Schulen Lyss
Lyss
School Leadership Measures Regular School (MR) 75%-85%
- 07 November 2026
- 75 – 85%
- Lyss
Job summary
Join the vibrant school community in Lyss, educating 1,920 students. This role offers a supportive work environment with great benefits.
Tasks
- Lead and manage the school's special education programs effectively.
- Enhance the quality of education and provide support to teachers.
- Collaborate with other school leaders for organizational success.
Skills
- Teaching experience in public education and special education training required.
- Strong leadership with a focus on collaboration and transparency.
- Excellent communication skills and a solution-oriented mindset.
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About the job
Portrait of the School/Institution
In the municipality of Lyss with over 16,000 inhabitants, around 1,920 pupils are taught at 4 school locations.
Each school location has a school social work service and a day school. At the Lyssbach school, around 670 pupils are taught in 31 classes from kindergarten to 9th grade. Due to the retirement of the current post holder, we are looking for a professionally and personally convincing personality as School Leadership Measures Regular School from 1 August 2027.
School Leadership Measures Regular School (MR) 75%-85%
Lyssbach School
3250 Lyss
3250 Lyss
Tasks
Within the scope of the professional assignment as well as the cantonal and municipal requirements, you will, together with two other school leaders, take on the professional, organisational and personnel management of the Lyssbach school. You are responsible for the teachers in the MR area and lead the special lessons (two-year enrolment, remedial teaching, German as a second language, gifted education). An important part of the task includes the further development of the school and the quality of teaching as well as the advice and support of teachers and guardians. As a member of the Lyss school leadership conference, you are professionally and personally subordinate to the Head of the Education + Culture Department.
Requirements
You have teaching experience in the primary school sector and are accustomed to working in a heterogeneous environment. You have training in the field of special/therapeutic education, have completed school leadership training or are willing to undertake it. Ideally, you already have experience in a leadership role in the MR area. Your leadership style is characterised by personal responsibility, participation and transparency. Furthermore, you are a flexible, forward-looking and solution-oriented personality with assertiveness and high social competence. You appreciate working in a diverse, urban environment and are open to different perspectives. You are communicative, promote cohesion and cooperation and enjoy working in a team.
We Offer
You can expect a wide variety of interesting tasks and opportunities to engage and contribute in favour of the simple, special educational measures of the Lyss primary school. There is a collegial working atmosphere in a well-networked and stable team of school leaders as well as committed and motivated teachers. Through meaningful work, you make an important contribution to the municipality of Lyss. The involvement of teachers, as well as the school leadership conference and department management, is highly valued. A school secretariat supports you with administrative tasks.
Contact
Please submit your application documents online by 13 December 2026 at the latest.
For information about the position, please contact Philippe Villiger, Headmaster Lyssbach, philippe.villiger@schulelyss.ch
Tel. 032 387 17 87 or Michael Rüegger, Headmaster Lyssbach, michael.ruegger@schulelyss.ch,
or Peter Locher, Head of Education + Culture Department, peter.locher@lyss.ch, Tel. 032 387 03 25
Additional Information
Start Date
01.08.2027
Application Deadline
13.12.2026
Reference
40726
