Deputy Headteacher

About the job

80–100 %

from 1 August 2027

The workload includes 50% school management duties.

Your responsibilities:

• As Deputy Headteacher, you will lead the school operationally as well as in educational, personnel and organisational matters in collaboration with the Headteacher and three other Deputy Headteachers.
• You share responsibility for the overall development of the school and take on cross-departmental leadership tasks.
• You are responsible for fostering successful relationships between learners, teachers and training companies.
• Your main responsibility lies in the area of vocational studies teaching.
• Teaching activities at the BfG

Your background:

• You take on leadership responsibility and are at the same time a team player. You are flexible and resilient. You have strong presentation skills and maintain appreciative communication.
• You work solution-oriented and approach young people in vocational education with empathy.
• You have a pedagogical qualification and preferably a qualification in the care sector.
• You have an understanding of heterogeneous learning biographies.
• You are familiar with contemporary pedagogical developments in vocational education in general and care in particular and advocate innovative learning methods in teaching.
• You bring experience in project management and ideally already have leadership experience. You have completed school management training or are willing to undertake it.

For questions about the position

Sabina Mohler
Headteacher BfG
Tel. 061 552 65 61

For questions about the application process

Björn Lupp
Head of Department Vocational and Secondary Schools
Tel. 061 552 18 25

Vocational School of Health Baselland (BfG)

The Vocational School of Health Baselland includes training for Health Specialist (FaGe), Health and Social Assistant (AGS) and the Vocational Baccalaureate (BM 1 and 2) in health and social fields and is attended by around 1,700 learners. A faculty of about 130 teachers is motivated to provide innovative teaching and a high standard of quality. The school management, consisting of four Deputy Headteachers, a Head of School Administration and a Headteacher, leads the school.

Interviews:

The first round of interviews is expected to take place on 9 or 10 December 2026.