Stiftung für blinde und sehbehinderte Kinder und Jugendliche
Zollikofen
Class Teacher Cycle 1, 16 – 20 Lessons, Fixed-term until 31.07.2027, with Prospect of Permanent Employment
- 20 October 2026
- 20 – 100%
- Zollikofen
Job summary
Join the Zollikofen Foundation for Blind and Visually Impaired Youth! Be part of a rewarding and supportive educational environment.
Tasks
- Lead a motivated team in planning and delivering lessons.
- Create individual educational and support plans for students.
- Engage with parents and professionals, organizing school events.
Skills
- Experience with children with multiple disabilities preferred.
- Diploma in special education or primary teaching desired.
- Positive attitude contributing to a collaborative team.
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About the job
Portrait of the School/Institution
We are the Foundation for Blind and Visually Impaired Children and Adolescents Zollikofen - a private, politically and denominationally neutral organisation with a charitable purpose. Our task is to support and accompany people with special educational needs from birth to young adulthood. We offer additional services to parents, teachers of public mainstream schools and special primary schools, as well as to professionals. Our core competencies lie in the support and accompaniment of young people with visual impairment, blindness, multiple disabilities or from the autism spectrum.
Class Teacher Cycle 1, 16 – 20 Lessons, Fixed-term until 31.07.2027, with Prospect of Permanent Employment
Blind School Zollikofen
3052 Zollikofen
3052 Zollikofen
Tasks
As a class teacher, you work together with a motivated team that you lead pedagogically. You plan age-appropriate lessons according to Curriculum 21 and conduct them jointly with the team. As a basis, you create individual educational and support plans. You take on nursing and medical measures as well as key person and coordination tasks. Constructive contact with the guardians and external specialist agencies is important to you and you maintain this proactively. In addition, you prepare reports, attend meetings and engage in working groups. You also organise school events such as school trips or project weeks and carry them out with the team.
Requirements
You have school experience in supporting children and adolescents with multiple disabilities and ideally also with children on the autism spectrum. You adapt your communication individually to the abilities of the pupils. Ideally, you hold a diploma in school special education or are studying for one. A primary teaching certificate, a Bachelor in Primary Education or a Bachelor in Special and Social Education is also a good prerequisite for the position. With your constructive manner and positive attitude, you contribute greatly to a good team atmosphere.
We Offer
In your role, you take on a lot of responsibility and receive the corresponding scope for design. Our culture is characterised by appreciation and openness. We maintain a family-like atmosphere, support each other and develop together. Our employment conditions, based on cantonal framework conditions, are attractive. The salary is aligned with the cantonal teacher employment law LAG.
Contact
Do you have questions? Fabienne Etter, Team Leader Vision Plus, looks forward to hearing from you at 031 910 25 23.
We look forward to receiving your application via www.blindenschule.ch/jobs.
Additional Information
Start of Employment
01.11.2026, immediately or by arrangement
End of Employment
31.07.2027
Application Deadline
20.11.2026
Reference
40498
