Görlitz offers you a wide range of opportunities to grow and thrive in your dream profession. Discover the potential of one of Germany’s most beautiful cities for your professional and personal future!
We welcome new teachers—whether you're doing an internship, completing your teacher training, already certified, experienced, just starting out, or changing careers.
Become a teacher in Görlitz (To view job postings from Görlitz schools, visit the LASUB job portal and select "Bautzen" as the location for school-specific listings.)
Whether it's a primary school, secondary school (Oberschule), grammar school (Gymnasium), special needs school, or vocational school—Görlitz offers a broad range of educational institutions where you can apply your individual interests and strengths.
Educational Institutions in Görlitz
Schools in Görlitz leave a lasting impression. Historic buildings with long traditions—such as the Nikolaigrundschule (the city’s oldest primary school), the two grammar schools as established institutions of higher learning, the Melanchthon schools from the Wilhelminian period, as well as more modern school buildings—are being gradually renovated to provide a contemporary learning environment. Currently, the city is even planning the construction of a new fifth Oberschule. Significant efforts are also underway to advance digitalization in schools.
Schools in Görlitz embrace modern, forward-looking learning projects and emphasize close collaboration with the business sector and society. Initiatives like FREI DAY at the Joliot-Curie-Gymnasium, healthy nutrition programs at the Nikolaigrundschule, and coding projects at primary schools exemplify the integration of innovative, practice-oriented approaches into everyday teaching. The Augustum-Annen-Gymnasium participates annually in the business@school program, offering students insights into the business world. The Diesterweg-Grundschule regularly competes in the Saxon IT Competition—and these are just a few examples.
As a German-Polish European city, Görlitz is home to award-winning "European Schools" like the DPFA-Regenbogen-Grundschule and the Augustum-Annen-Gymnasium, both promoting active European awareness. Many schools maintain close partnerships with institutions in neighboring Zgorzelec. This fosters intercultural understanding and a global mindset among students. As a teacher in this European city, you can help instill a strong sense of European identity and prepare young people for the challenges and opportunities of a globalized world.
Whether you're a sports enthusiast, nature lover, or culture aficionado—Görlitz and its surrounding region offer outstanding opportunities to enjoy life to the fullest. It’s the perfect place to unwind, recharge, and find balance after a rewarding day in the classroom.
Kick off your teaching career in Görlitz: Complete your preparatory service (Referendariat) in our city and receive a special monthly trainee allowance of around €1,000 gross. Görlitz offers a diverse range of schools and numerous opportunities for professional development—an ideal environment for aspiring teachers.
August Moritz Böttcher Grundschule
Grundschule Innenstadt am Fischmarkt
Grundschule Zodel "Traugott Geber"
Freie Waldorfschule Görlitz "Jacob Böhme"
Görlitz is authentic, lively and diverse. Evolved through different eras and facing the future, our city is a place where life in the heart of Europe is particularly beautiful.
Learn moreDiscover a city from its most beautiful side! Around 4,000 monuments from different eras create a backdrop that has already inspired international film stars.
Learn moreGörlitz has impressed you…and the European city just won’t let you go? Great, then come back and stay. We’ll be happy to show you how easy it can be.
Learn moreThis project has received funding from tax resources on the basis of the budget adopted by the members of the Parliament of the Free State of Saxony.
