Care Specialist | LIV Residential Home Belforterstrasse
- 15 September 2026
- 60 – 80%
- Temporary
- German (Intermediate)
About the job
60%-80%
Department of Economy, Social Affairs and Environment, LIV Living in Diversity
immediate start, limited to 1 year with option for extension
Your Tasks
Supporting people: At the Belforterstrasse residential home, you accompany adults with cognitive and physical impairments and increased care needs. Many live with chronic, progressive illnesses and exhibit challenging behaviours.
Shaping everyday life: You take on tasks such as basic care, household management, and organising the spatially integrated day structure. Additionally, you are responsible for administrative duties, including maintaining the digital client records.
Developing perspectives: As a valuable member of an interdisciplinary team, you advocate for the individual needs of our clients. You specifically promote their abilities, set development goals, and participate in the annual needs assessment.
Your Profile
Experience: You are skilled in working with people with disabilities, ideally also with challenging behaviour. Shift work and working on weekends and public holidays are part of your responsible professional approach.
Personality: You approach clients with empathy, openness, and respect. Even in demanding care situations or emergencies, you remain calm, act confidently, and convey security.
Education: You have completed training as a Care Specialist EFZ or hold an equivalent qualification.
Language: You have a good command of the German language and communicate clearly, empathetically, and appropriately for the target group.
Insight into our Work
LIV Living in Diversity offers people with disabilities a home and a community tailored to their individual needs. We specialise in supporting adults with complex cognitive impairments – often in connection with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Our supported living groups and day activity offers are spread across various districts in Basel. LIV is part of the cantonal administration of Basel-Stadt and an institution of the Office for Social Contributions in the Department of Economy, Social Affairs and Environment.
We cover the majority of ongoing contributions, offer savings plan options, and possibilities for flexible retirement.
We support you with more time for your family and a maintenance allowance in addition to the family allowance.
We value and utilise the diversity of our employees and ensure an equal opportunity working environment.
Your Contact
Questions about the role
Marina Scherrer
Site Manager Belforterstrasse
Tel. +41 61 267 12 08
Questions about your application
Cédric Sidler
HR Consultant
Tel. +41 61 267 07 33
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There is one thing all our more than 11,000 employees have in common: They engage at the heart of the city by supporting, enabling, guiding, shaping, and protecting. In doing so, they contribute every day to making Basel-Stadt a place worth living and loving. As diverse as our tasks are our employees and their opportunities. Welcome to the team of the Canton of Basel-Stadt!
