Apprenticeship as Childcare Specialist
gruppe pop e poppa familienservice
Zürich
Key information
- Publication date:21 October 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Unlimited employment
- Place of work:Zürich
Job summary
Join pop e poppa as a childcare specialist in Zurich! Enjoy a supportive work environment with great benefits.
Tasks
- Support the care and development of children aged 3 months to 6 years.
- Engage with families to enhance their childcare experience.
- Work collaboratively within a friendly team environment.
Skills
- Minimum age of 15, with a passion for working with young children.
- Strong communication skills in German, additional languages a plus.
- Reliable, flexible, and team-oriented with good interpersonal skills.
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Apprenticeship as Childcare Specialist, Zurich
The pop e poppa family service group is a Switzerland-wide network of childcare facilities. pop e poppa is the largest Swiss network in childcare and is an important part of supplementary family care from Geneva to Schaffhausen with daycares, playgroups, and day centers.
Child and family are at the center of our considerations and actions, which is why we accompany, care for, and promote each child individually and consider parental work an important part of everyday life.
Our daycare Takatukaland by pop e poppa is located in close proximity to Sood-Oberleimbach train station and has 31 care places distributed over three groups. In addition to the main rooms, the children have access to a painting studio, a playroom, and a large private playground in front of the building. Thanks to Generali, we have some perks, such as a fitness room.
As part of our training offer, we are offering from August 1, 2026, an:
Apprenticeship as Childcare Specialist
You bring the following:
- School leaver, at least 15 years old
- Interest and joy in working with young children aged between 3 months and 6 years
- Flexible and dynamic personality
- Responsible and reliable
- Good manners and resilience
- Team-oriented thinking
- Good German skills and possibly additional language skills are a plus
You can look forward to:
- Friendly and warm team
- A meaningful task that promotes the compatibility of family and career and shapes the development of the generation of tomorrow
- Attractive working conditions: 40-hour week, 5 weeks of vacation per year, fair salary scale, 50% discount in pop e poppa daycares, 15 days paternity leave, 2 weeks extra maternity leave
- Seniority bonus in the form of a progressive 14th monthly salary from the 4th year (including apprenticeship).
- We offer a pleasant, attractive, and progressive working environment that promotes the diversity and skills of our employees, advances their development, and strengthens initiative.
- Simplified location and job change thanks to the size of our network
If you have any questions, Stefana Gutic, daycare manager, is happy to assist you at 044 552 02 61.
Interested? Then send us your application with the usual documents via our online application platform.
