Nathalie-Stiftung
Wattenwil
Social Pedagogue in Training at 60 - 80%
- 19 September 2026
- 60 – 80%
- Permanent position
- Wattenwil
Job summary
Join our team as a trainee social educator supporting adults with autism. Enjoy a fulfilling opportunity in a collaborative environment.
Tasks
- Support five residents in daily activities with compassion.
- Engage in structured, individual sessions using the TEACCH approach.
- Collaborate with a self-managed team to enhance resident well-being.
Skills
- Experience in high-intensity support settings is required.
- Knowledge of kitchen, household, and environmental tasks.
- Willingness to work irregular hours, including evenings and weekends.
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About the job
From autumn 2026, we can offer a position as a social pedagogue in training at 60 - 80% to care for and support adults on the autism spectrum with intensive support needs.
Five residents, ranging from young to middle adulthood, manage their daily lives with intense challenges that come with living with pronounced autism and additional cognitive impairments. You will have the opportunity to help them build trust in themselves and their environment and to discover their self-efficacy in a fulfilling way.
Together with two other colleagues per day, you will accompany them – from support with self-care, through kitchen and household tasks, to work in the garden and workshop. You will work extensively in individually accompanied, methodically structured situations. The TEACCH approach forms the methodological orientation.
The team shares the team leadership responsibility as a self-managing team. We schedule our meeting sessions so that our trainees can participate. The training position requires experience in high-intensity support settings with adults and can be acquired with us after consultation. Along with five other shared flats, your group forms a small neighbourhood settlement on the edge of the village of Mettleneggen near 3665 Wattenwil.
We offer:
- An exciting and varied workplace with many opportunities for co-creation
- Exciting moments of support and various retreat options for breaks, so you can recharge even in stressful moments
- Great, humorous and committed team colleagues
- Careful induction
- Coordinated times for intensive individual support of the residents
- Internal training with a focus on ASD
- Free parking spaces
- Remuneration and social benefits according to cantonal guidelines
- Participation in a committed, qualified and mindful team
- Monthly team retreats with internal professional advice
- Full (undivided) day shifts without night watch/on-call duty
We expect:
- Enjoyment of open and constructive collaboration
- Willingness for specific pedagogical engagement
- Knowledge in kitchen, household and environmental work
- Willingness for irregular working hours including evening and weekend shifts
- Driving licence, category B preferred
For further information, please contact our co-department head: Mr Marc Hunziker Tel. 033 359 20 70 or Ms Andrea Schmied Tel 033 359 20 71
If you are interested, please send your application to the administration in Gümligen at: sekretariat@nathaliestiftung.ch Or to: Nathalie Stiftung, Reference: WA, Allmendingenweg 3, 3073 Gümligen
