Feltenbummler

Feltenbummler is a German family-owned staffing company that specialises in temporary work (Zeitarbeit) with travel assignments for professionals in nursing, emergency services and pedagogy. The company recruits registered nurses, geriatric nurses, dialysis nurses, paediatric nurses, nursing assistants, emergency paramedics and pedagogical specialists, and places them on assignments at hospitals, senior homes, workshops and facilities for people with disabilities throughout Germany. Its assignments are deliberately spread across attractive locations — the Alps, the North Sea and Baltic coasts, Berlin, Munich, Amrum and Langeoog — so that employees combine their profession with a form of work-and-travel lifestyle, which is reflected in the brand name (a play on "Fernweh", the German word for wanderlust). The company presents itself as a family business and stresses that it handles the entire logistics of an assignment: organising travel to and from the site, booking suitable accommodation and remaining reachable for questions at any time. It advertises a fixed team despite temporary work, with more than 2,000 employees, flexible working hours, 30 days of holiday, wish-days off for special occasions, direct permanent employment without a probation period, regular employee and family events, and above-tariff pay including allowances that are guaranteed even when no assignment is active. Feltenbummler was founded by Heike Felten, a qualified pedagogue (Diplom-Pädagogin) who, according to the company's own account, did not start the business to make money but to give people from difficult life situations the chance to work in care, and to offer employees in this demanding profession an environment in which they feel valued. The family business is now led by the second generation: her eldest son Joschka Felten has been on board since 2014 and is a managing director, while her younger son Bastian Felten, himself a trained health and nursing care professional, has been involved from the beginning — first as a student and now also as a managing director. The company also offers nursing jobs without travel assignments for those who prefer to stay close to home, with placements within a local radius. As a private, family-owned enterprise, Feltenbummler operates exclusively in the German market and positions itself as a fair, personal and family-oriented alternative in the healthcare staffing sector. Its brand identity combines the emotional appeal of travel and adventure with the security of permanent employment and above-standard pay.

Feltenbummler was founded by Heike Felten, a qualified pedagogue (Diplom-Pädagogin). According to the company's own account, she did not start the business primarily to earn money, but to give people coming from difficult life situations the opportunity to work in the care sector, and to create a working environment in which employees in this demanding profession feel valued and comfortable. The company grew into a family business that today employs more than 2,000 people. The second generation has taken over the leadership of the family business. Heike Felten's eldest son, Joschka Felten, joined the company in 2014 and serves as a managing director. Her younger son, Bastian Felten, a trained health and nursing care professional (Gesundheits- und Krankenpfleger), has been involved from the very beginning — initially as a student and now also as a managing director. Heike Felten passed her values and ideals on to her children, who in turn pass them on to every new employee. Feltenbummler built its business around temporary staffing (Zeitarbeit) with travel assignments for nursing, emergency service and pedagogical professionals. The company cooperates with numerous hospitals, senior homes, workshops and facilities for people with disabilities, which allows it to offer assignments in attractive locations across Germany — the Alps, the North Sea and Baltic coasts, Berlin, Munich, Amrum and Langeoog. It handles the logistics of each assignment, organising travel and booking accommodation. For employees who prefer not to travel, the company also offers nursing jobs without travel assignments, with placements within a local radius. The brand name plays on the German word "Fernweh" (wanderlust), and the company's identity is built around combining professional care work with a work-and-travel lifestyle. Feltenbummler presents itself as a fair, family-oriented employer, offering permanent employment without a probation period, flexible working hours, 30 days of holiday, wish-days off for special occasions, above-tariff pay including allowances guaranteed even when no assignment is active, and regular employee events for the whole family.

• 2014

  Joschka Felten, eldest son of founder Heike Felten, joins the family business and becomes managing director.

• Bastian Felten, trained health and nursing care professional and younger son of the founder, is involved from the beginning, first as a student and later as managing director.

Family-run healthcare staffing agency offering travel-based temporary assignments with permanent contracts, above-tariff pay and full logistical support.

• Travel assignments for nursing professionals

  Temporary placements for registered nurses, geriatric nurses, dialysis nurses, paediatric nurses and nursing assistants at hospitals, senior homes and care facilities across Germany.

• Travel assignments for emergency service personnel

  Temporary placements for emergency paramedics (Notfallsanitäter) and emergency service professionals.

• Travel assignments for pedagogical specialists

  Temporary placements for pedagogical professionals at workshops and facilities for people with disabilities.

• Local nursing jobs without travel

  Placements within a local radius for employees who prefer not to travel.

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2. 2Über uns | feltenbummlerfeltenbummler.de
3. 3Wikidata Q136771998wikidata.org