Apprenticeship Health Specialist EFZ (2026)

Pfäfers

Key information

Publication date:13 September 2025
Workload:100%
Place of work:Pfäfers

Job summary

Join our team in providing personal psychiatric care and support. Enjoy a flexible work environment with a focus on health and well-being.

Tasks

Assist patients with mental health issues in daily activities.
Support daily personal hygiene and health maintenance efforts.
Perform medical tasks like monitoring vital signs effectively.

Skills

Experience in patient care and a background in health support.
Strong communication skills and empathy for diverse patients.
Flexibility and improvisation in a dynamic work setting.

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Your Tasks

Accompanying and caring for patients with mental illnesses in everyday life and leisure activities.
Assisting with daily personal hygiene.
Promoting / maintaining health and hygiene, fostering resources.
Performing medical-technical tasks, e.g. checking vital signs.
Carrying out household tasks, e.g. supporting patients in choosing clothes.
Performing administrative / logistical tasks, e.g. ordering medication.

Your Profile

You enjoy contact with people.
You have a good grasp and are characterized by strong communication skills.
You are flexible and have improvisational talent.
You possess empathy and patience in dealing with people.
You are characterized by your reliability.
You can handle irregular working hours.
You are interested in physical and mental health.

Your Benefits

About Us

With around 1,400 employees, we ensure accessible, personal, and effective psychiatric treatments and care for adults at our nine company locations in the cantons of St. Gallen and Appenzell Ausserrhoden as well as in the Principality of Liechtenstein.

Apply Online

We are digital and committed to sustainability, so we look forward to receiving your online application via our homepage.

Confirmation by Email

As soon as your application has been received online, you will receive a confirmation of receipt by email. We look forward to getting to know you through your dossier and checking whether your qualifications, skills, and personality fit the advertised position and Psychiatry St. Gallen. We will then get back to you.

Interview with HR and Specialist Department

In a personal interview, we get to know each other and you learn more about Psychiatry St. Gallen, the advertised position, and the challenges.

Invitation to the Second Interview

In the second round, we would like to get an even better picture of you and find out together whether we are a good match. You will also have the opportunity to meet your future team.

Oral Offer

You will receive a telephone offer from us if we decide on you after the second interview and ask if you are still convinced by us. If we agree, we will prepare your contract.

The Contract

In the following days, we will send you the contract in duplicate by post. Along with the contract, you will receive relevant information about your employment.

Preboarding

Between accepting the position and the first day of work, as a new employee, you can already access relevant internal information. This allows you to form a detailed picture of the company and prepare for the job.

First Day of Work

On the first day, you will be onboarded in your new team and with other colleagues. You will set up your new workplace and get an overview of your upcoming tasks. You will also receive your individual introduction plan, which will help you find your way quickly.