Location Manager for Daycare Boppartshof 70-100%

Your new role

Currently, over 230 children are cared for at the Boppartshof daycare. Due to the positive growth, the groups are currently housed at three locations on the school campus. Our infrastructure is in a transitional phase: with the move into the new building in autumn 2027, the entire care offering will be united under one roof.

For this versatile and responsible task, we are looking for an experienced and committed management personality. You bring solid expertise, have organizational skills, and are passionate about working with children and staff. In your role, you bear overall responsibility for the further development as well as the operational management of the daycare – on a professional, personnel, pedagogical, administrative, and organizational level.

With regard to the new building, you will actively participate in the planning and design of the new premises. Together with your team and based on our framework concept and quality mission statement, you will shape the pedagogical, organizational, and operational processes. You support the staff in their pedagogical work and occasionally participate in the daily care routine.

In addition, you are responsible for the budget and maintain regular professional exchanges with the department heads as well as the managers of the other care locations.

This position suits you if you

• have a tertiary degree in social work or childhood education.
• ideally bring several years of leadership experience as well as corresponding leadership training.
• have gained professional experience in setting up or further developing childcare facilities.
• possess pronounced organizational and administrative skills and consider reflective and conceptual teamwork among your strengths.
• are characterized by an appreciative, solution-oriented, and professional attitude.
• bring joy and commitment to working with staff, children, and their families in a dynamic environment.
• like to take responsibility, act independently and reflectively, and remain resilient even in demanding situations.

Good reasons to work for the City of St.Gallen:

Our operation

At 15 locations, we care for over 2000 school children from the city’s primary schools and kindergartens in various neighborhoods. We also operate lunch tables for teenagers from the city’s secondary schools.

Our corporate culture

We value good collaboration, clear communication, and treat each other with respect. We live equal opportunities and support the compatibility of work and private life.

What we offer

You can expect a varied work environment with a high degree of personal responsibility and the opportunity to help shape it. You benefit from generous vacation regulations, families from a city family allowance, and fathers from a 20-day paternity leave. Thanks to a diverse training program, you can develop personally and professionally.

Our selection process

Your questions about the position and the selection process will be gladly answered by Christiane Peelen, Head of Daycare Centrum/West, phone 071 224 46 63. Have we sparked your interest? Then please submit your complete application exclusively online. Further information about the City of St.Gallen daycare can be found at www.betreuung.stadt.sg.ch.

We value diversity in all its forms and look forward to your perspective.