Care21
Deutschschweiz
Social Psychiatry Care Worker with Team Leadership Function (80-100%)
- 09 November 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- Deutschschweiz
About the job
For a social institution in the field of mental health, we are seeking a committed and responsible individual who, together with another team leader, will take on the professional leadership of a care team.
The institution supports people with mental health impairments in various living and life situations and helps them to strengthen their independence and social participation.
The institution supports people with mental health impairments in various living and life situations and helps them to strengthen their independence and social participation.
Your Tasks
- Professional leadership and support of a care team in collaboration with the second team leader and the department management
- Ensuring individual and recovery-oriented support for residents
- Professional advice and coaching of staff in everyday care
- Promotion and further development of care quality as well as co-design of professional processes
- Leading case discussions and support in challenging care situations
- Participation in personnel and holiday planning
- Collaboration with relatives, legal representatives, and external professionals
- Taking on own key worker duties and active participation in social psychiatric care
Our Requirements
- Training in social pedagogy HF/FH, social work, nursing HF with a focus on psychiatry, or a comparable qualification
- Several years of practical experience in psychiatric or psychosocial work environments
- Initial leadership experience or experience in a professional leadership role
- Interest in supporting, promoting, and further developing staff
- Strong social skills as well as a high degree of responsibility and resilience
- Independent, structured, and solution-oriented working style
- Good user skills in handling digital work tools
- Driving licence category B
Your Prospects
- A varied leadership role with opportunities for shaping and professional responsibility
- Close collaboration within a multi-person leadership team
- Clear responsibilities and short decision-making paths
- Opportunity to actively shape professional developments and contribute your own ideas
- Collegial working environment with regular exchange
- Contemporary employment conditions and attractive further training opportunities
