Pre-trainee School Seeing Plus

12 November 2026
100%
Permanent position
Zollikofen

About the job

Pre-trainee 70%

Department: Education and Living

Start date: 01.08.2027, limited to 12 months

What you can achieve with us

You work in a heterogeneous class with 4 to 6 children with blindness, multiple disabilities and/or on the autism spectrum (AS). You support the class team in individual and group sessions. You participate in conducting lessons as well as organising the daily routine. You also take on tasks at the lunch table. After the introduction, you take over individual learning sequences. If necessary, you also work in the residential groups and accompany the children on camps, events and excursions.

This pre-traineeship is suitable for those interested in training in the educational-social field. During the traineeship, you reflect on your educational attitude and behaviour and are accompanied by a specialist.

What you bring with you

You are interested in education for the blind and visually impaired as well as children with disabilities. You are at least 18 years old, have empathy and a sense of humour, and act calmly and solution-oriented even in difficult situations. You are always aware of your responsibility. With your open, friendly and helpful manner, you contribute to a good team atmosphere.

What you can look forward to

Through the traineeship, you gain deeper insight into working with visually or multiply impaired or blind children and young people and are trained and accompanied by specialists.

You are part of a well-coordinated, professional team that supports each other and learns from one another. We exchange ideas in regular meetings. Informal occasions such as team outings or annual celebrations also have their place with us.

Our clear structures and framework conditions provide security and enable independent work. In addition, you will be carefully introduced to the specialist field and can undertake internal training.

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Your contacts

Fabienne Etter, Team Leader School Seeing Plus

"What motivates me most is that we meet here with appreciation, support each other and live a relationship of trust."

Fabienne Etter will be happy to answer your questions:
T +41 (0) 31 910 25 23

Tina Pensa, HR Specialist

Tina Pensa is responsible for the Education Department
T +41 (0) 31 910 25 35

About us

We are the Foundation for Blind and Visually Impaired Children and Young People Zollikofen - a private, politically and denominationally neutral organisation with a non-profit objective. Our task is to support and accompany people with special needs from birth to young adulthood.
We offer additional services to parents, teachers of public mainstream schools and special primary schools as well as professionals. Our core competencies lie in the support and accompaniment of young people with visual impairment, blindness, multiple disabilities or from the autism spectrum.

Blind School Zollikofen
Kirchlindachstrasse 49
3052 Zollikofen
T +41 (0) 31 910 25 16