Specialist in Social Pedagogy for Adult Housing

competent. innovative. responsible.
Quality of life for people with disabilities.

The Schürmatt Foundation is a competence center for unique special educational services in the canton of Aargau. We employ around 440 employees at 13 locations. The majority are involved in the education, support, and care of people with disabilities.

We are looking for a competent individual to join us immediately or by agreement at the Zetzwil location as

Specialist in Social Pedagogy for Adult Living

Workload 80% to 90%

Your main tasks

• You care for and accompany 6 clients with cognitive, psychological, and physical disabilities, some with challenging behaviors

• You enable the clients of the residential group to participate in social life together with your team members

• You enrich daily life with structured activities and support the personal development and independence of the clients

• You take responsibility for the design of the social pedagogical process and for interdisciplinary exchange with internal and external specialists, relatives, and legal representatives

• You contribute to achieving departmental and operational goals as well as to the further development of the Schürmatt Foundation

• You take on the role of vocational trainer for a FaBe trainee

What you bring

• Training as a specialist in care or as a social pedagogue, as well as experience in supporting and caring for people with disabilities

• Professionalism and knowledge in pedagogical action

• Patience, respect, empathy, and high assertiveness

• Strong psychological and physical resilience

• Service and customer orientation

• Conscientious work ethic and high sense of responsibility

• Conflict and reflection ability

• Willingness to work irregular hours (no on-call sleeping)

• Completed vocational trainer course or willingness to complete it

• Good IT user skills (Office 365, easyDOK)

• Ideally, a driving license B

Your benefits

With engaged and collegial team members, you will pursue a meaningful and challenging task.

We provide you with space for your personal development. The Schürmatt Foundation offers career opportunities - also thanks to generous support for training and further education.

Our progressive working conditions and clear structures are characterized by short decision-making paths.

We care about the compatibility of private life and work.

We pay market-appropriate salaries and you benefit from above-average social and fringe benefits as well as generous perks. With Leisure Plus, for example, you can earn additional vacation days, and for paternity or adoption, you receive fifteen paid days off.

Are you looking for a respectful culture with a voice and humor? We value responsibility, innovation, and competence.

Interested?

For more information, please contact Claudia Ris, Head of Adult Living 1.

Direct phone: 062 767 07 14 Central: 062 767 07 00