Co-Head of School Cycle 2

About the job

Co-Head of School Cycle 2

Become part of our team

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

The Länggasse primary school is a lively, centrally located school in the Länggasse-Felsenau school district, offering a variety of learning opportunities and a respectful community.

What you will achieve

• You develop a future-oriented pedagogical school together with a committed team and bring in current social, educational and school visions.
• You take on controlling and further develop the conceptual work at the site.
• You lead with clarity, spirit and empathy, provide orientation and manage to inspire staff for common goals – including responsibility for personnel management and difficult personnel situations.
• You take on budget and financial responsibility for the site.
• You are responsible for the administration and organisation of school operations, including timetabling, school space planning and infrastructure.
• You lead site and school building conferences.
• Together with your team, you position the school convincingly and attractively – towards the school commission, teachers, administrative offices and the neighbourhood, and you are the contact person for the school authority and inspectorate.
• You are responsible for pupil and parent concerns such as career decisions and child welfare.

What you bring

• You have a pedagogical education, teaching experience and a proven track record in working with children of primary school age.
• You think strategically, recognise developments early and have the initiative to start things and advance them sustainably.
• You have started or completed a school leadership training or a comparable leadership qualification.
• You are a team player, have a strong network and a good sense for involving people and achieving things together.
• You approach people and meet them with interest and empathy.
• You value close collaboration on an equal footing with the two co-heads and take an active role in this.
• You enjoy a demanding environment and meet different cultures, perspectives and ways of life with openness and interest.

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.

Space for your whole life

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

Growing with Bern

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

Healthy in everyday life

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

Everyday advantages

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

Contact

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

If you want 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!

Karl Küenzi

President of the School Commission

079 570 24 94 / karl.kueenzi1@bern.ch

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 further, 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. References 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 job. It didn’t work out? We look forward to you applying for other exciting positions despite a rejection.

For Bern. With heart. With impact.

Over 4,500 people work together in the City of Bern, spread across five directorates and more than 80 professions. We are passionately and convincingly committed 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.