Social Pedagogue (m/f/d)

About the job

As the fifth largest canton in Switzerland with around 6000 employees, we at the cantonal administration are committed to the common good of society. With an impressive variety of services, our work touches all areas of life, be it education, economy, law, security, nature, health, construction, culture, and finance. Through our meaningful work, we leave a small footprint every day, as it is relevant to over half a million people.


In the closed residential group Atlantis, we are looking for a

Social Pedagogue (m/f/d)

for these diverse and responsible tasks starting immediately or by arrangement.

• Challenging daily activities with female and male adolescents aged 12-18 who are in crisis
• Intensive work with accompanying persons, careful social pedagogical assessment and development of recommendations, writing assessment reports
• Interdisciplinary collaboration and involvement of the relevant environment
• Administrative tasks

• High social and communication skills, resilience, flexibility, assertiveness, and enjoyment of working in a team of 8-10 people
• Empathetic and consistent attitude in a dynamic and fast-paced - often unpredictable - environment
• Independent and structured way of working
• Very good oral and written German skills
• Interest in taking advantage of flexible and irregular working hours, night presence, and weekend duties
• Ideally experience working with young people in difficult life situations

• Varied and meaningful work in a pedagogically highly developed environment
• A professional and motivated team
• High mindfulness regarding staff management
• Diverse training and further education opportunities as well as practical advice and supervision

Patrick Kändler, Group Leader, Tel. 058 228 17 63
Dagmar Müller, Home Manager, 058 228 17 15
Information about the institution can be found at http://www.platanenhof.sg.ch/