Stiftung Hilfswerk der Evangelischen Kirchen Schweiz (HEKS)
Aarau
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Assistant Staff Housing, 40-60%, hourly wage
- 20 February 2026
- 40 – 60%
- Internship
- Aarau
Job summary
HEKS employs over 1500 staff across 35 countries. Join a diverse team focused on impactful programs.
Tasks
- Assist individuals with mental health challenges in their homes.
- Collaborate with professionals to implement practical support activities.
- Document support work and provide phone assistance on weekends.
Skills
- Studying social work, psychology, or related fields; experience preferred.
- Ability to work independently and responsibly.
- Strong empathy balanced with professional boundaries.
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About the job
HEKS pursues the vision of a just world in which the dignity of all people is respected, peace prevails, and natural living conditions are preserved. The goal is a transformation on social, economic, and political levels. HEKS contributes to improving the living conditions of people in Switzerland and worldwide, asserts their rights, and raises awareness and mobilizes for this purpose.
Lived diversity - Inclusion is important to us:
We welcome applications regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, or sexual orientation.
Assistant Staff Housing, 40-60%, hourly wage
HEKS Housing Aargau supports people in their apartments who, due to psychological impairments, sometimes with addiction disorders, need assistance with independent living in important areas of life. We offer participants support with practical life activities and psychosocial accompaniment. The HEKS Housing offer enables participants to develop as autonomous and self-determined a lifestyle as possible.
To support our program, we are looking for a committed personality immediately or by arrangement as
- Assisting accompaniment and support of individuals with psychological impairments in their apartments
- Implementing support with practical life activities in collaboration with the case-leading professional
- Documentation of the accompaniment work
- Regularly taking over telephone counseling service in the evenings and weekends
- You are enrolled in a related (part-time) study program (social pedagogy/social work, psychology, health, nursing, or similar) or have completed vocational training and have experience in caring for people with psychological impairments.
- You work carefully and carry out the tasks assigned to you reliably and according to professional requirements.
- You appreciate independent work.
- You know your abilities and proactively seek the necessary professional support when needed.
- You can appropriately handle stressful and challenging life situations and find a good balance between empathy and boundaries.
- You have a category B driving license and ideally your own car.
- Challenging, versatile work with thorough professional introduction and support
- Opportunity for students of social pedagogy/social work or similar to gain first professional experience
- Gradual and professionally closely supervised assumption of more responsibility and opportunities for content design if suitable
- Regular professional exchange with the case-leading person, supervision, etc.
- Flexible working hours
- Contemporary employment conditions
Would you like to join the HEKS team?
We look forward to receiving your application via our application tool . Please understand that email or postal applications cannot be processed.
For further information, Markus Stalder, Head of Residential Assistance, is available via email at markus.stalder@heks.ch.
More information about HEKS can be found at www.heks.ch and detailed information about the program at HEKS Housing Aargau | HEKS
