Internship for Social Pedagogy Students (Practical Module)
Stiftung SOMOSA
Winterthur
Key information
- Publication date:13 December 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Internship
- Place of work:Winterthur
Job summary
SOMOSA offers a 6-12 month internship for social pedagogy students. Gain valuable experience in a supportive environment while helping adolescents in crisis.
Tasks
- Assist in planning and leading group activities for clients.
- Build trusting relationships with clients to support their needs.
- Manage documentation and administrative tasks effectively.
Skills
- Minimum age of 23, ready to learn and work flexible hours.
- Experience in youth work and teamwork is essential.
- Strong communication skills and PC proficiency required.
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Internship for Social Pedagogy Students (Practical Module)
The social-pedagogical-psychiatric model ward SOMOSA offers an inpatient 6- to 12-month intensive treatment program for 14- to 18-year-old female and male adolescents who are in a severe adolescent crisis. The goal of the treatment is to stabilize the clients' personalities to such an extent that they can cope with the existing supportive or replacement socialization systems upon discharge.
The treatment team consists of social-pedagogical, psychiatric, psychotherapeutic, and work-agogic professionals who implement the SOMOSA-specific therapeutic-pedagogical concept. The highly frequent case and team supervisions serve as reflection and support forums.
Qualified staff with appropriate training accompany the internship.
We are looking for
Interns
First or second practical module for the university of applied sciences
Residential groups A and B (male clients) and
Residential groups C and D (female clients)
Preferences (male or female) may be mentioned in the application.
Starting August 1, 2026, or by arrangement for six to twelve months, workload 80 - 100%
Description of activities during the internship
- Co-design and support of residential group and leisure activities
- Building relationships with clients
- Support and accompaniment of clients in everyday residential group life
- Completion of administrative and organizational tasks
- Maintaining client documentation
- Work as a secondary contact person
What you bring with you
- Minimum age: 23
- Resilience
- Willingness to learn new things
- Appreciation and transparency towards colleagues
- Willingness to work irregular hours / shift work including weekends and holidays
- PC application skills in Word, Excel, Outlook
Desired requirements
- Driver's license category B
- Experience in the broad field of youth work
- Experience in teamwork
- Animation skills
We offer
- Salary according to cantonal guidelines
- Regular guidance talks by a trained team member with additional qualifications
- Participation in team and interdisciplinary meetings
- Participation in case supervisions
- Participation in team supervisions
- Opportunity to integrate special skills into the team and work with clients
Application deadline and further information
Application deadline: applications are accepted continuously
Please send your written application with the usual documents preferably by e-mail: personal@somosa.ch
or to:
Model ward SOMOSA
Personnel Department
Ms. Miriam Wäfler
8404 Winterthur
For verbal information, Mr. Jan Schmid, group leader WG B, is available, phone 052 244 50 00
