Employee Professional Integration

wita Directorate for Housing, Integration, Day Structure and Work

from 1 January 2027 or by arrangement

Empowering people. Opening up perspectives. Creating professional opportunities. Would you like to use your professional experience in the future to support people on their way back into the world of work? Are you interested in the connection between profession, people and social environment? Then this role could be just right for you. At the University Psychiatric Centre Bern AG (UPZ), we support people with mental health challenges in discovering, developing and creating new professional perspectives based on their individual abilities. We are looking for a committed and open personality with a completed EFZ vocational training who is interested in this varied field of work. Initial experience in accompanying, caring for, advising or guiding people is desirable. We offer you a meaningful activity at the interface between the world of work and the social environment, thorough induction and the opportunity for professional development. You can expect an interdisciplinary team that supports you and works with you, as well as a varied working environment with opportunities for creativity and new perspectives. You do not have to be able to do everything already. What matters is your personality, your motivation and your interest in helping people progress professionally.

Your tasks

• You accompany and support people with mental health challenges in developing their professional perspectives and preparing for the labour market
• You recognise individual strengths and potentials and help to enable suitable professional development steps
• You work closely with job coaches, work educators, the care system and other professionals
• You actively contribute to the search for further work content
• You take on administrative tasks and document your work reliably

Your profile

• A completed EFZ vocational training in a craft or creative field and an interest in working with people
• Enjoyment in accompanying, motivating and empowering people in different life situations
• A respectful, appreciative and patient approach to people
• Openness to collaboration within the UPZ
• Independence, organisational talent and a reliable way of working
• Willingness to familiarise yourself with the topics of mental health, professional integration and coaching
• In addition to your craft or creative skills, you are IT-savvy with the Microsoft Office suite
• Initial experience in care, accompaniment, training or guidance of people is an advantage

Your contacts

Monika Lorenzen

Monika Lorenzen answers your specialist questions: T: +41 58 630 78 74

If you have questions about the application process, please contact

Yanis Emanuel Ryser

Email: bewerbungen@upz-bern.ch T: +41 58 630 96 71

The UPZ

The University Psychiatric Centre Bern (UPZ) is the leading competence centre for psychiatry and psychotherapy in the capital region as a university clinic. It ensures psychiatric care in the canton of Bern along the entire care chain, from early detection through outpatient, day clinic and inpatient therapies to rehabilitation and forensics. With over 30 locations, the UPZ offers a comprehensive care network. In addition, the UPZ makes an important contribution in the areas of teaching, training and research.

Learn more

https://jobs.upz-bern.ch/de/warum-upz

Your workplace

Sägestrasse 75, 3098 Köniz