Jobcenter Wuppertal Geschäftsstelle 7

What Jobcenter Wuppertal Geschäftsstelle 7 does

Jobcenter Wuppertal AöR is a German public-law institution (Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts) established in 2005 and jointly administered under Social Code II (SGB II) to deliver basic income support and labor-market integration services for citizens of Wuppertal. It operates approximately 700 employees across eight branch offices distributed across the city's districts — Vohwinkel, Elberfeld, Barmen (two sites, with a third opening September 2026 at Kurt-Drees-Straße 1), and zebera — plus a central telephone hotline and a digital Serviceportal launched in May 2024. The organization serves roughly 50,000 citizens annually and currently manages 22,200 benefit recipient groups (Bedarfsgemeinschaften) and 43,700 regular benefit recipients, both at historic lows.

The entity's product portfolio centers on two statutory offerings: Grundsicherung (basic income support covering living expenses, housing, health insurance, and children's education costs at €130 per child plus free school meals) and Berufliche Integration (vocational integration including job placement, training subsidies, language courses, and in-house job coaching launched in 2013). Supplementary modules include the zebera intake center for newly arrived refugees, the Rehapro BERGAUF health management project for women, the Café MI qualification partnership at Museum Industriekultur, the Unternehmensservice for employer outreach, and the digital Serviceportal for online applications. The underlying technology stack is composed of commodity digital tools — Matomo for analytics, Google Translate and Google Maps for content and location services, VRR for transit data — with no proprietary AI/ML components.

The business model is non-commercial: the Jobcenter is funded exclusively through federal, state (NRW), and municipal budget allocations under SGB II, with the 2026 budget reduced by approximately €8 million relative to prior years due to declining caseloads. Services are provided free of charge to eligible residents, and employer engagement is a non-revenue-generating function. The organization holds AZAV certification, the berufundfamilie audit, OekoProfit environmental certification, and is a signatory of the Charta der Vielfalt. Its leadership comprises Vorstandsvorsitzende Kristin Degener and Vorstand Dr. Andreas Kletzander (Labor Market Integration and Finance).

Name

Jobcenter Wuppertal Geschäftsstelle 7

Legal name

Jobcenter Wuppertal AöR

Website

https://jobcenter.wuppertal.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Jobcenter Wuppertal AöR is a German public-law institution administering SGB II basic income support and labor-market integration services for approximately 50,000 citizens annually via eight branch offices and a digital Serviceportal in Wuppertal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Wuppertal

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding (Bund/Land/Kommune): As a public-law entity (AöR - Anstalt öffentlichen Rechts) under the Social Code II (SGB II), the Jobcenter is primarily funded by federal, state, and municipal government budgets. Funding allocations are tied to the number of benefit recipients, with declining benefit numbers leading to reduced budgets. The organization reported approximately 8 million euros less in the 2026 budget compared to prior years due to declining caseloads.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Jobcenter Wuppertal AöR is a public-law institution that administers Germany's basic income support benefits (Bürgergeld/Grundsicherungsgeld) under Social Security Code II (SGB II) for approximately 50,000 citizens in Wuppertal. It combines statutory welfare delivery — covering living expenses, housing, heating, health insurance, and children's education and participation costs — with active labor market integration services including job coaching, vocational training, qualification programs, and employer matching.

Product overview

Jobcenter Wuppertal AöR operates a multi-product government social services platform. The core offerings consist of Grundsicherung (basic income support/ Bürgergeld) and Berufliche Integration (vocational integration services), supplemented by a digital Serviceportal for online applications and document submission, plus dedicated employer services. Additional support modules include internal job coaching programs, the zebera intake center for refugees, Café MI qualification project at Museum Industriekultur, and the BERGAUF health management initiative. The organization serves approximately 50,000 people across 8 branch offices and manages around 150 qualification and employment projects with over 15,000 participant slots.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grundsicherung (Bürgergeld/Grundsicherungsgeld) Statutory financial support covering living expenses, housing and heating costs, special life situations, health insurance, and education and participation benefits for children and youth (including EUR 130 per eligible child for school supplies and free school meals), administered to eligible Wuppertal residents under SGB II.
• Berufliche Integration Vocational integration services supporting job search, training, education, self-employment support, and job coaching programs to help benefit recipients return to the labor market.
• Serviceportal (Online Service Portal) Online digital platform enabling citizens to submit benefit applications, upload required documents, and track correspondence online without visiting a physical branch office.
• Unternehmensservice (Employer Service) Corporate outreach service that proactively engages local Wuppertal employers, assists with candidate pre-selection, and advises on financial subsidies available for hiring Jobcenter clients.
• zebera (Zentrale Erstantrags- und Beratungsstelle) Central intake and counseling center located at Friedrich-Engels-Allee 28 for people newly arriving in Wuppertal with recognized refugee status, recognized asylum status, or as EU/third-country nationals, including Ukrainian displaced persons served since June 2022.
• Eigenes Jobcoaching (Internal Job Coaching) In-house job coaching program with various focuses for people in specific life situations, including recently unemployed individuals, single parents, young adults, and people with refugee backgrounds.
• Zentrum für Erziehende (Center for Parents) Specialized support center for parents receiving benefits who need assistance to re-enter the workforce, combining family and career coaching with childcare cost coverage and other family-oriented measures.
• Rehapro-Modellprojekt BERGAUF Rehabilitation and health management project for women with health-related barriers to employment, offering specialized coaching including a podcast series on health topics such as nicotine and alcohol consumption.
• Café MI (Museum Industriekultur) Publicly funded qualification program at Museum Industriekultur Wuppertal offering vocational training and employment in gastronomy, service, and sales, with a focus on supporting women and other job seekers from Jobcenter programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 6,150 people integrated into employment or vocational training in 2025 (increase of 600 from prior year)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and key.

