Apprenticeship as a School Social Worker in the Part-Time Social Work Degree Programme HSLU (40 - 50 %)

About the job

In school social work (SSA), four professionals (including management) are employed with a total of 235 percent positions. The team is complemented by a school social worker in training. The trainee, with the support of the practical trainer, is mainly active in a primary school building.

To complement our team, we offer from August 2026 or by arrangement a:

Apprenticeship as a School Social Worker in the Part-Time Social Work Degree Programme HSLU (40 - 50 %)

Tasks

• Systemic solution-oriented counselling sessions with pupils, parents and guardians, teachers, staff of the Sursee city schools and other reference persons
• Referral and mediation discussions in conflict situations
• Collaboration with teachers
• Exchange with specialist agencies, triage if necessary
• Support in challenging situations
• Social group work: capturing and accompanying group dynamic processes
• Planning and conducting interventions in groups and classes
• Administration (record keeping)
• Prevention: offers on class- and school-relevant social topics
• Project work, participation in team meetings and intervisions

Qualifications

• Confident demeanour
• Initiative, independence
• Flexibility
• Reliability, resilience
• Outgoing nature, openness

We offer

• An apprenticeship in the field of social work HSLU for a duration of 4 – 4.5 years (depending on start date)
• A professional, experienced team with many years of experience in SSA
• Close support by a qualified and long-standing practical trainer (daily contact ensured, regular reflection and support discussions)
• At the beginning of the apprenticeship, the opportunity to observe many counselling sessions. The timing of starting own counselling sessions is agreed with the practical trainer.
• Support from the entire team, intervision and supervision
• Remuneration according to cantonal guidelines in monthly salary

Start date:

August 2026 or by arrangement

Information and application:

• Karin Rohner, Head of School Social Work, 041 525 80 46 or 079 636 56 69
• Please send your application by 1 July 2026 at the latest in digital form to:

karin.rohner@schulen-sursee.ch (max. 2 file attachments with a total of 10 MB)

Further information:

After the interview, if mutually interested, one or two trial days will follow to get to know the team and the field of work (longer possible by arrangement)

We look forward to meeting you!