Social Pedagogue in training (60-70%)

Are you motivated to pedagogically accompany young women* on a part of their life journey? Are you interested in developing yourself personally? Do you feel like engaging with the themes of the young women*? Do you keep a cool head in demanding situations? Do you bring a good dose of humor? Then you have come to the right place!

We are looking for as of 1 August 2027 for all three residential groups

Social Pedagogue in training (60-70%) ##

Sonnegg is a non-profit institution with service contracts from the Confederation and the Canton of Bern. Our offering supports normally talented young women* between the ages of 14 and 18 who exhibit a high need for support as well as school absenteeism due to various behavioral abnormalities and personality development disorders. To accompany them, Sonnegg has developed a specialized, well-coordinated interdisciplinary setting (living-school-therapy) as a unique selling point. The goal is to prepare the young women* in the best possible way for their personal and professional independence. Sonnegg works according to the "KOSS"/ Kitty Cassée methodology as well as on the basis of "Nonviolent Communication"/ M. Rosenberg and represents a trauma-sensitive attitude.

Your tasks

• Accompanying and promoting 6 young women* in everyday life in the residential groups
• Taking over case management for one young woman* in the key worker system
• Cooperation with team leadership, school, and therapist to implement the development planning according to the -KOSS- methodology
• Parental work and communication with referring agencies
• Participation in night shifts, holiday, and weekend shifts

Your profile

• ongoing or completed admission to an HF/FH for social pedagogy
• At least 25 years old
• Interest in the -KOSS- methodology and a trauma-sensitive working attitude
• Resilience, humor, and interest in working with young women*
• Gender awareness and interest in lobbying for young women*

We offer

• an extraordinary social pedagogical task, in which your relational offering represents one of the supporting pillars for the personal development of the young women*
• possibility to bring in your own interests and creative opportunities
• interdisciplinarity at eye level (living, school, therapy)
• regular PA conversations as well as exchange formats among the students
• various internal formats (social pedagogical forum, KOSS introduction, general forum, interdisciplinary case discussion, psychiatric case discussions, supervision as well as internal further training)
• employment conditions according to the cantonal guidelines of the Canton of Bern
• necessary overtime during school weeks is compensated during school holidays, i.e. usually 8 non-working weeks/ year
• 15 study days per year credited as working time
• weekend services are rotated between the three residential groups
• meals in the residential group during the shift (without deductions)
• coffee/ tea, fruit and snacks are freely available
• good public transport connection and less than 30min from Bern station
• free parking, break room and relaxation room for employees

Your application
We look forward to receiving your complete application documents, which you please send to Frau Carmen Aebersold/ Teamleitung Wohnen (Terra) via e-mail: carmen.aebersold@sonnegg-belp.ch . Should you have any questions, Frau Aebersold can be reached by telephone at the number 031 818 83 86.