• Wichernhaus Wuppertal gGmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 August 2026Wichernhaus Wuppertal gGmbH is a non-profit social organization that operates publicly funded qualification programs in partnership with the Jobcenter. The most prominent collaboration is Café MI, opened August 6, 2026, at the Museum Industriekultur Wuppertal. The café provides vocational training and employment for approximately 20 Arbeitsgelegenheiten (AGH) participants and 16i workers from the Jobcenter, with a focus on supporting women. The organization also operates Café Nordbahntrasse as another training facility.
• Museum Industriekultur Wuppertal (Zentrum für Stadtgeschichte und Industriekultur)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 August 2026The Museum Industriekultur Wuppertal, which includes the Engels-Haus and the Museum für Frühindustrialisierung, hosts Café MI — a jointly developed integration project with the Jobcenter and Wichernhaus. The museum provides the physical space for the café, integrating themes of historical labor and industrial heritage with modern employment support. Approximately 20 AGH participants and 16i workers are placed at the café location at Engelsstraße 10.
• MAGS NRW (Ministerium für Arbeit, Gesundheit und Soziales Nordrhein-Westfalen)majorOthersThe state ministry co-funds ESF (European Social Fund) programs and the BIWAQ (Bildung, Wirtschaft, Arbeit im Quartier) program, both of which are referenced as active funding streams at the Jobcenter. MAGS also administers the NRW inklusiv land initiative.
• Agentur für Arbeit WuppertalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe federal Employment Agency collaborates with the Jobcenter on shared initiatives including the Youth Careers Agency (Jugendberufsagentur Wuppertal), joint job fairs, and career orientation events. The two organizations jointly serve the local labor market, with the Jobcenter focused on SGB II clients and the Agentur für Arbeit on other job seekers.
• Jugendamt Wuppertal (Youth Welfare Office)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Youth Welfare Office co-founded the Jugendberufsagentur Wuppertal together with the Jobcenter and Agentur für Arbeit, bundling their services for young people transitioning from school to career.
• IHK Wuppertal (Chamber of Industry and Commerce)keyImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerThe IHK participates in career orientation events organized by the Jobcenter, providing expert advice on apprenticeships, training opportunities, and business sector requirements to young job seekers.
• HWK Wuppertal (Chamber of Crafts)keyImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerThe Chamber of Crafts participates in career orientation events, offering guidance to young people on craft trades, apprenticeships, and skilled labor opportunities in the Wuppertal region.
• Berufskolleg Barmen and Berufskolleg HaspelkeyImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerVocational colleges that partner with the Jobcenter for the Abflug in Ausbildung career orientation program, where the Jobcenter and Agentur für Arbeit provide Beratungsleistungen (consulting services) directly at schools.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Jobcenter Berlin: Berlin's municipal Jobcenter administers SGB II benefits and employment integration for the city's residents. It is the largest Jobcenter in Germany and operates under the same federal SGB II mandate as Jobcenter Wuppertal, serving a comparable function at greater scale.
• Jobcenter Hamburg: Hamburg's Jobcenter delivers SGB II benefits and labor market integration services. It shares the same statutory framework, organizational structure (AöR), and service portfolio as Jobcenter Wuppertal, with parallel challenges in urban unemployment and refugee integration.
• Jobcenter München (Munich): Munich's Jobcenter administers SGB II basic income support and employment services. Operates under identical statutory authority as Jobcenter Wuppertal, serving a comparable function for Munich's residents with similar qualification and integration programs.
• Jobcenter Düsseldorf: Düsseldorf's Jobcenter delivers SGB II benefits and labor market integration services in the same NRW region as Wuppertal. Comparable mandate, structure, and target population in a neighboring urban market.
• Jobcenter Köln (Cologne): Cologne's municipal Jobcenter delivers SGB II benefits and employment integration. Direct structural peer operating under the same federal mandate, with similar branch networks, service portfolios, and digital modernization initiatives.
• Jobcenter Dortmund: Dortmund's municipal Jobcenter delivers SGB II basic income support and employment integration. Direct structural peer serving a comparable NRW urban population, with similar unemployment and migration challenges.
• Jobcenter Frankfurt am Main: Frankfurt's municipal Jobcenter administers SGB II benefits and labor market integration services. Comparable statutory mandate and organizational structure, serving a similarly sized urban population with diverse integration needs.
• Jobcenter Essen: Essen's municipal Jobcenter operates under the same SGB II mandate in the Ruhr region. Provides a structural peer for benchmarking service delivery, branch operations, and digital adoption in similar urban German contexts.

Others

• Agentur für Arbeit Wuppertal: The federal Employment Agency's local branch in Wuppertal. Operates as the Jobcenter's institutional partner, jointly running the Jugendberufsagentur and shared job fairs. It administers unemployment benefits (SGB III) for non-SGB II clients, making it a closely adjacent agency rather than a direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Bundesagentur für Arbeit: The federal Employment Agency is the umbrella organization overseeing Germany's labor market institutions, including Jobcenters. Sets national policy, IT systems, and statistical frameworks that Jobcenter Wuppertal operates within.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries4 records

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