Director

Director (80-100%)
The Schulpsychologischer Dienst des Kantons St. Gallen (SPD) is a counseling service for students, their parents and teachers, as well as for school management and school authorities. Around 90 people work at the central office, the seven regional offices and the crisis intervention group. Further information can be found at
As of 1. February 2027 or by arrangement we are looking for:
Director (80-100%)
You are responsible for the professional and operational management of the SPD. You chair the executive management as well as the management conference and are an advisory member of the board. In the latter function, you help shape the strategy of the SPD.
You ensure the professional fulfillment of the tasks and the further development of the service and represent it externally, representing it in specialist committees and commissions as well as in the public and politics. In addition, there is the possibility to work with a smaller workload as a school psychologist.
You are a leadership-experienced, independent and resilient personality with experience and a corresponding network in the educational landscape. You combine high leadership competence with the innovative development of the service. You are proactive, communicative and willing to make decisions. A convincing appearance and high social competence are a matter of course for you. For this demanding task, you have a university degree in psychology and a specialist title in child and adolescent psychology or an equivalent qualification.
The SPD is managed as an independent institution in the canton. The management therefore also includes economic management and financial responsibility.
Are you interested? Further information will be gladly provided by the President of the SPD (Tel. ) or the current job holder Dr. Wettach (Tel. ).
We look forward to receiving your application documents. Please send these as a PDF file to: Herr , Präsident Schulpsychologischer Dienst des Kantons , Washingtonstrasse 34, 9400 Rorschach. jpid301de06jm jit0833jm jiy26jm