Diploma in Nursing or Diploma in Social Pedagogy / Social Pedagogue in Home Treatment

The University Psychiatric Centre Bern (UPZ) is expanding its treatment offerings at the Bern Parent-Child Centre to include outreach pedagogical-therapeutic support (Home Treatment) for children aged 0 to 6 years and their families. The treatment takes place directly in the families' familiar living environment – where psychological problems manifest and sustainable changes can be initiated.

Together with the families, we develop individual interventions tailored to their life situation that strengthen their resources and promote the development of the children. In doing so, you work independently and in close collaboration with an interdisciplinary team of professionals from pedagogy, psychology, and medicine. This intensive interdisciplinary cooperation requires flexibility, creativity, and team spirit.

Your Tasks

• You accompany children and their families in the pedagogical-therapeutic environment, promote their independence, and support them in actively shaping their development and therapy process
• You plan and implement individual therapeutic interventions tailored to the family’s life situation
• As a home treater, you work in a multiprofessional team of experts from pedagogy, psychology, and medicine
• You engage with parents and guardians in a respectful and solution-oriented manner and actively involve them in the treatment process
• You support families in dealing with challenging everyday situations and strengthen their resources within the therapeutic process
• You contribute your professional perspective to the diagnostic process and participate in developing a shared understanding of the case as well as in setting therapy goals. Together with the treatment team, you are responsible for planning, conducting, and documenting the treatment
• With your independent and responsible working style, you make an important contribution to treatment quality and to achieving the clinic’s performance goals

• You hold a diploma as a qualified nurse HF/FH or as a qualified social pedagogue HF/FH
• You have practical experience in outreach work as well as experience in supporting young children aged 0 to 6 years
• Ideally, you have experience in child and adolescent psychiatry, multifamily work, or further training in systemic family work
• You are familiar with the social-pedagogical, educational, and medical care landscape in the canton of Bern and can navigate it confidently
• You are empathetic, reflect on your actions, and find solution-oriented approaches even in challenging situations
• You work independently, flexibly, and responsibly and appreciate close interdisciplinary collaboration
• You know how to work constructively, respectfully, and on equal terms with parents and guardians
• You can provide a clean criminal record via private and special private extracts
• You possess a driving licence and, depending on the situation, use public transport or a car flexibly for outreach work. You plan your assignments efficiently, economically, and environmentally consciously.
• You have very good German language skills, both spoken and written – any additional language is a plus

Your Contacts

Christian Dössegger

Christian Dössegger answers your specialist questions:
T: +41 58 630 88 75
Nicole Portner

Email: bewerbungen@upz-bern.ch
T: +41 58 630 96 71

Your Workplace

Nussbaumstrasse 25, 3006 Bern