Academic Staff Member in the Field of Special Education / Integration

About the job

Academic Staff Member in the Field of Special Education / Integration

Office for Primary School and Sport | 80-90 % | Chur

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The only trilingual canton in Switzerland is economically, culturally and politically diverse. Graubünden, with 7106 km², is the largest canton in Switzerland and offers a high quality of life with 150 valleys, 615 lakes, 140 holiday resorts and countless sunny days per year. The Cantonal Administration of Graubünden is as versatile as our landscape. Bring your unique skills and help shape the future of the Cantonal Administration of Graubünden with us.

The Office for Primary School and Sport (AVS) belongs to the Department of Education, Culture and Environmental Protection of the Canton of Graubünden.

For the Special Education / Integration area, we are looking for an Academic Staff Member from 1 January 2027 or by arrangement. This area plans school offerings for children and young people with special needs and supervises special schools. 

Your area of responsibility

• Processing applications for special schooling for pupils with intellectual, physical and sensory disabilities or multiple disabilities
• Processing applications for measures with high support needs
• Contact person for specialist offices and institutions of special schooling
• Leading or participating in internal and external meetings and working groups in the area of responsibility
• Preparing responses to parliamentary initiatives
• Contributing to the preparation of messages, directives, guidelines and recommendations
• Handling complex pending tasks from daily business
• Developing and enforcing clear criteria and requirements for reporting and application submission
• Developing appropriate strategies and concepts in the area of responsibility (analysis of developments at cantonal and nationwide level)
• Supporting the finance department in budgeting and accounting for special schooling institutions

What we expect from you

• University degree in the field of special education or comparable qualification
• Good knowledge of the cantonal school system and/or affinity for educational issues
• Very good German skills and fluency in written expression
• If possible, proficiency in another cantonal language
• Ability for conceptual work
• Ability to efficiently and solution-orientedly complete even complex tasks within assigned competences
• Strong communication and social skills
• Resilience

Our benefits

Flexible working time models and, where possible, including home office and mobile working Work-life balance with at least 5 weeks’ holiday and seniority leave Special social allowance in addition to child allowance and support for third-party childcare Attractive salary and social benefits Diverse training and further education opportunities Opportunity to help shape the future of the canton Learn more about our benefits

Workplace

Office for Primary School and Sport
Quaderstrasse 17
7000 Chur

If you have questions about the recruitment process, please contact Marco Sutter, Head of Personnel, at telephone number 081 257 20 27 or by email marco.sutter@avs.gr.ch

Application deadline: 20 September 2026

For professional questions, Denise Degonda and Nicole Merz, Co-Heads of Special Education / Integration (Tel. 081 257 20 27, sonderpaedagogik@avs.gr.ch), will be happy to assist you.

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