Stiftung Leben im Alter Herisau
Herisau
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Deputy Team Leader with Option to Take Over Team Leadership 80 – 100 %
- 30 May 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- Herisau
Job summary
Join Stiftung Leben im Alter, a caring home for 250 seniors. Enjoy a supportive work environment with great benefits.
Tasks
- Assist in leading a team of around 29 staff members.
- Ensure 45 residents feel safe and at home in the facility.
- Support your team in daily care while managing responsibilities.
Skills
- Must have a diploma in nursing or an equivalent qualification.
- Experience in long-term care and RAI LTCF knowledge required.
- Empathy and teamwork skills essential for this role.
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About the job
The Stiftung Leben im Alter Herisau is home to over 250 elderly people. At the three locations Heinrichsbad, Ebnet and Dreilinden, around 260 employees shape everyday life in our homes. They ensure a high quality of life for the residents and thus make a valuable contribution to society. It is important to us to offer employees a working environment in which they are satisfied and to which they always like to return.
Deputy Team Leader with Option to Take Over Team Leadership 80 – 100 %
In the Ebnet house, right in the centre of Herisau, there are 48 rooms or apartments spread over three floors. The proximity to the village centre enables diverse relationships inside and outside the house.
We are looking for our Ebnet house from 1 August 2026 or by arrangement for a committed, responsible person with a heart for elderly people and joy in leadership responsibility as
Your demanding and varied tasks:
There is the possibility to take over the team leadership in the medium term. Due to the retirement of the current post holder at the end of 2027, a thorough and gradual introduction to this responsible role is possible.
- You take co-responsibility for the professional and personnel management of a team of around 29 employees.
- Together with your team, you ensure that our approximately 45 residents feel safe, comfortable and at home.
- You accompany and support your team in everyday care, regularly take on daily responsibility and pitch in where you are needed.
- You maintain an appreciative collaboration with relatives, internal and external specialist agencies as well as the hospitality department.
- You contribute your ideas and experiences and actively shape the further development of our family-like residential area.
Our requirements:
- You have completed training as a certified nursing professional HF or an equivalent qualification recognised in Switzerland.
- You bring experience in long-term care and are familiar with the RAI LTCF instrument.
- You have already gained initial leadership experience and want to take the next step and assume responsibility for a team.
- You work independently, reliably and keep an overview even in demanding situations.
- You approach elderly people with appreciation and empathy and convince through team spirit, openness and a positive attitude.
Why Stiftung Leben im Alter?
- We are a team, support each other and treat each other with respect.
- Each and every one is important and contributes to the common goal of providing elderly people with a worthwhile home.
- You will receive comprehensive induction into your area of activity. We are here for you.
- We offer you a wide range of internal training courses.
- With us, you have five weeks of holiday, even six from the age of 50.
- We cover part of the costs for childcare in Herisau and offer you further benefits
Interested?
For further information, please contact Eileen Münger, Team Leader, telephone +41 71 354 75 86 or Karin Kern, Head of Care and Support, telephone +41 71 354 75 40.
For further information, please contact Eileen Münger, Team Leader, telephone +41 71 354 75 86 or Karin Kern, Head of Care and Support, telephone +41 71 354 75 40.
