Social Pedagogue / Care Specialist 70% to 100%

About the job

“Between gentle hills, where nature is as colorful as each one of us – here adult people with autism find a place where they can grow without having to climb the mountain of challenges alone.”

We offer a position as Social Pedagogue / Care Specialist 70% to 100% for the care and support of adults on the autism spectrum with intensive support needs starting March 2026 or by arrangement.

Four residents, from very young to middle adulthood, manage their daily lives with intense challenges that come with living with pronounced autism and additional cognitive impairment. We offer them the chance to build trust in themselves and their environment and to discover their self-efficacy in a fulfilling way.

Together with two other colleagues per day, you will support them – from assistance with self-care, kitchen, household to work in the garden and workshop. You will work a lot in individually accompanied, methodically structured situations. The TEACCH approach forms the methodological orientation.

The team shares the team leadership responsibility as a self-managing team. Together with five other shared apartments, your group forms a small neighborhood settlement on the outskirts of Mettleneggen near 3665 Wattenwil.

We offer:

• An exciting and versatile job with plenty of opportunities for co-creation
• Intensive support moments and various retreat options for breaks so you can recharge even in stressful moments
• Great, humorous, and committed team colleagues
• Careful onboarding
• Coordinated times for intensive individual support of the residents
• Internal training with a focus on ASD
• Free parking spaces
• Salary and social benefits according to cantonal guidelines
• Work in a committed, qualified, and mindful team
• Monthly team retreats with internal professional consultation
• Full (undivided) day shifts without night shifts

We expect:

• Training as a social pedagogue or care specialist or equivalent qualification
• Enjoyment of open and constructive collaboration
• Willingness for specific pedagogical engagement
• Knowledge in kitchen, household, and environmental work
• Willingness to work irregular hours including evening and weekend shifts
• Driver's license, category B preferred

For further information, please contact Marc Hunziker, Co-Management, 033 359 20 70 or Andrea-Iris Schmied, Department Head, Tel. 033 359 20 71.

If you are interested, please send your application to our administration in Gümligen: sekretariat@nathaliestiftung.ch or to: Nathalie Stiftung, Allmendingenweg 3, 3073 Gümligen