Qualified Childcare Specialist (Federal Diploma of Vocational Education and Training)
The Central Switzerland regional office of the ECAP Foundation provides various educational programs for language support and the professional and social integration of migrants. In the Girotondo childcare center, children of participants in German and literacy courses receive professional care. This allows individuals with young children to attend a language course without having to organize additional childcare. Furthermore, we provide early language support, from which the children of our participants particularly benefit. The childcare center is open Monday to Thursday, mornings and afternoons, and on Friday mornings. The daycare center has 20 places available.
We are looking for qualified childcare specialists for our daycare center with a workload of 40-60%, effective immediately or by arrangement.
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Start14.09.2026
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Employment rate40- 60%
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EmploymentPermanent position
Area of responsibility
- Guidance and care for children in a dynamic group of 10 places, aged between 2 and 5 years.
- Support for linguistic development, particularly language support for children with a different native language
- Maintaining contact with parents and conducting annual progress reviews
- Assistance with organization and administration (daily schedules, weekly plans, substitutions)
- Guidance and care of the children
- Support for personal and language development
Requirements
- Completed training as a childcare specialist, kindergarten teacher, primary school teacher, social pedagogue, or an equivalent recognized qualification
- Professional experience as a specialist in a daycare center is preferred
- Interest in working within the field of integration
- The ability to remain calm even in hectic situations
- Commitment, initiative, motivation, warmth, and a sense of humor
- Enjoyment in implementing new and unconventional ideas
Work environment
- An exciting role in an intercultural environment outside of the traditional daycare routine
- Regular working hours with a lunch break during which the daycare center is closed
- A small, young, dynamic, and welcoming team
- An open, supportive, and appreciative atmosphere
- Significant creative freedom
- Workplace in a central location in Lucerne, with a bus stop directly in front of the building
Language skills
Brief profile
The ECAP Foundation is a non-profit, charitable institute for adult education and research that has been active in Switzerland since 1970.
Address
ECAP Zentralschweiz
Girotondo
Sternmattstr. 12A
6005 Luzern
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