Basel
Head of On-Site Advice and Intervention
- 04 August 2026
- 80%
- Permanent position
- German (Native language)
- 4058 Basel
About the job
80%
Department of Education, Primary Schools
immediate start or by arrangement
Your Tasks
Merging and Management: The two original specialist units "KIS on Site" and "Special Educational Support" are being merged into the new area "Advice and Intervention on Site". You are responsible for the personnel, professional and operational management of the Advice and Intervention on Site area. You lead, accompany and support the staff in their daily work.
Quality and Responsibility: You ensure high-quality special educational advice and intervention in difficult situations at the primary schools in Basel-Stadt. You are responsible for the coordination and further development of special educational services and processes.
Collaboration and Strategy: You work with schools, educational teams, teachers, specialist units, authorities and other interdisciplinary partners. You contribute to conceptual and strategic issues.
Your Profile
Experience: Further training or experience in leadership is an advantage. You have several years of professional experience in the school or special education environment.
Personality: You are characterised by strong social, communication and leadership skills. Your working style is independent, structured and solution-oriented.
Education: You have completed training in the educational or special educational field.
Insight into Our Work
The Primary Schools area of the Department of Education Basel-Stadt covers the entire compulsory school period, from kindergarten through primary school to secondary school. It is responsible for school operations and school care services outside of teaching hours. The area advocates for an inclusive school where all children are accepted and supported according to their abilities.
For the new area "Advice and Intervention on Site" (formerly the Special Educational Support and KIS on Site specialist units), we are looking for a committed, strong leader with professional expertise. In this responsible role, you take on the personnel, professional and operational management of the area and make an important contribution to the implementation of the special educational mandate at the primary schools.
We offer you: a varied and meaningful leadership role with scope for creativity. Collaboration in a committed and professionally competent environment. The opportunity to actively shape special educational work at primary schools. Contemporary employment conditions and attractive further training opportunities.
thanks to professional care management and 100% continued salary payment in case of illness or accident throughout the entire employment relationship.
We support your professional advancement with a wide range of further training and development opportunities throughout all stages of life.
We value and utilise the diversity of our employees and ensure an equitable working environment.
Your Contact
Noortje Vriends
Head of Special Education
Tel. +41 61 267 84 63
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There is one thing all our more than 11,000 employees have in common: They engage at the heart of the city by supporting, enabling, guiding, shaping and protecting. In doing so, they contribute every day to making Basel-Stadt a place worth living and loving. As diverse as our tasks are, so are our employees and their opportunities. Welcome to the team of the Canton of Basel-Stadt!