Social Pedagogue: Day Special School and Weekly Boarding School (60 to 80%)
Zentrum für Kinder mit Sinnes- und Körperbeeinträchtigung ZKSK AG
Solothurn
Key information
- Publication date:21 November 2025
- Workload:60 – 80%
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:Solothurn
Job summary
Join ZKSK, a center for children with sensory and physical impairments. A collaborative and supportive environment awaits you!
Tasks
- Support children with disabilities in daily activities and foster their growth.
- Organize and assist with leisure activities and school events.
- Collaborate on household and administrative tasks while mentoring trainees.
Skills
- Degree in social pedagogy and experience with special needs youth required.
- Strong communication and teamwork skills are essential.
- Flexibility in working hours, including some night shifts.
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The Center for Children with Sensory and Physical Disabilities ZKSK is an interdisciplinary competence center for children and adolescents with physical, sensory, and multiple disabilities. At four locations, we offer educational support, individual medical and pedagogical therapy services, as well as housing options. With psychological and medical assessments and therapies, we support, advise, and accompany children and families.
We are looking for a versatile and interdisciplinary interested social pedagogue for the day special school and weekly boarding school (60 to 80%) in Solothurn starting March 1, 2026, or by arrangement.
As a committed, competent professional, you will care for an average of eight physically or sensory impaired children and adolescents who live in our weekly boarding school.
Your tasks
- You accompany the children and adolescents in everyday life and support them individually.
- You are responsible for meaningful leisure activities and assist with school events.
- You participate in the day school structure (lunch table, homework help).
- You assist with household, care, and administrative tasks and actively participate in interdisciplinary collaboration.
- You supervise social pedagogy trainees (PA) in cooperation with the management.
Your qualifications
- Completed training in social pedagogy (HFS/FH).
- Diploma as a practical trainer in social pedagogy.
- Enjoy working with impaired children and adolescents.
- Responsible, dynamic, resilient, and humorous personality.
- High communication and social skills, ability to work in a team.
- Flexible regarding working hours (usually Monday to Friday, one night shift).
- Driver's license desired.
We offer you
- Cooperative environment with internal specialists from school, therapy, social pedagogy, and medicine.
- Good working conditions with a 5-day week, compensation for overtime during school holidays, and family-friendly working and vacation times.
- Attractive salary and contemporary social benefits.
- Further training opportunities inside and outside our institution.
- Workplace with modern infrastructure.
For further information, we are happy to assist you at phone 062 289 03 50 (Rhea Csatlos, Head of Social Pedagogy and Care) or 032 625 82 51 (Sibylle Richner, Personnel Administration).
Interesting information about our organization can be found at www.zksk.ch.
We look forward to receiving your application by November 30, 2025, in pdf format at personal@zksk.ch.
