Co-Principal - Gerberacher-Berg School Unit / Start: February 1, 2026 or by arrangement
Primarschule Wädenswil
Wädenswil
Key information
- Publication date:14 October 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Unlimited employment
- Place of work:Wädenswil
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Co-Principal - Gerberacher-Berg School Unit / Start: February 1, 2026 or by arrangement
Wädenswil – the attractive city on Lake Zurich with around 25,000 inhabitants – offers a high quality of life, a vibrant educational environment, and excellent transport connections.
At the Wädenswil Primary School (PSW), around 2,000 students are taught and cared for in six school units. For our Gerberacher-Berg school unit, we are looking for a committed, strong leadership personality as
Co-Principal (70%)
Your School Unit
The Gerberacher-Berg school unit comprises nine primary classes and three kindergartens with around 250 students, as well as a diverse family-supportive care program. The motivated school team consists of around 60 employees (teachers, class assistants, and care staff) who are dedicated to the children with high professionalism and great commitment. The school unit is exemplary in school development. The teachers are an experienced, reflective group who know and appreciate leadership. You will encounter an environment ready to think ahead together and embrace new impulses.
Your Tasks
As part of a two-person co-principalship, you share responsibility for the school unit in pedagogical, organizational, and personnel matters.
You actively shape school and quality development and implement the municipality-wide educational goals together with your team.
Your co-principalship carries pedagogical, organizational, and personnel shared responsibility. You will also receive targeted administrative support from a school leadership assistant.
The collaboration is based on mutual loyalty, trust, a shared leadership understanding, and a clear pedagogical orientation.
Thanks to the close networking within the leadership team of the Wädenswil Primary School, you benefit from lively professional exchange, collegial support, and a professional primary school department in the background.
Your Profile
You are an experienced leader from the school environment. Ideally, you bring the following:
· Training as a school leader (CAS or DAS)
· Pedagogical basic training including professional experience
· In-depth knowledge in school and quality development
· A cooperative and integrative leadership style
· Strong communication skills, organizational talent, and resilience
· Enjoy working with your co-principal, a committed pedagogical team, parents, specialists, education management, and authorities
We Offer
· A varied and responsible leadership role with scope for design
· Support from a strong leadership professional team, education management, and the school board
· Appreciative collaboration with the primary school department
· A professional environment based on trust, openness, and innovation
· A loyal, solution-oriented co-principal who effectively complements you in your leadership work and shares responsibility for the school unit
Interested?
We look forward to getting to know you.
The Head of Education, Stefan Bättig, stefan.baettig@pswaedenswil.ch, is happy to answer any questions.
Please submit your application via the Wädenswil Primary School online portal.
Further information about the Wädenswil Primary School can be found at www.pswaedenswil.ch
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