Class Teacher SHP, 70-90%

About the job

Our institution has developed over time into a modern center for special education, which covers today's needs in the special and social pedagogical field with a diverse range of services. Around 240 people work in the areas of special school, boarding school, therapy, integrative special education measures, services, and administration.

In our nature-close school island in Gerlafingen, we teach and support students from kindergarten age to school leaving in a holistic and individual way. Our educational offer promotes academic, social, and personal development and creates a reliable framework for learning and growth.

To complement our team in the individual offer of needs level 3 («School Island») in the Gerlafingen SO area, we are looking for a class teacher SHP from August 1, 2026, or by arrangement.

Class Teacher SHP, 70-90%

Actively shape...

• Teaching & Support: You lead a class of 4–6 students and design a support-oriented school day.
• Support Planning & Parent Work: You develop and review individual support goals and work closely with parents.
• Educational Leadership: You take on the professional leadership in the multiprofessional class team with 3–4 employees.
• Collaboration & Organization: You lead team meetings, actively participate in internal training sessions, and contribute your ideas.

Enrich us with...

• Professional Competence: You have a teaching diploma and/or training in school-based special education.
• Attitude: You approach children with special needs with empathy, clarity, and patience.
• Team Spirit: You enjoy working in the class team and consciously shape the cooperation.
• Personality: Humor, flexibility, and resilience characterize you.

At «focus youth»

• We offer space for participation and personal development
• We support internal and external training opportunities above average
• We are open to new things and implement them as much as possible
• We rely on shared values as well as innovation
• We support part-time work, also in leadership positions
• We enable home office (situationally)
• We appreciate our employees with regular staff events and department excursions
• Contemporary working conditions are a matter of course
• We enable flexible work arrangements
• Mothers receive 16 weeks of paid maternity leave
• We offer above-average pension fund and insurance solutions
• We provide generous continued salary payments in case of illness and accident (720 days full salary)
• Long-term employees receive generous service anniversary gifts
• We offer discounted (or free in the housing area) catering options
• We grant unpaid leave
• Free parking spaces are available

Contact

Heide Hergarten

Head of Family Support & School Islands

T +41 79 262 24 61