Educational Specialist (70%)

Stiftung für blinde und sehbehinderte Kinder und Jugendliche

Zollikofen

Key information

Publication date:29 April 2025
Workload:70%
Place of work:Zollikofen

Job summary

Join the Stiftung für blinde und sehbehinderte Kinder in Zollikofen. Support and guide children with special needs in a nurturing environment.

Tasks

Accompany students with multiple disabilities in classes.
Implement educational plans and assist in daily organization.
Participate in meetings and document student progress.

Skills

Experience with children having multiple disabilities or autism.
Ability to adapt communication to student needs.
Positive attitude contributing to a supportive team.

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Portrait of the School/Institution

Together uniquely on the way We are the Foundation for Blind and Visually Impaired Children and Youth Zollikofen - a private, politically and denominationally neutral organization with a non-profit objective. Our task is to support and accompany people with special needs from birth to young adulthood. We offer additional services to parents, teachers of public regular schools and special primary schools as well as to professionals. Our core competencies lie in the support and accompaniment of young people with visual impairment, blindness, multiple disabilities, or from the autism spectrum.

Educational Specialist (70%)

Blind School Zollikofen
3052 Zollikofen

Tasks

This is what you can achieve with us: You accompany students with multiple disabilities in the classroom. As part of a motivated class team, you implement the support plan and teaching according to the teacher's instructions and assist with daily organization. You professionally support, supervise, and care for the students. You regularly exchange information with the reference persons and participate in round tables, school status meetings, and professional consultations. Accompanying special weeks, school projects, and other school events is also part of your duties. Additionally, you write periodic journal entries or reports about the accompanied students.

Requirements

What you bring: You have experience in supporting children and young people with multiple disabilities and ideally also with children on the autism spectrum. In addition, you hold a degree as a clinical special education teacher, social pedagogue, or as a care specialist (FaBe). You can approach challenges with the necessary professionalism and calm. You adapt your communication individually to the abilities of the students. With your constructive manner and positive attitude, you contribute greatly to a good team climate.

We offer

What you can look forward to: Our culture is characterized by appreciation and openness. We maintain a family-like atmosphere, support each other, and develop together. Your work with the children and young people is varied and offers individual support opportunities. We value the further development of our employees and offer appropriate internal training opportunities as well as generous support for external training. Our employment conditions, based on cantonal framework conditions, are attractive. Learn more about this on our website.

Contact

Get in touch with us: Do you have questions? Jean-Luc Gassmann, Team Leader Vision Plus, looks forward to your contact at 031 910 25 27. We look forward to your application via www.blindenschule.ch/jobs.