning their work-life balance, the Equal Opportunities team has put together complimentary coaching services for HSHL employees. Three coaches focusing on the following topics are available:

  Work-life balance coaching with Stephanie Poggemöller
  Ms. Poggemöller (graduate in business administration, coach, systemic company advisor) advises on how to organize your family, practice self-care as a parent, and balance work and care. She also helps parents as they return to work.

  Fatherhood coaching with Martin Noack
  Mr. Noack (systemic family advisor) is on hand to advise working fathers on questions and requests related to fatherhood, balancing your career and family, and successful stress management.

  Return-to-work coaching with Sabine van den Boom
  Sabine van den Boom (systemic advisor and coach) provides support for scheduling the return to work, the fair division of household and family responsibilities after returning to work, and successful stress management, among other things.

  Coaching services can be booked by email at: gleichstellungsbeauftragte@hshl.de

• Mobile game box

  If your child's daycare cancels at the last minute, you can bring your child to campus with you. And to make sure your little one is entertained, you can check out the mobile play box. The box contains activities for children from 0 to 6 years of age, and up to 12 years of age if needed. The box can be borrowed free of charge from the Equal Opportunity Office.

  More information about the mobile game box can be found on the intranet in the section on Equal Opportunities.