Head of Children & Youth / Member of the Executive Board 80%

Shaping the future with humanity, professional expertise, and foresight

Understanding. Being understood. Being part of it.

Die Tanne, Schweizerische Stiftung für Taubblindheit, is the competence center for communication and perception. It accompanies people with deaf-blindness, autism, and multiple sensory impairments at every age.

With around 250 employees, the foundation offers differentiated education, living, working, therapy, and support services in Langnau am Albis. It stands for high professional standards, empathy, and innovative strength in curative and social pedagogy. For the area of Children and Youth, we are looking for an experienced and upright leadership personality with special education and business administration competence, who promotes development, provides orientation, and takes responsibility: for people, quality, and resources.

Your tasks

• Overall responsibility for the area of Children & Youth with the teams Special School, After-school Care, and Living in personnel, organizational, and financial terms
• Direct leadership of teachers, assistants, and residential group leaders
• Ensuring and further developing high pedagogical quality in close cooperation with the specialist center
• Promoting a professional, appreciative, and learning-oriented team culture
• Responsibility for admission, transition, and exit processes of children and youth
• Personnel planning in cooperation with the People & Culture department
• Representation of the area internally and externally, cooperation with legal guardians, institutions, specialist committees, as well as clients and payers
• Strategic co-design and further development of the foundation as a member of the Executive Board, as well as participation in cross-departmental projects

Your competencies

• Teaching diploma or university degree (at least Bachelor) in special education, social pedagogy, social work, educational science, or psychology
• Completed leadership training (e.g., CAS School Management)
• Several years of professional and leadership experience in a (special-)school environment
• Profound professional competence in dealing with complex pedagogical issues and individual development processes
• Leadership understanding based on trust, clarity, and cooperation
• High self-reflection, strong communication and relationship competence, as well as commitment in the implementation of joint decisions
• Ability to promote employees and actively shape changes

We offer

• Meaningful activity with strategic responsibility and scope for design
• Participation in the further development of a nationally leading institution in the field of deaf-blindness
• Interdisciplinary cooperation in a committed and professionally competent team
• An environment that promotes development - characterized by appreciation, collegiality, and professionalism
• Attractive employment conditions and above-average social benefits
• Generous financial participation in sports offers as well as promotion of health and well-being
• Nature-oriented workplace and easily accessible by public transport from HB Zürich

Your workplace

Alte Dorfstrasse 3D, Langnau am Albis, Schweiz

Interested?

Further information can also be found at www.tanne.ch .
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Do you have questions? I will be happy to answer them personally.

Glenda Meli
031 333 42 33
glenda.meli@iek.ch

iek Institut für emotionale Kompetenz AG
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