ZämeHalt Management

We are looking for a specialist from 1 November 2026 or by arrangement who would like to continue and further develop our ZämeHalt offer together with the team.

ZämeHalt is a development- and attachment-oriented group therapeutic offer for children and young people with refugee experiences and psychological burdens. In a reliable group setting, relationships, exchange and individual development are promoted. The offer is anchored in the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Service and enables transitions to further therapeutic offers if needed. ZämeHalt has been developed over the past years together with our cooperation partner, the Family Help association, and is continuously further developed.

What to expect

• You take over the professional and personnel management of the ZämeHalt team and promote a common development- and attachment-oriented approach.
• You co-lead two ZämeHalt groups together with the respective co-group leaders - one group for female and one for male adolescents - thus remaining directly connected to therapeutic practice. The therapeutic leadership of the girls' group requires a female occupant of this position.
• You coordinate the offer and ensure reliable organisational and administrative processes together with the team.
• You shape the collaboration with families, schools, social services and other network partners and represent ZämeHalt within and outside the KJPD.
• You work with Family Help within the framework of supervision, concept development and professional further development.
• You bring experiences from practice, feedback from the network and changing needs into the further professional and conceptual development of ZämeHalt.

What you bring to advance us

• Completed training in social work, social pedagogy, psychology, medicine or a comparable psychosocial profession
• Experience in working with children, adolescents and families
• Interest in development- and attachment-oriented as well as group therapeutic work
• Enjoyment in combining therapeutic, organisational and leadership-related tasks
• Independent, structured and responsible working style as well as good cooperation and communication skills
• Experience in working with people with refugee and migration experiences as well as in group work or group therapy is an advantage
• Leadership experience is welcome; equally important is the willingness to take on leadership responsibility and to further develop the management function together with the offer

Benefits

Family friendliness

Do you want to balance family and work well? With our in-house nursery directly on the premises of the Cantonal Hospital, we support you in achieving a healthy work-life balance that not only works but also feels good.

Work-life balance

Your life is versatile and we understand that. Whether part-time, job sharing (also in leadership positions), extended maternity leave, unpaid leave or additional holidays instead of a 13th monthly salary: we create flexible solutions with you.

Pension benefits

We think ahead with you. With an employer contribution of 60% to pension fund contributions, we already take care of your future today so that you are well secured in retirement and your quality of life is maintained.

Accommodation

Are you new to Schaffhausen or need temporary accommodation? No problem. We provide furnished rooms if needed, uncomplicated, close to the workplace and perfect for your start.

Employee parking & REKA vouchers

You can reach us easily by bus, train or car. Numerous employee parking spaces are available near the hospital at attractive conditions. Public transport instead of a car? We think that’s great and reward you with REKA vouchers with up to 20% discount.

Further training

Do you want to know more, be able to do more, make more of a difference? We offer you a variety of internal training opportunities for your next step, your thirst for knowledge and your personal development.

Questions about the application

Stefan Herberich Deputy Head HRM / Head HR Consulting stefan.herberich@spitaeler-sh.ch

Questions about the position

Jan-Christoph Schaefer Senior Physician Child and Adolescent Psychiatry jan-christoph.schaefer@spitaeler-sh.ch

Application process

Online application

Your application reaches us directly via our online portal.

Review & feedback

We will review your documents promptly and inform you about the next steps.

Personal meeting

If there is a first interview, you will learn more about us and we about you.

Insight into the department

You will get to know your potential team and your working environment.

The Schaffhausen Hospitals as an employer

The Schaffhausen Hospitals include the Cantonal Hospital, the Psychiatric Services, the Radiology and Cardiology Posthof Neuhausen practices as well as the Neurology Practice Schaffhausen Centre. With over 1,700 employees, we ensure the extended medical and nursing basic care of the Schaffhausen region. Annually, we care for about 11,000 inpatient and 90,000 outpatient patients. In addition, we are an important training centre in the canton.