You would like to work with us? Please find our employment opportunities here:

Haven´t found what you were looking for? Please do not hesitate to send us your unsolicited application to hr@dhps-windhoek.com.

For applicants outside Namibia, please find check list for applying for a Namibian Work Permit here.

• We look forward to receive your application for an internship at the DHPS primary & secondary school from September 2025.
• Internship period: 6-12 months

What would we expect from you:

• Applicants should already have started with their teaching studies and ideally have gained their first practical experience in lesson preparation and design.
• Generally, all students with any subject combination can apply.
• For an internship in the secondary level, sound English reading and writing skills are required.
• Please remember: at the DHPS, subjects like chemistry, biology, mathematics are taught in English as from grade 10.
• Voluntary practicals are possible before the internship.
• Accommodation is provided by the school: meals and accommodation free of charge during school time.

Please send a complete written application with details on your studies and current level of education to: praktikum@dhps-windhoek.com

• We look forward to receive your application for an internship from August 2025.

Information on an internship at the DHPS Child & Youth Centre

Type of internship:

• Voluntary internship
• Recognition year (educator studies, etc.)

Internship period:

• 6-12 months
• Start of internship: 1 February or 1 August

Area of employment:

• Supervision and support of children in the afternoon
• Lunch with the children
• Planning and implementation of leisure activities
• Homework supervision and -support
• Preparation of and assistance in the holiday programme

Please send inquiries and applications to the following address: praktikum@dhps-windhoek.com

Internship in the area of language support at the DHPS kindergarten & pre-school

• We look forward to receive your application for an internship from September 2025.

Information on language support at the DHPS Kinder-Campus:
Our school is a German-Namibian school of encounter. Therefore not only multilingualism and a great variety of cultures are in focus, but also the topic of language support from a young age is important to us. Therefore, we are excited to offer internships at the DHPS Kinder-Campus.

The tasks include:

• Language support with kindergarten and pre-primary children
• Assistance of our educators at the DHPS Kinder-Campus

What we expect from you:

• Commitment and enthusiasm for working with children
• Patience and empathy
• German at a native speaker level, good English skills are an advantage

What we offer:

• Free accommodation at our intern house
• Accompaniment in the recognition internship in teacher training/social pedagogy studies.

Internship in inclusion:

• Type of internship: Voluntary internship
• Internship period: 6 - 12 months
• Start of internship: 1 February or 1 August

Area of employment:

• Internship in the field of inclusion
• Support in daily routine and in the classroom

Please send inquiries and applications to the following address: praktikum@dhps-windhoek.com

• We look forward to receive your application for an internship from September 2025.

Information on the DHPS boarding school:

Type of internship:

• Voluntary internship
• Compulsory internship for social professions (preferably educators/ social pedagogy)

Internship period:

• 6 or 12 months
• Start of internship: 1 February or 1 August

Area of employment:

• Supervision and support of learners at the boarding school, especially in the educational and social areas
• Support of learners in achieving their educational goals, e.g.
• homework supervision
• Guidance of boarding school learners with regard to development
• Support in development of motor skills especially with regard to active physical movement

Please send inquiries and applications to the following address: praktikum@dhps-windhoek.com

• We look forward to receive your application for an internship from September 2025.

Information on inclusion at the DHPS:
Our school is a German-Namibian school of encounter. Therefore not only multilingualism and a great variety of cultures are in focus, but also the topic of inclusion is important to us. The DHPS as a German school abroad thus encourages e.g. so-called learning-companionship.

The tasks include:

• Accompanying learners during the lessons in the main subjects
• Assistance in copying from the Smart board and composing own texts
• Assistance in completion of tasks during lessons

What we expect from you:

• Commitment and enthusiasm for working with children • Patience and empathy
• German at a native speaker level, good English skills are an advantage

Internship in inclusion:

• Type of internship: Voluntary internship
• Internship period: 6 - 12 months
• Start of internship: 1 February or 1 August

Area of employment:

• Internship in the field of inclusion
• Support in daily routine and in the classroom

Please send inquiries and applications to the following address: praktikum@dhps-windhoek.com

First of all we would like to compliment you on your application or your internship at the DHPS Windhoek.

This guideline helps you to plan your stay in Namibia and to make the first steps in this beautiful country a bit easier.
(This guideline has been written from interns for interns.)

• Guideline for interns at DHPS
  
• Check list: Study Permit