Vocational/Practical Trainer: Commercial Apprentices

About the job

BAND offers solutions for production, outsourcing, and circular economy. As a professional for manual work up to partial automation, our services simultaneously have a positive impact on society. BAND sets new standards in working life. We create normality in the collaboration of people with and without support needs. Our actions are sustainable and viable for future generations.

At several locations in the Bern area, BAND employs around 900 people. The company is a cooperative majority-owned by its employees.

To strengthen our team in Vocational Integration, we are immediately seeking a committed and motivated support as a Vocational/Practical Trainer for Commercial Apprentices.

Vocational/Practical Trainer: Commercial Apprentices

What we offer you

• Meaningful work: You design the training of commercial apprentices in a practical and sustainable way
• Team spirit: Work in a motivated, committed, and humorous team
• Open corporate culture: Respectful interaction and lived values
• Flexible working hours and six weeks’ holiday, with the option to buy or sell additional weeks

What you bring

• Your foundation is a completed commercial apprenticeship EFZ or an equivalent qualification
• You bring experience, patience, and joy in the development of diverse people when working with apprentices or young adults
• With the vocational trainer course or a comparable further education, you have the necessary pedagogical skills
• You enjoy passing on your knowledge and create a learning environment where apprentices can develop and take responsibility
• You are motivated by winning new assignments and creating varied, practical deployment opportunities for apprentices

What you can achieve

• You accompany commercial apprentices (EBA/EFZ) in their daily work, promote their professional and personal development, and support them with individual coaching on their path to a successful vocational qualification
• With regular assessments, progress discussions, and target agreements, you make progress visible and ensure high-quality training according to BiVo 2023 / BiVo 2025
• You introduce apprentices practically to administrative tasks and support them specifically with exams, applications, and other important steps in their professional development
• You independently organise trial weeks, internships, and rotations, working closely with internal and external specialists
• You actively acquire new internal and external assignments, integrate these into everyday training, and enable apprentices, including those with psychological, physical, or intellectual impairments, to independently and competently handle the tasks and successfully prepare for the primary labour market

Interested? Then we look forward to receiving your complete online application.