Oensingen
Special Needs Educator, Teacher or Social Pedagogue as Vision Educator for the Support of Visually Impaired Children and Adolescents (60%)
- 14 November 2026
- 60%
- Permanent position
- Oensingen
Job summary
The ZKSK is a center for children with disabilities. Join us to support youth with visual impairments!
Tasks
- Provide individualized support for visually impaired youth at home.
- Consult and assist parents and professionals for better care.
- Collaborate with specialists to optimize educational outcomes.
Skills
- Degree in special education or social pedagogy with relevant experience.
- Strong communication and teamwork skills are essential.
- Flexibility and independent working style are highly valued.
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About the job
The Centre for Children with Sensory and Physical Impairments ZKSK is an interdisciplinary competence centre for children and adolescents with physical, sensory and multiple impairments. At four locations, we offer educational support, individual medical and pedagogical therapy services as well as residential options. With psychological and medical assessments and therapies, we support, advise and accompany children and families.
To complement our team, we are looking from 1 February 2027 or by arrangement for our Vision Education Service for a special needs educator, teacher or social pedagogue as a vision educator for the support of visually impaired children and adolescents (60%).
Are you passionate about supporting children and adolescents with visual impairments in the canton of Solothurn? Our advertisement is aimed at both experienced professionals and those who wish to become one and specialise in the field of "Low Vision".
Take the opportunity to gain experience in the Vision Education Service and contribute your knowledge!
The Vision Education Service is managed from Oensingen and covers the entire canton of Solothurn. The work is therefore generally outreach-based, with a focus on the Olten area. The Oensingen location is visited on average once a week.
Your tasks
- Individual support of children and adolescents with visual impairments in their home or school environment
- Advice and support for parents, caregivers and professionals
- Interdisciplinary collaboration with other professionals
- Independent handling of administration
Your qualifications
- Degree in (special) education, early childhood education or school special education or social pedagogue with experience in the school sector or with visually impaired persons
- Enjoy working with children with visual impairments and a strong interest in the topics of visual impairment, blindness and multiple impairments
- Independent working style, networked thinking and acting, flexibility
- High communication and social competence, ability to work in a team both internally and externally
- Interest in networked and interdisciplinary collaboration
- Driving licence category B
Our offer
- Cooperative environment with internal and external professionals from school, therapy, optics and medicine
- Opportunities for initiative, pioneering development work with scope for design
- Good working conditions with annual working time model and family-friendly working and holiday times
- Attractive salary and contemporary social benefits
- Further training opportunities inside and outside our institution
- Workplace with modern infrastructure
For further information, please contact us by telephone at 062 289 03 78 (Michaela Blum, Head of Vision Education Service) or 032 625 82 51 (Sibylle Richner, Personnel Administration). Interesting information about our organisation can be found at www.zksk.ch.
We look forward to receiving your application by Friday, 15 December 2026, as a pdf to personal@zksk.ch.
