Social Pedagogue FH/HF 80% Residential Group Oberwilerstrasse - fixed term approx. 6 to 9 months

About the job

familea is a socially responsible association with a 125-year tradition in the Basel area. In over 40 day nurseries, we care for around 3,000 children. We operate children’s and youth homes, the foster care centre, and a social and legal advice service for women. Our services strengthen families, children, and women. They promote the compatibility of family and work, contribute to equal opportunities and integration. With over 900 employees - including around 200 trainees and students - we are a recognised and significant professional and training institution in the social sector.

familea’s residential care offers 56 places for children and young people aged 5 to 18 years or older, cared for in seven residential groups of 8 places each. They are accompanied, supported, and challenged throughout 365 days in coeducational groups with different age structures. All children and young people attend public schools or a training centre.

Social Pedagogue FH/HF 80%

You are a resilient, open, and empathetic; linguistically skilled as well as flexible person with heart and bring a resource- and solution-oriented attitude to fulfil this demanding task. Your positive basic attitude complemented with humour also carries you through crisis situations in everyday life. Furthermore, you are characterised by a sensitive and trustworthy manner, which enables you to access children and young people on an equal footing and to build sustainable relationships with an appropriate proximity-distance balance. 

With your expertise, you are able to quickly and effectively establish an efficient working relationship within the helper system and support the children and young people on their path in a participatory process. As an employee, you are jointly responsible with a committed team of 6-7 people for the following tasks: 

Area of responsibility: 

• Accompanying the children and young people in the residential group, in managing their everyday lives, finding and implementing a perspective, and crisis management
• Resource- and solution-oriented key worker work including interdisciplinary collaboration in the client system (and case management).
• Independent and creative coaching of young people in promoting self-responsible life design
• Administrative tasks such as writing reports and minutes, written correspondence in the client system, and maintaining group documentation
• Active and appreciative participation in the team and taking responsibility for cross-group collaboration in various working groups, camps, and leisure activities 
• Motivated involvement in the team during change processes and creative problem solving
• Taking on portfolios and/or cross-group areas of responsibility

Requirements: 

• You have a degree as a Social Pedagogue FH/HF * and preferably professional experience in the residential setting of child and youth welfare
• You have experience in key worker work and networking
• You are flexible for irregular work assignments and hours (including night and weekend shifts) 
• You are characterised by your initiative, independence, and reliability
• You enjoy working with children and young people and have a sense of humour
• High social competence, motivation, and resilience are among your strengths 
• You have sound computer skills (MS Office)
• You hold a category B driving licence (advantageous)

(*) For foreign diplomas, an equivalence confirmation from the
State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SBFI must be enclosed.

We offer you:

• Opportunities to contribute your ideas and experience to an effective working day
• To actively participate in the further development and design of the residential group. 
• An open, transparent, and appreciative team culture with feedback and a lived error culture, which places great value on satisfied employees
• Case discussions with interdisciplinary professional support as well as internal cross-team intervision
• Duty rosters, holiday times, weekend duties, and free wishes are negotiated jointly within the team

Have we aroused your interest? Then apply now directly online. We look forward to receiving your complete application with photo. 

If you still have questions, Ms Katharina Buch, team leader WG Oberwilerstrasse, is available at telephone number 061 260 83 10 or Sabine Rufi, co-head of residential care, at telephone number 061 260 86 66.