Co-Headteacher Cycle 1

About the job

Co-Headteacher Cycle 1

Become part of our team

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

• Together with the co-headteacher, you are responsible for the operational and pedagogical leadership of the Tscharnergut school site
• You take on the personnel management of part of the total 90 employees with 24 classes, 3 intensive courses and around 420 pupils; division proposals exist
• In the areas of organisation, administration, and information work, you jointly set priorities in task division and responsibility
• Active participation in pedagogical issues and managing challenging situations
• Close collaboration within the leadership team of the school site, various specialists at the school, with different departments of the city administration, the school commissions, and cantonal authorities

What you bring

• Educational or pedagogical training as well as further training (CAS, MAS) for school leadership or willingness to complete these
• Teaching experience and/or school leadership experience, ideally in Cycle 1/Special Public School classes Bern (BVSK); leadership experience in the school sector is an advantage
• Ability to think in broader contexts and accustomed to acting and deciding independently
• Willingness to collaborate openly with members of the school leadership and the school district commission
• Willingness and openness to initiate and support renewal processes

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

Room for your whole life

Our working model adapts, wherever possible, to your life. With us, you bring all areas of life into harmony.

Growing with Bern

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

Healthy in everyday life

With sport, exercise, and counselling, you stay fit: physically, mentally, socially – and not just at the workplace.

Everyday advantages

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

Contact

Do you have questions about the application process or the employer City of Bern? I look forward to helping you.

Sebâ Topuz

President of the Bethlehem School Commission

079 438 04 21

Would you like 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!

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 position. It didn’t work out? We look forward to you applying for other exciting positions despite the rejection.

For Bern. With heart. With impact.

In the city of Bern, over 4,500 people work together across five directorates and more than 80 professions. We are committed with passion and conviction 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.