Primary School Secretary

About the job

Primary School Secretary

Become part of our team

Your work has an impact – for Bern and for the people who live and work here. Help shape the community and the future of this city with us: visible, tangible, sustainable.

At the Directorate for Education, Social Affairs and Sport, people are at the centre. The School Office is the competence centre for public kindergarten and school education.

What you will achieve

• Supporting the school management with a variety of administrative and organisational tasks
• Responsibility for internal and external communication across various channels
• Planning, coordinating and organisational support for school events, further training, etc.
• Supervision and management of the school administration system Scolaris
• Contact person for teachers and guardians

What you bring

• Commercial training with a federal certificate of competence (EFZ) or comparable qualification
• Solid MS Office skills
• Committed, proactive and service-oriented personality
• Professional experience in the school sector
• Strong communication skills and enjoyment of teamwork
• High degree of independence, flexibility and a structured, efficient working style
• Strong organisational and planning skills
• Experience in dealing with public administration

Your benefits in Bern

For meaning & city life

With us, you make a difference. You help shape city life, take responsibility and make Bern a better place to live.

Security & stability

We offer fair pay, clear structures, regulated working hours and long-term prospects.

Room for your whole life

Our working model adapts to your life wherever possible. With us, you can balance all areas of life.

Growing with Bern

We give you space for development, further training and independent action.

Healthy in everyday life

With sport, exercise and advice, you stay fit: physically, mentally, socially – and not just at work.

Everyday advantages

We offer practical extras that make your everyday life easier and more enjoyable.

Contact

If you have questions about the application process or the employer City of Bern, I am happy to help.

If you want to learn more about this position and our team at the City of Bern, I look forward to meeting you and am happy to assist!

Barbara Macchi

Co-Head of School Location Brunnmatt/Steigerhubel

031 321 27 75

Your application process

This is how the application process works with us:

Step 1: Online application

Submit your application documents online via our job portal. To allow us to process your documents, you must create a login. After submitting your application, you will receive a confirmation. We assess each application individually based on the criteria in the job advertisement. This sometimes takes a little time. If your application fits, we will contact you for a first interview.

Step 2: Interviews

In the interview – by phone, on site or online – we want to get to know you. We check whether your expectations of the position match ours, what experience and skills you bring, whether you like our culture and how you fit into the team. If there is mutual interest and depending on the position, several interviews may take place. All your questions about the position, the team or the employment conditions are always welcome.

Step 3: Further steps in the process

Depending on the position, we arrange a trial or taster day, give you a professional task, organise a meeting with the team or invite you to an assessment. Reference checks are usually also part of our application process. You will be transparently informed about all steps in the process.

Step 4: Application decision

Are you convinced by us and we by you? After a verbal offer, you will receive a confirmation, the contract documents and information on how to proceed until you start the job. Didn’t work out? We look forward to you applying for other exciting positions despite a rejection.

For Bern. With heart. With impact.

More than 4,500 people work together in the City of Bern, spread across five directorates and more than 80 professions. We are passionately and convincingly committed to the people who live and work here. Together we shape the community and the future of this city – visible, tangible, sustainable. For our city. For Bern.