Nathalie-Stiftung
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Special Needs Educator (Holiday Cover)
- 21 October 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
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Job summary
Join the Nathalie Foundation's therapeutic day school team! This role offers a fulfilling challenge in a professional setting.
Tasks
- Support individual development for four students in Cycle 1.
- Plan and document lessons independently per internal guidelines.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary team and families effectively.
Skills
- Completed training in special education or teaching experience.
- Empathy, flexibility, and a sense of humor are essential.
- Experience with complex disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorders.
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About the job
Do you value a meaningful role in a professional environment? Are you seeking a challenge and wish to engage intensively with educational issues in the field of ASD?
The special needs day school of the Nathalie Foundation supports and cares for children and adolescents with complex developmental disorders (multiple disabilities, sensory disorders, and autism spectrum disorders).
For holiday cover in a Cycle 1 class, we are looking for a special needs educator from 15 February 2027 to 14 May 2027 at approximately 68% including 1/2 KLP-F.
Your tasks:
- You will share responsibility with your job partner for the individual support of four pupils in a Cycle 1 class
- You plan your lessons independently and document according to internal guidelines
- You maintain close communication with the other class teacher
- You work constructively with the interdisciplinary team, the boarding school, and the parents
- You supervise interns
We offer:
- A varied and demanding working day with opportunities for one-to-one support and many possibilities for shaping your role
- Teaching times and days as follows: Tuesday 9.00 am – 4.00 pm, Thursday 9.00 am – 4.00 pm, and Friday 9.00 am – 11.00 am
- Collaboration within a committed and interdisciplinary team with supportive management and sponsorship
- An open and honest, professional and personal exchange
- A workplace where employees see themselves as independent, flexible individuals who show humour, empathy, and a willingness to work in a team
- An employment contract according to cantonal guidelines
You bring with you:
- A completed qualification in clinical or school special needs education or a teaching qualification with experience working with children with multiple disabilities
- An independent and flexible personality with humour, empathy, and team spirit
- Experience working with children with complex disabilities/ASD is an advantage
- Knowledge of the Affolter Model, TEACCH, and AAC is desirable
For further information, please contact Ms Tae Woodtli (School Management) at 031 950 43 46 or 079 261 33 27.
Please send your application to: sekretariat@nathaliestiftung.ch
