Kindheitspädagog*in HF — Stadt Zürich

Full description

The Kita Mattenhof is looking for 1. November 2026 or by agreement a motivated and committed personality.

Tasks

• You create a differentiated, binding pedagogical everyday life based on the educational concept, which gives the child security and space for his or her own development and puts the focus on relationship work.
• In everyday life, you promote the individual development of each child as well as the community in the group.
• You will work in the evaluation and reflection of everyday pedagogical life as part of the quality development and take on the tasks in the area of pedagogical quality assurance on the groups.
• You work closely with parents and specialists, organize parent evenings and other events together with your colleagues and take on special tasks.
• You accompany and support in everyday life prospective childhood educators HF and learners during the training specialist care.

Profile

• Childhood Education HF, Social Education/Social Work HF/FH or equivalent degree
• Experience in situation- and education-oriented day-care pedagogy (BuLG, Situational Approach, Pikler)
• Ability to work self-organized and structured
• Independent, communicative and resilient personality who likes to take responsibility
• Excellent administrative and organizational skills as well as an experienced handling of IT

We offer

A challenging, varied challenge in a dynamic and pedagogically oriented environment, where working with the children is the focus. In our organization, we maintain open and transparent communication. We offer a flat hierarchy – embedded in the administration –, agile structures, self-responsibility, a learning culture and an appreciative approach in our organization.

About us

With around 2,200 employees, the Social Department of the City of Zurich works every day for a social Zurich. We are there for everyone and support children, young people and adults in different situations. We make an important contribution to social cohesion. And we contribute to a high quality of life in the neighbourhoods.

To accompany and support young children in their development in the important first years and thus give them a good foundation for their future life: we are committed to this with great commitment. In the city of Zurich, the childcare division of the social institutions and companies operates 11 daycare centres, a crisis intervention group and a residential group for infants, a family meeting place and at two locations "accompanied visiting meeting places" for families in conflictive separation situations.

In the daycare center Mattenhof, 36 day places are currently offered for children from three months to kindergarten admission as well as places for children with special care. Cross-group work in which children from different cultures can discover the world by including aspects of early childhood education, care and education is the pedagogical focus.

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