Headteacher Gymnasium Münchenstein

About the job

100 %

from 1 August 2027 or earlier

included teaching workload of 20 %

Your responsibilities

• Overall management of the grammar school with a Matura department and a specialised middle school. Together with three deputy headteachers, you lead the school in educational, personnel, financial and organisational matters.
• Educational leadership and school development: You set impulses for contemporary education, ensure quality and initiate strategic and operational development processes.
• Personnel management and development: You lead and support teachers and staff, create clear framework conditions and ensure an appreciative and binding leadership culture.
• Responsibility for pupils: Together with the school management and the teaching staff, you create good conditions for academic achievement, personal development and a respectful school climate.
• Communication and collaboration: You represent the grammar school internally and externally and promote constructive cooperation with all stakeholders.

Your background

• You have a university degree with a teaching diploma for Matura schools as well as teaching experience at secondary level II.
• You take on leadership responsibility and have completed school management training or are willing to complete it.
• You bring experience in leading projects, enjoy tackling complex organisational tasks and work in a solution-oriented manner.
• You are skilled in strategic thinking and able to work in a team. You maintain appreciative communication and approach people with openness and empathy.

For questions about the position

Philipp Kuttler
Chairman of the School Board Gymnasium Münchenstein
079 343 59 90

For questions about the application process

Natalie Breitenstein
Head of the Vocational Education, Middle Schools and Higher Education Office
061 552 28 88

Gymnasium Münchenstein

Gymnasium Münchenstein is a school with tradition, where over 1000 pupils and 160 teachers meet daily to teach and learn together. Surrounded by a wonderful park, it unites the Matura department and the specialised middle school under one roof. An experienced team and a committed teaching staff, open to new impulses, await you.

Additional information

Individual applications are as welcome as joint applications for a co-headship.

First-round interviews will take place on the afternoons of 10 and 11 November.