Civil Service Deployment 100%

About the job

Your Role

As a civil service volunteer, you support the group leaders in caring for children aged 4 to 13 years. You actively participate in the daily care routine, for example, playing indoors and outdoors, assisting with homework, sharing meals, and engaging in creative activities such as crafting or storytelling.

Additionally, you take on organizational and household tasks, such as setting and clearing tables, helping in the kitchen, and proper waste disposal. Minor maintenance work is also part of your responsibilities. If needed, you participate in team meetings or supervisions.

The deployment takes place at one of the 15 locations of the day care centers of the City of St. Gallen.

This activity suits you if you

• enjoy lively and dynamic work with children
• like working in a team and want to engage in a versatile, varied environment
• value contact and collaboration with children and their caregivers
• work reliably, independently, and responsibly

Good reasons to work for the City of St. Gallen:

Framework conditions

During the deployment, the following courses must be completed: Care of Children 1, Care of Children 2, as well as Communication and Care. The deployment is planned for a duration of at least 6 months.

Our Department and Division

Children Youth Family is a specialist office for children and young people between 6 and 26 years old, their caregivers, and other interested adults. It takes on tasks such as counseling, providing information, supporting ideas, and accompanying leisure and meeting offers for children and youth.

The Open Work with Children division is responsible for planning and implementing various low-threshold, participatory, socio-pedagogically supervised leisure activities for children of primary school age. It offers different learning fields for children and supports them in their personal development.

Our Corporate Culture

You work in an appreciative environment characterized by mutual trust, respect, and loyalty. We promote our employees based on their individual skills and resources.

Our Selection Process

For further information, please contact Anja Herzog at phone 071 224 56 15. Please submit your complete application exclusively online.

We value diversity in all its forms and look forward to your perspective.