Specialist Social Pedagogy Residential Care for Children and Adolescents

About the job

competent. innovative. responsible. 

Quality of life for people with disabilities.

The Schürmatt Foundation is a centre of expertise for unique special educational services in the canton of Aargau. We employ around 440 staff at 13 locations. The majority work in the education, support and care of people with disabilities.

We are looking for a competent individual at the Zetzwil location from 10 August 2026 or by arrangement as

Specialist Residential Care for Children and Adolescents
Workload 80%

Your main tasks

• You care for and support 7 children and adolescents with cognitive and physical disabilities and sometimes challenging behaviours

• Together with your team members, you enable the clients of the residential group to participate in social life

• You enrich everyday life with daily structuring activities and support the personal development and independence of the clients

• You take responsibility for the social pedagogical process design and for interdisciplinary exchange with internal and external specialist agencies, relatives and legal representatives

• You contribute to achieving the departmental and operational goals as well as to the further development of the Schürmatt Foundation

Your profile

• Completed studies in social pedagogy or social work HF / FH, training as a specialist in care for people with disabilities, specialist for supporting people with disabilities

• Experience in supporting and caring for people with disabilities and challenging behaviours

• Cooperative and partnership-based working style with an active feedback culture

• Creative and flexible mindset, strong assertiveness

• Mental and physical resilience

• Good IT user skills

• Willingness to work irregular hours, but no night shifts

• Ideally driving licence category B

Your benefits

With committed and collegial team members, you will undertake a meaningful and challenging role. We offer you space for your personal development. The Schürmatt Foundation provides career opportunities – also thanks to generous support for training and further education. Our progressive working conditions and clear structures are characterised by short decision-making paths. We care about the compatibility of private life and work. We pay market-appropriate salaries and you benefit from above-average social and additional benefits as well as generous perks. With Freizeit Plus, for example, you can earn extra holidays, and in the case of paternity or adoption, you receive fifteen working days of paid leave.

Are you looking for a respectful culture with participation and humour? We value responsibility, innovation and competence.

Interested?

For further information, please contact Daniel Homann, Head of Residential Care for Children and Adolescents.

Direct phone: +41 62 767 07 80