Interested parties can apply for this important honorary position until April 5, 2024.
The tasks of arbitrators are varied: to settle and mediate disputes, damage to property, insults or non-compliance with the house rules in such a way that the conflict is resolved and a legal dispute is avoided.
This honorary office can be held by citizens who are at least 30 years old and live in the arbitration district. Arbitrators must be suitable for the office in terms of their personality and skills. They should be known in the residential area, have authority and be able to deal with the parties to the dispute in an impartial, objective and level-headed manner.
Applicants should be experienced in life, communicative and able to deal with people. Legal training is not necessary. The honorary office, which is important for the community, requires neutrality and impartiality. The arbitrators approach conflicts objectively and without prejudice.
Appointments are made through an advertisement and selection process. The arbitrators (and their deputies) are elected by the city council for a period of five years.
The Salzgitter district court is responsible for supervising the arbitrators. The city of Salzgitter is the point of contact for organizational issues. Volunteers can contact the local court with their concerns regarding legal issues. The work is subject to constant supervision by the local court.
The city pays an annual expense allowance for costs incurred in connection with the work as an arbitrator. All arbitrators are trained for their work and receive ongoing further training. A regular exchange with the arbitrators is also part of this. Arbitrators receive a workbook with all the information they need when they start their work.
Information:
In Salzgitter, the following four arbitration districts are to be filled with arbitrators and deputies for the 2025 to 2029 electoral term.
| District 1: | Localities of Bruchmachtersen, Salder, Fredenberg, Lebenstedt (statistical districts 50, 51 and 59), Reppner, Lesse, Lichtenberg and Osterlinde |
| District 2: | Localities Engelnstedt, Krähenriede, Alt-Lebenstedt and Lebenstedt (without the statistical districts 50, 51 and 59) |
| District 3: | Localities Hallendorf, Bleckenstedt, Sauingen, Üfingen, Beddingen, Thiede, Watenstedt, Drütte, Immendorf, Heerte, Gebhardshagen, Engerode and Calbecht |
| District 4: | Bad, Barum, Beinum, Flachstöckheim, Gitter, Groß Mahner, Hohenrode, Lobmachtersen, Ohlendorf and Ringelheim |
Information:
How can I apply:
Anyone interested in the honorary position of arbitrator can apply by April 5 to: City of Salzgitter, Council and Municipal Affairs Department, - Application for Arbitration -, Joachim-Campe-Straße 6-8, 38226 Salzgitter.
The informal application should be accompanied by a curriculum vitae in tabular form. A police clearance certificate is required to determine the ability to hold public office. If such a certificate is not enclosed with the application, it is assumed that the applicant agrees to the City of Salzgitter requesting a police clearance certificate.
The applicant agrees that the application data may be forwarded to the bodies entrusted with the selection (local council, council, City of Salzgitter, Salzgitter District Court, Association of German Arbitrators). The information may only be forwarded for the purpose of selecting applicants.
The application may be accompanied by further documents that provide additional information about the applicant's qualifications and professional performance.
If you would like more information in advance or have any questions, please contact Sven Tetzlaff or Sven Hillebrecht, telephone: 05341/839-3688 or 3261, e-mail: ratsangelegenheitenstadt.salzgitterde (Monday to Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.; Thursday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.).