Pre-intern Social Pedagogy
Stiftung SOMOSA
Winterthur
Key information
- Publication date:03 October 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Internship
- Place of work:Winterthur
Job summary
Join SOMOSA, a leading facility in social pedagogy and psychiatry! This role offers valuable experience in a supportive environment.
Tasks
- Assist in the treatment of adolescents aged 14-18 in crisis.
- Collaborate with a diverse team of professionals for effective care.
- Engage with clients and support their personal development.
Skills
- Minimum age of 24 with a commitment to a 6-12 month internship.
- Strong communication and teamwork skills are essential.
- Experience in youth work and a valid driving license preferred.
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Pre-intern Social Pedagogy
The social-pedagogical-psychiatric model ward SOMOSA offers an inpatient 6- to 12-month intensive treatment program for 14- to 18-year-old clients who are in a severe adolescent crisis. The goal of the treatment is to stabilize the clients' personalities to the extent that they can cope with the existing supportive or replacement socialization systems upon discharge.
As a recognized listed hospital in the field of child and adolescent psychiatry and as a youth home with a social pedagogical mandate, we fulfill both requirements through long-standing, intersystem collaboration in the fields of social pedagogy, nursing, psychotherapy, and work therapy.
We are looking for
a pre-intern 80 - 100%
for the residential group B (male adolescents)
from January 1, 2026, or by arrangement for six to twelve months
The treatment team consists of social pedagogical, psychiatric, psychotherapeutic, and work therapy professionals who implement the SOMOSA-specific therapeutic-pedagogical concept. The highly frequent case and team supervisions serve as reflection and support forums. Qualified staff with appropriate training accompany the pre-internship.
You bring with you
- Minimum age: 24 years
- Position scope: 100% (42 hours per week)
- Motivation, willingness, and openness to engage in a six-month internship
- Willingness to learn new things
- Maintains a respectful, transparent interaction with team members
- Willingness to work irregular hours
- PC skills, Word, Excel (basic application)
- Can engage with individual adolescents and set boundaries (if necessary with support)
Desired but not necessary requirements for the pre-internship
- Driver's license category B
- Experience in the broad field of youth work
- Experience in teamwork
- Animation skills
We offer
- Salary according to cantonal guidelines
- Regular guidance talks by a trained team member with additional qualifications
- Participation in team and interdisciplinary meetings
- Participation in case supervisions
- Participation in team supervisions
- Opportunity to integrate special skills into the team and work with clients
- Typical working hours 07:00 - 14:00; 12:00 - 22:30; 16:30 - 23:00; Friday and Saturday until 01:00
Application deadline and further information
Application deadline: 19.10.2025
Please send your written application with the usual documents preferably by e-mail: personal@somosa.ch
or to:
Model ward SOMOSA
Personnel Department
Ms. Miriam Wäfler
8404 Winterthur
For verbal inquiries, our deputy group leader, Ms. Angela Maag, is happy to assist you, phone 052 244 50 00
