Specialist in Autism and Handling Challenging Situations 40 - 60%

Publication date:02 December 2025
Workload:40 – 60%
Contract type:Unlimited employment
Place of work:Hagendorn

Job summary

The Heilpädagogische Zentrum Hagendorn is a center for education and support, focusing on complex pedagogical challenges. Join a team that values collaboration and innovative approaches.

Tasks

Manage knowledge and quality assurance within institutional processes.
Support and advise staff and guardians in their roles.
Organize and conduct training on topics like autism and behavior management.

Skills

Degree in Special Education or Social Education required.
Expertise in Autism Spectrum and challenging situations.
Experience in coaching and adult education is a plus.

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About the job

The Heilpädagogische Zentrum Hagendorn is an educational and counseling center for professionals, relatives, and other interested parties. We offer further education, counseling, and support for complex educational issues for individuals and teams. Within this framework, our specialist offices serve as contact points for employees, relatives, and external professionals from social and curative education.

The Heilpädagogische Zentrum Hagendorn is oriented towards the educational approaches of Low arousal by Bo Heijskov Elvén and Castañeda/Waigand /Fröhlich as well as the concept of New Authority (Haim Omer). In practical work, we are accompanied by the TEACCH approach or Structured TEACCHing and the methods of Supported Communication.

For our specialist team, we are looking for an additional colleague starting March 1, 2026, or by arrangement:

Your Tasks

Knowledge management and quality assurance within institutional structures and processes
Support and counseling of employees and guardians
Acquiring, organizing, and conducting internal and external training (Autism, Challenging Behavior, Structured TEACCHing, Aggression Management, socio-emotional development)
Strategic advice to management and department heads on specialist area topics
Diagnostic assessments of children and adolescents in the specialist area
Collaboration with external service providers and external agencies
Taking over administrative, organizational, and content-related partial areas of the specialist office

Your Profile

Completed studies in school curative education or social pedagogy
Expertise in the area of Autism Spectrum and handling challenging situations combined with cognitive impairment
Professional experience in supporting people with cognitive impairments
Further training and experience in counseling, coaching, and/or adult education is an advantage
Willingness for high commitment and flexibility as well as a non-judgmental attitude based on our principles
Process-oriented thinking, strategic development understanding

You don’t have everything yet? Apply anyway - we are ready for eager and experience-gathering colleagues!

We Offer

Interdisciplinary working environment
Motivated and competent team
Space to contribute your own ideas
Attractive further training opportunities

Contact

If you enjoy working with children and adolescents who need additional support, then take on this versatile role. We look forward to receiving your complete application documents. We are committed to a working environment in which all employees – regardless of gender, age, religious and sexual orientation, or ethnic origin – are treated fairly and respectfully.