Night Watch for Child and Youth Facility

16 March 2026
100%
Fehraltorf

Job summary

The Ilgenhalde Foundation supports individuals with cognitive disabilities. Join our compassionate team!

Tasks

Support children and youth during nighttime in various groups.
Ensure well-being and safety of residents at night.
Assist youth with autism spectrum disorders according to care plans.

Skills

Professional background in social pedagogy or nursing with a focus on psychiatry.
Experience with individuals on the autism spectrum.
Observational skills and a passion for supporting youth.

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About the job

The Ilgenhalde Foundation is committed to people with comprehensive cognitive and multiple disabilities. We place people with their individual conditions at the center of our actions. We adhere to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Continuous development of ourselves and our employees drives us.

The Ilgenhalde location is one of our three institutions. It offers school, housing, and therapy for children and adolescents from 4 to 20 years old in Fehraltorf. We are looking for reinforcement from May 1, 2026, or by arrangement.

Night watch in the child and youth area
(workload selectable between 50-80%)

These are your tasks:

Supplementing the night watch team in various residential groups, especially in the Therapeutic Residential School Group (TWSG)
Taking responsibility for the well-being and safety of the entrusted children and adolescents during the night
Empathetic support of children and adolescents with various impairments, especially sensory impairments in the autism spectrum, according to the action plan
Intervention in acute illnesses and escalating psychological crises as well as initiating immediate measures in emergencies with appropriate information flow to all involved.
Ensuring the flow of information to the night watch team and the residential groups

What you bring with you:

Professional with a degree as a social pedagogue HF/FH / psychiatric nursing specialist HF / care specialist in disability care
Professional experience in supporting people on the autism spectrum
Observational skills and joy in accompanying children and adolescents
Reliability, high resilience, independence, and balanced personality

What makes us your workplace of choice:

Meaningful tasks in a development-oriented environment
Interdisciplinary, appreciative collaboration shapes everyday life
Promotion of personal and professional development
Generous training opportunities and support in all topics through internal specialist departments

Questions?

Our housing department manager, Jeannette Zollinger, will be happy to answer your questions by email at jeannette.zollinger@ilgenhalde.ch

More information about us and our mission at www.ilgenhalde.ch.

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