Specialist in Social Pedagogy for Housing Children and Adolescents

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. Most of them work in the education, support, and care of people with disabilities.

We are looking for a competent individual for the position of

Specialist in Residential Care for Children and Adolescents
Workload 80%

Your main tasks

• You care for and accompany 7 children and adolescents with cognitive and physical disabilities and sometimes challenging behaviors.

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

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

• You take responsibility for the social pedagogical process design 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.

What you bring

• Completed studies in social pedagogy or social work HF / FH, training as a specialist in care for people with disabilities, specialist in supporting people with disabilities.

• Experience in supporting and caring for people with disabilities and with challenging behaviors.

• Cooperative and partnership-oriented working style with an active feedback culture.

• Creative and flexible thinking, high assertiveness.

• Mental and physical resilience.

• Good IT user skills.

• Willingness to work irregular hours, but no night shifts.

• Ideally, a category B driving license.

Your benefits

With engaged and collegial team members, you will pursue a meaningful and challenging task. With us, you will have room 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. The compatibility of private life and work is important to us. We pay market-compliant salaries, and you benefit from above-average social and additional benefits as well as generous perks. With Leisure Plus, for example, you can earn extra vacation days, and for paternity or adoption, you receive fifteen paid days off. Are you looking for a respectful culture with participation and humor? We value responsibility, innovation, and competence.

Interested?

For further information, please contact Daniel Homann, Head of Residential Care for Children and Adolescents.

Direct phone: +41 62 767 07 80