Painting Specialist (m/f/d)

About the job

As the fifth largest canton in Switzerland with around 6000 employees, we at the cantonal administration are committed to the common good of society. With an impressive variety of services, our work touches all areas of life, be it education, economy, law, security, nature, health, construction, culture, and finance. Through our meaningful work, we leave a small footprint every day, as it is relevant to over half a million people.


For the establishment of the in-house temporary pilot project Painting, we are looking from 1 January 2027 or by arrangement for a

Painting Specialist (m/f/d)

• Development and professional implementation of the Painting pilot project: active participation in shaping the concept, workflows, learning objectives, checklists, and internal competency verification
• Planning and execution of simple painting, maintenance, and renovation work inside the youth home and its grounds as well as external assignments
• Teaching basic professional skills such as punctuality, orderliness, care, perseverance, tool and material maintenance, handling criticism, and completing a task
• Ensuring quality, occupational safety, health protection, as well as proper cleaning, storage, and disposal in the painting area

• Completed vocational training as a painter EFZ with solid professional experience; experience in plastering or renovation is welcome
• Trainer course, experience with apprentices, or further training in work pedagogy/social pedagogy are advantageous; willingness to develop further in pedagogy is expected
• Technically strong, resilient personality who combines craftsmanship qualities with enjoyment of working with young people
• Confident and appreciative personality with a clear stance, patience, humour, assertiveness, and a good sense of closeness and distance

• Meaningful work in a socially important field at the interface of craftsmanship, education, and social pedagogy
• Combination of craft, pedagogical, organisational, and conceptual tasks
• Good working atmosphere and a lively team
• Supportive leadership culture and interesting training and further education opportunities, especially in the pedagogical field

Paul Conlon, Head of Education, Telephone 058 228 17 38
Adrian Baumgartner, Head of Mechanics, Telephone 058 228 17 05

Information about the institution can be found at www.platanenhof.sg.ch
Information about the St. Gallen penal system at www.justizvollzug.sg.ch