Head of Youth Home Platanenhof (m/f/d)

About the job

As the fifth largest canton in Switzerland with around 6000 employees, we are committed to the common good of society at the cantonal administration. With an impressive variety of services, our work affects 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.


For our office, we are looking for a

Head of Youth Home Platanenhof (m/f/d)

from 1 August 2027 or by arrangement

• You bear overall responsibility for the personnel, organisational, professional, and economic management of the Platanenhof
• You lead and develop your employees and promote a professional, appreciative, and binding collaboration
• You shape the strategic and operational further development of the Platanenhof and ensure contemporary structures, processes, and work concepts
• You ensure a high quality of offers and services and further develop these taking into account new professional findings and the needs of the referring authorities
• You are responsible for budget planning and compliance and ensure an economical and sustainable operation
• You represent the Platanenhof towards authorities, specialist offices, partner institutions, and other stakeholders and maintain a sustainable network
• You work closely with the office management, participate in relevant expert committees, and represent the Platanenhof by agreement also towards the public and media

• You have a master’s degree or a comparable higher education, preferably in social pedagogy, social work, psychology, pedagogy, or a related field
• You bring extensive, well-founded professional experience as well as several years of leadership experience, ideally in a complex institutional environment in the social, justice, education, or health sector
• You have proven leadership competence and experience in leading and developing employees and managers; corresponding leadership training is an advantage
• You think strategically and conceptually, recognise overarching contexts, and develop organisation, offers, and structures proactively
• You are accustomed to assessing complex and interdisciplinary issues, developing sustainable solutions, and using your scope of action responsibly
• You combine high professional quality with organisational and economic thinking and make clear and comprehensible decisions even in demanding issues
• You convince as an integral, resilient, and communicative leadership personality and appear confident and binding towards employees, authorities, specialist offices, and other stakeholders

• A versatile and responsible leadership role with high social relevance
• The opportunity to actively shape the future of the Platanenhof and its professional as well as organisational development
• A challenging and varied field of activity with high personal responsibility and short decision-making paths
• Close cooperation with the office management and a broad network of authorities and specialist offices as well as insight into the diversity of the Security and Justice Department
• Attractive employment conditions and contemporary framework conditions of the Canton of St. Gallen

Office for Penal Enforcement | sg.ch
For additional information, Barbara Looser Kägi, Head of the Office for Penal Enforcement, +41 58 228 29 19, barbara.looser@sg.ch , will be happy to assist you.