Specialist in the Standardised Assessment Procedure (SAP) at 60%

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Specialist in the Standardised Assessment Procedure (SAP) at 60%

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• The OPSM coordinates the care of children and young people with special educational needs as well as the activities of the bodies involved in the field of specialised education. It is responsible for the management, organisation, quality of services and finances in the field of specialised education. The OPSM determines the individual needs of children and young people, reassesses situations, allocates enhanced measures and appoints providers of enhanced measures.

As part of your role, you collect relevant information to determine the individual needs of children and young people with special educational needs.

As an SAP specialist with training as a specialised teacher, you collaborate within a multidisciplinary team with psychologists, speech therapists, psychomotor therapists and specialised teachers. You determine, within a multidimensional approach, the actual needs of children’s or pupils’ situations, based on developmental and educational objectives.

You represent the OPSM in school centres and advise school management or professionals responsible for supporting pupils with significant difficulties. You maintain close contact with legal representatives and various concerned partners.

You also evaluate the projects of pupils benefiting from an enhanced specialised education measure or for whom such a measure is being considered. Your professional insight allows you to propose concrete and feasible improvements to schools and to conduct information or training activities. Through your expertise and knowledge of the field, you contribute to the development of the cantonal specialised education concept and the resulting services.

Holder of a diploma in specialised education, specialising in specialised teaching, or an equivalent qualification, you have experience with children or young people with special educational needs.

You possess good analytical and synthesis skills and can formulate well-founded assessments as well as clear recommendations, both orally and in writing. Your listening skills and interpersonal abilities enable you to establish constructive dialogue with families, school teams and various partners. You appreciate interdisciplinary work while demonstrating autonomy, rigour and discernment in managing your cases.

Comfortable in a role combining analysis, advice and field presence, you are available for frequent travel within the canton.

• Neuchâtel (then La Chaux-de-Fonds)
• To be agreed
• 15 November 2026
• Ms Eléonore Simon, specialised education inspector, tel. 032 889 58 55 or by email: eleonore.simon@ne.ch

Mr Philippe Willi, head of OPSM, tel. 032 889 59 30

• Grade 9
• A working environment based on trust and respect within a dynamic, competent, welcoming and multidisciplinary team.
• Flexible working conditions and autonomy within a supportive framework.
• Meaningful work allowing commitment to the future of the canton.

Diversity is a fundamental value that we cultivate with conviction and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone, regardless of origin, gender or background, feels fully integrated and valued.

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