Wädenswil
11 hours ago
Social Pedagogue 80% (Residential Group)
- 23 March 2026
- 80%
- Permanent position
- Wädenswil
Job summary
Join our dedicated team in social pedagogy, making a difference. Embrace a supportive environment with opportunities for growth.
Tasks
- Guide youth through challenging life situations with strong frameworks.
- Foster personal development and vocational preparation for adolescents.
- Collaborate with students, parents, and professionals in a holistic approach.
Skills
- A degree in social work or pedagogy is essential for this role.
- Reflective, resilient, and flexible mindset is crucial for success.
- Strong interpersonal skills and a sense of humor are valued.
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About the job
You chose the profession of social pedagogy out of an inner motivation. You do not only want to provide support but are looking for a task where you can learn a lot. You appreciate a large scope of action and remarkably good institutional framework conditions? You also like to face personal challenges with the awareness of treading unknown paths?
For the interdisciplinary learning program Career Choice and Life Preparation 15 plus, we are looking for a social pedagogue at the boarding school starting August 1, 2026, or by arrangement in 2026
Social Pedagogue 80%
Your qualification
Do you want to work with us?
Then, in addition to a positive attitude, ability to reflect, resilience, flexibility, and humor, you must have a diploma from a university of applied sciences (FH/HF) in social work / social pedagogy or a related field. Accordingly, you are capable of professionally shaping a high-quality, theory-driven, and goal-oriented daily routine for the youth.
Your tasks
The concept of the residential group is to accompany young people who are in an extraordinary life situation through a difficult phase of life with good structures and high consistency.
This includes:
- Participative, systemic-interdisciplinary collaboration with students, parents, and professionals (therapy, social work, and special education)
- Personality development and career choice preparation as a central methodological goal
- ICF-based support of six young people (15-20 years)
- Residential group operating on a 14-day cycle
- Two weeks of holiday camp supervision per year
What we offer
- Meaningful, independent, and varied work in a competent team and professional environment
- Open, humorous, and collegial team culture
- Innovative and modern concept
- Internal training offer with the Bühl Academy,
generous support for external training
- Supervision for teams
- Structured, concept-based teamwork
- Work-friendly infrastructure
- 42-hour workweek, including 3.5 hours of paid breaks per week
- Flexible annual working time model and 10 weeks of vacation/compensation per year
- Progressive pension fund solution with a 60% employer contribution
Good accessibility by public transport as well as parking spaces within walking distance
You became a social pedagogue because you want to make a difference?
So did we! Take the chance, apply or get in touch with us. We look forward to hearing from you!
For further information, please contact:
Sarah Korrodi
Team Elfenreich
Tel. +41 44 783 18 49
Applications by post are possible, but the dossier will not be returned.