Head of Dementia Care Unit 90 - 100%
Alterszentrum Lanzeln
Key information
- Publication date:01 August 2025
- Workload:90 – 100%
- Place of work:Stäfa
Job summary
Join the Gemeinde Stäfa and lead the modern Alterszentrum Lanzeln. Enjoy a supportive work environment with great benefits.
Tasks
- Manage and lead a care team of around 14 staff members.
- Organize and coordinate care processes and create duty rosters.
- Ensure professional, compassionate, person-centered care for residents.
Skills
- Completed nursing education with several years in long-term care.
- Strong organizational skills and initiative are essential.
- Excellent German language skills and solid IT abilities required.
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The municipality of Stäfa for you.
The Lanzeln Senior Center is a modern facility of the municipality of Stäfa and is awarded the label “Quality in General Palliative Care”. Centrally located and in close proximity to the lake with a view of the mountains, we offer 136 residents a beautiful home. We provide person-centered, resource-oriented care based on the principles of palliative care.
We are looking for a
Head of Dementia Care Unit 90 - 100%
Your tasks and perspectives
- Personnel and professional leadership of a care team of around 14 employees
- Organization and coordination of care processes as well as the creation of duty rosters
- Ensuring professional, empathetic, and person-centered care for residents within the framework of the key worker system
- Contact person for residents, their relatives, and key workers as well as for general practitioners and external institutions
- Implementation and collaboration in the further development of quality standards in cooperation with the internal quality team
- Active participation in care (approx. 20% workload)
What you bring
- Completed training as a qualified nurse, HF or FH
- Several years of experience in long-term care and ideally in a leadership role
- Completed leadership training or the willingness to complete it
- Advantageous: Experience with RAI LTCF and personnel deployment planning with PEPS
- Very good German language skills in spoken and written form as well as solid IT user skills
- Strong organizational talent and initiative
- High level of motivation, reliability, and sense of responsibility
- A sensitive understanding of the emotional and experiential world of people with dementia, combined with solid professional knowledge
- Good written and verbal expression skills in German
What we offer you
- Diverse and responsible tasks in a collegial, motivated team
- Professional support from an experienced support team
- No night shifts (separate night team)
- Attractive employment conditions with good remuneration
- Numerous fringe benefits (details on our homepage under “Jobs”)
- Extensive internal training and further education opportunities
- Employee discounts in the company-owned restaurant
