Night Watch for Child and Youth Facility

Fehraltorf

Key information

Publication date:03 September 2025
Workload:100%
Place of work:Fehraltorf

Job summary

The Ilgenhalde Foundation supports individuals with cognitive and multiple disabilities. Join us in a meaningful and collaborative work environment.

Tasks

Supplement the night watch team in various living groups.
Ensure the wellbeing and safety of children and youth at night.
Provide empathetic support for those with disabilities, especially sensory impairments.

Skills

Social educator, nursing professional, or disability care specialist.
Experience in supporting individuals on the autism spectrum.
Reliability, resilience, and balanced personality are essential.

Is this helpful?

The Ilgenhalde Foundation is committed to people with comprehensive cognitive and multiple disabilities. We place people with their individual conditions at the center of our actions. We adhere to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Continuous development of ourselves and our employees drives us.

The Ilgenhalde location is one of our three institutions. It offers school, housing, and therapy for children and adolescents from 4 to 20 years old in Fehraltorf. We are looking for reinforcement from November 1, 2025, or by arrangement.

Night watch in the child and youth area
(60% workload)

These are your tasks:

Supplementing the night watch team in various residential groups, especially in the Therapeutic Residential School Group (TWSG)
Taking responsibility for the well-being and safety of the entrusted children and adolescents during the night
Empathetic support of children and adolescents with various disabilities, especially sensory impairments in the autism spectrum, according to the action plan
Intervention in acute illnesses and escalating psychological crises as well as initiating immediate measures in emergencies with appropriate information flow to all involved.
Ensuring the flow of information to the night watch team and the residential groups

What you bring with you:

Professional with a degree as a social pedagogue HF/FH / psychiatric nurse HF / care specialist in disability care
Professional experience in supporting people on the autism spectrum
Observational skills and joy in accompanying children and adolescents
Reliability, high resilience, independence, and balanced personality

What makes us your workplace of choice:

Meaningful tasks in a development-oriented environment
Interdisciplinary, appreciative collaboration shapes everyday life
Promotion of personal and professional development
Generous training opportunities and support in all topics through internal specialist departments