After-school Care Manager

The Pfingstweid school was put into operation in summer 2019 and is run as an all-day school. In the 2025/26 school year, it comprises a total of 11 primary school classes and 4 kindergartens as well as 4 childcare facilities. In the Pfingstweid childcare, between 140 and 185 children are cared for daily in the all-day school model. The Pfingstweid school was put into operation in summer 2019 and is run as an all-day school. We orient ourselves towards the concepts of New Authority according to Chaim Omer and mixed-age learning according to Achermann and Gehrig. We live an equivalent networking of the areas of teaching and childcare.

Job description

• Co-shaping the childcare and leisure activities of the children at the kindergarten level in the all-day school model and holiday care
• Implementation of socio-pedagogical specialist competence in the all-day school operation
• Promotion and support of the children in cooperation with teachers and other specialists of the school team
• Participation in school development (working groups etc.) and in school events
• Implementation and further development of the pedagogical goals of the school

We offer

• The opportunity to take over the professional management of an innovative and committed childcare team
• a varied, versatile and independent activity
• Co-shaping the pedagogical profile of the school
• a multicultural, exciting environment
• modern, spacious infrastructure
• competent support by the management of childcare
• a contemporary employment according to the guidelines of the Department of Schools and Sports of the City of Zürich

Requirement profile

• Degree in Social Pedagogy/Social Work FH/HF or an equivalent training is mandatory
• Applications with a foreign diploma must include a Swiss diploma recognition
• with advantage professional experience in family-complementary childcare
• Experience in pedagogical and interdisciplinary cooperation
• Motivated, open, resilient personality with a positive view of humanity
• Flexibility as well as very good team and communication skills
• Joy in dealing with people of different cultures