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Job Offers

Pro Senectute is the largest specialist and service organisation for older people and their relatives in Switzerland. For our 4 locations in the canton of Solothurn, we are looking for the following personalities:

Home helpers for the Aktiv Household Assistance Service

For our Aktiv Household Assistance Service, we are looking for committed and reliable home helpers for the Olten-Gösgen region, starting immediately or by arrangement, on a part-time basis of 50% or hourly wage.

Your tasks

• You support older people in everyday life with household tasks, for example with cleaning, cooking or shopping.
• You provide flexible assignments by arrangement.
• You treat customers with appreciation, patience and a sense of responsibility.

Your profile

• You work reliably and enjoy working with older people.
• Ideally, you have experience in the household sector.
• You are flexible and enjoy working independently.
• You have a car driving licence and your own car.

We look forward to receiving your application by e-mail at:

We are looking for leaders for our hiking and cycling groups

Do you enjoy leading groups in the 60-plus age segment? We are looking for committed leaders, preferably with an esa adult sports qualification, for our hiking and cycling groups in Solothurn and Olten.

As a hiking or cycling leader, you independently plan tours and experience together with older people that exercise is enjoyable at any age.

You bring the following qualities:

• Good physical condition
• Regular physical activity
• Empathy and enjoyment in working with older people
• Sense of responsibility
• Willingness to learn and openness to new things

We offer you:

• Training in adult sports (esa)
• Practical introduction and further training opportunities
• Interesting and independent work
• Attractive and fair remuneration

Interested? Contact us directly with a short CV. We look forward to hearing from you.

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You support and accompany older people in everyday movements. You help them gain confidence and minimise the risk of falling. As a movement coach, you are an important contact person for the older person.

What you bring

You want to volunteer, are sociable and reliable, and want to accompany an older person once a week and do something with them.

Possible activities

• Accompanying walks
• Light gymnastics indoors and outdoors
• Accompanying everyday activities, e.g. climbing stairs or handling a walker

As a volunteer, we offer you

• Free introductory day in our organisation
• Free further training opportunities
• 10.- travel expenses per assignment

Course leader for International Dances in Olten

Do you enjoy teaching groups in the 60-plus age segment? Are you enthusiastic about movement and already have a completed qualification as a course leader in dance?

We are looking for an interested leader who would like to lead the course

International Dances in Olten in a team of two.

The courses in Olten take place on Wednesday (09:30 - 11:00) and Thursday (14:30 - 16:00) in the Old Catholic parish hall.

These are dance lessons to music, in which folk dances from all over the world are danced. Our course leaders are remunerated on an hourly basis.