Teacher Vocational Preparatory School Year Practice and Integration (BPI), 80 - 90%

Gewerblich-Industrielle Berufsschule Bern

Bern

Key information

Publication date:07 January 2026
Workload:80 – 90%
Place of work:Bern

Job summary

Join gibb Berufsfachschule Bern, a leading vocational school. Enjoy a supportive work environment and professional growth opportunities.

Tasks

Teach and guide students in a BPI-1 class focusing on language acquisition.
Support students' career choices and enhance social skills.
Collaborate in team teaching and provide mentorship to learners.

Skills

Must hold a teaching diploma for secondary education level.
Experience with youth and adult learners is essential.
Interest in ongoing professional development is preferred.

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Portrait of the School/Institution

The gibb Vocational School Bern is a vocational school of the Canton of Bern. We teach around 7,000 young people in more than 60 commercial-industrial professions and train about 1,000 professionals part-time in higher vocational education (HBB). In addition, we offer the bridging programs pre-apprenticeship and BPI (Vocational Preparatory School Year Practice and Integration).

Teacher Vocational Preparatory School Year Practice and Integration (BPI), 80 - 90%

gibb Vocational School Bern
3000 Bern 22

Tasks

As one of two class teachers, you are responsible for teaching a BPI-1 class. You teach adolescents and young adults in general education subjects with a focus on language acquisition. In addition to the professional content, career choice and the promotion of social skills as well as strengthening self-efficacy are central to the BPI classes. You supervise and accompany the learners as a class teacher and mostly teach in team teaching.

Requirements

You have a teaching diploma for secondary level I or II. Ideally, you also have knowledge in the field of special education and/or German as a second language (DaZ) as well as experience working with young migrants. Experience in supporting learners in the career choice process is an advantage. You are interested in further training as a language proficiency examiner or already have this qualification. Basic requirements are: - Teaching diploma - Enjoyment of language-sensitive teaching - Flexibility, patience, and a good sense in dealing with adolescent and adult learners - Interest in professional and pedagogical further education - Digital skills - Motivation to actively further develop the bridging programs at gibb

We offer

- Teaching in team teaching - Annual plans and teaching materials for all subjects - Careful introduction through personal mentoring - A committed faculty with binding support from the team and school management - Diverse design possibilities in a development-oriented vocational school - Employment conditions according to LAG (salary class 10) The position is limited with a prospect of permanent employment.

Contact

Information is gladly provided by: Gowseekan Vasanthan, Head of Bridging Programs Phone: 031 335 92 71 E-Mail: gowseekan.vasanthan@gibb.ch or Eva Strickler, Deputy Head of Department AVK Phone: 031 335 97 68 E-Mail: eva.strickler@gibb.ch Website: http://www.gibb.ch We look forward to your online application via the online application button by February 8, 2026.