Stiftung Lerchenbühl
Burgdorf
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Class Teachers for the Special Primary School of the Lerchenbühl Foundation
- 22 April 2026
- 100%
- Burgdorf
Job summary
Join Stiftung Lerchenbühl, a forward-thinking institution. We empower youth with special needs for a self-determined future.
Tasks
- Plan and deliver hands-on lessons per curriculum in various settings.
- Create educational plans and reports tailored to individual students.
- Collaborate with educators and families for student support and guidance.
Skills
- Require diploma in special education or teaching; experience preferred.
- Creative problem-solving and independent work are essential.
- Passion for working with children and reflective practice is key.
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About the job
Portrait of the School/Institution
The Lerchenbühl Foundation supports and promotes children, adolescents, and young adults with special needs at the start of their future with a comprehensive coaching, educational, and residential offer. The goal is as self-determined and sustainable a life and career design as possible. The focus of our work is on educational, professional, and social inclusion. We are a social-economic, politically and denominationally neutral foundation based in Burgdorf.
For our lower and middle school levels, we are looking for a creative and committed full professional with a heart for children as
Class Teachers for the Special Primary School of the Lerchenbühl Foundation
Lerchenbühl Foundation
3400 Burgdorf
3400 Burgdorf
Tasks
As a class teacher, you are responsible for planning, designing, and conducting action-oriented lessons according to Curriculum 21, which take place both in the classroom and outdoors. You create and are responsible for the individual educational and support plans for the students and prepare subject-specific reports and assessments. Together with the social pedagogues, you integrate rituals and structures into the school day, thus providing your students with security and orientation. Being a reference person as well as conducting school status discussions are also part of your duties. You regularly exchange and collaborate with the school management, the pedagogical team, parents, and specialist agencies and participate in meetings and events.
Requirements
You have a diploma as a school special education teacher or a teaching diploma. Ideally, you have experience teaching at a special primary school. You are enthusiastic, work independently, and enjoy seeking creative and unconventional solutions. It is important to you to regularly reflect and ensure the best possible support, including adapting the teaching method. You are accustomed to interdisciplinary and self-responsible work, gladly face challenging situations, and enjoy working with children.
We Offer
Only 20 minutes by train from Bern, we offer as a professional and progressive employer scope for creativity in a dynamic environment, interesting internal and external interfaces, and the opportunity for collaboration in education and social services. We work process-, solution-, and resource-oriented, are reliable, and maintain an appreciative approach. Our thinking and actions are holistic and self-responsible. We value a health-promoting environment and support professional development. Working and employment conditions according to cantonal guidelines complete our offer.
Contact
Katja Geissmann, Deputy Head of School, will be happy to answer your questions by phone (034 556 22 39)
Further information about the Lerchenbühl Foundation can be found at www.stiftung-lerchenbuehl.ch
Additional Information
Start of Employment
01.08.2026
Application Deadline
31.07.2026
Reference
38999
