Clerk: Personnel Administration Primary School 50 - 80%

16 September 2026
50 – 80%
Permanent position
Winterthur

Job summary

Join the Department of School and Sport in Winterthur, a vibrant hub for education and athletics. This is a great opportunity to contribute in a supportive work environment.

Tasks

Handle administrative tasks related to school personnel changes.
Monitor work and residence permits for staff members.
Assist with various employee leave requests and evaluations.

Skills

Commercial training and ideally HR assistant qualification required.
Experience in operational HR or school administration needed.
Proficient in MS Office and quick to adapt to new software.

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About the job

Educate – Move – Care. With its range of topics, the Department of School and Sport is at the heart of life in the city of Winterthur and in tune with the social pulse of the times. The Department of School and Sport supports the school, school authorities and the Sports Office of the city of Winterthur in fulfilling their diverse tasks.

To complement our personnel administration for primary schools, we are looking for a team member from 1 December 2026 or by arrangement, who is passionate about working with and for people in the school environment. Here you can take responsibility and actively help shape a flexible, dynamic team. The 50% position is permanent, 30% is fixed-term until the end of 2027 (with the option of extension).

Your tasks

Carrying out administrative tasks related to admissions, departures and transfers, salary and employment level changes of cantonal and municipal primary school staff, including managing personnel files
Checking and monitoring work and residence permits
Processing unpaid leave, parental leave, long-service gifts, training applications
Processing employee evaluations according to process guidelines
Participating in projects and working groups

Your profile

Commercial basic training and ideally completed further training as an HR assistant
Experience in operational human resources or in a school administration
Proficient use of MS Office products and preferably knowledge of SAP and Pupil, as well as the ability to quickly and flexibly familiarise yourself with new software solutions
Enjoy simplifying and streamlining processes and implementing solutions pragmatically
Appreciative attitude and focus on positive, respectful collaboration

What we offer

Varied activity and opportunity to help shape it
Meaningful working environment
Supportive, lively and humorous team
Attractive employment with annual working hours and a diverse range of further training opportunities
Workplace near Winterthur main station

Contact

Your questions about the position will be gladly answered by Denise Neukom, Clerk Personnel Administration Primary School, telephone +41 52 267 19 74.
Learn more? https://stadt.winterthur.ch/

We look forward to receiving your online application.