Educational Advisor 40-50%

About the job

Start date:

1 August 2027

Workplace:

Péry-La Heutte, Switzerland

To complete our small team at the ACCES Centre on the Péry site, we are looking for an autonomous and committed educational advisor, 40 to 50%, from 1 August 2027.

Your tasks

• Analyse and assess issues in the school environment upon request from school staff, propose remedial measures as appropriate.
• Advise and provide pedagogical support on request for professionals in the French-speaking Bernese public schools.
• Implement and/or take charge of mediations between teachers, between school management and teachers, between teachers and parents, and between teachers and school authorities.
• Apply a multidisciplinary approach to situations, working with ACCES colleagues and ACCES peripheral partners (HEP-BEJUNE, OECO, OSP, inspectorate, SPE, COMEO, various experts).
• Provide information to the Deputy Secretary-General, particularly on developments in the school environment and emerging areas of tension.

Your profile

• Certificate or diploma in the field of education (compulsory school or secondary II). Additional training in supervision is an asset.
• Several years of professional experience in teaching and working with adults (support, follow-up, mediation, conflict management, training of trainees and other continuing education).
• Experience working in school management or in a multidisciplinary network is a plus.
• Native French speaker with good knowledge of German (level B1).
• A commitment to public service, negotiation skills, ability to manage conflicts, empathy and a sense of responsibility are the main qualities required for this position.

We offer you

We offer you an interesting, demanding and varied activity, in an exciting working environment serving the teaching staff and schools. In addition, you will benefit from annualised working hours and a pleasant working atmosphere within a small qualified team.

Contact

Want to know more? Ask your questions to: Pierre-Etienne Zürcher, Deputy Secretary-General, phone +41 31 633 84 37.

General Secretariat

The General Secretariat (GS) assists the Director of Public Instruction and Culture in the fulfilment of his duties. As a staff unit, it coordinates the activities of offices and sections and reviews all projects and proposals submitted to the Director of Public Instruction and Culture.

The ACCES Centre (Support, Advice, Consultation for Teachers and Schools) of the General Secretariat of the Directorate of Public Instruction, on the Péry site, provides individual or collective support to teachers who encounter professional difficulties and/or wish to develop their skills.

https://www.bkd.be.ch/fr/start/ueber-uns/die-organisation/bkd-generalsekretariat/centre-acces.html