Employee for Sewing and Laundry 50-70% (Vocational Trainer)

• 29 October 2026
• 50 - 70%
• Permanent position
• Liebefeld

Steinhölzli Bildungswege supports young adults with special needs. Join a motivating team and enjoy structured work hours.

Tasks ##

• Guide and mentor learners in the laundry sector, including documentation.
• Take main responsibility for laundry operations and client interactions.
• Foster teamwork and support the integration of young individuals.

Skills ##

• Completed vocational training (e.g., tailoring, household) required.
• Strong interpersonal skills and empathy for diverse youth backgrounds.
• Effective communication and conflict resolution abilities needed.

Steinhölzli Educational Pathways offers young adults (aged between 15 and 25 years) with special structural needs training and support for professional and social integration.

Do you enjoy working in housekeeping/laundry and like to pass this on to young people? Perfect! You can expect regular working hours as well as a motivated team that is happy to share its knowledge and train young people.

To complement our team, we are looking for an employee for the sewing and laundry 50-70% (vocational trainer) from 1 February 2027 or by arrangement.

Your main tasks include:

• Guiding and supporting apprentices in the sewing room, about 20% (repair work, maintaining learning documentation, ordering materials, etc.)
• Taking main responsibility for the sewing area
• Guiding, supporting and promoting apprentices (or those in a preparatory vocational year) in practical work in the laundry
• Maintaining observation journals, writing reports
• Sharing responsibility for the training of apprentices (practical and written)
• Sharing responsibility for the execution of laundry orders
• Operating and advising customers
• Teamwork such as exchange, joint meetings, individual responsibilities, goal setting

What matters:

The foundation; you have interest and enjoyment in working with young people with special support needs

Professional basis; completed vocational training EFZ (tailor, housekeeping or comparable field) Very good sewing skills are a prerequisite. Very good oral and written German skills Maintaining a reliable working method with high quality awareness Personal resilience, ability to work in a team and good manners

Pedagogical qualification; completed vocational trainer course (40 hours) or willingness to complete it.

Social competence; empathy, active listening, patience and frustration tolerance, enjoyment in dealing with young people in their developmental phase, understandable and adapted knowledge transfer, ability to support and challenge, appreciation and respect, consistent behaviour, role model function (awareness of role)

Communication and support; clear, appreciative expression, constructive feedback culture, meeting young people at eye level

Conflict and problem-solving skills; recognising tensions and performance drops and addressing them in a de-escalating manner, seeking solutions with apprentices in case of difficulties (resource- and solution-oriented)

Intercultural and integrative competence; openness to diversity, prejudice-free interaction with young people from different cultural backgrounds, school backgrounds or different learning speeds

Promotion of team spirit; striving to integrate young people into the team and create a sense of belonging

What we offer you in return:

• a demanding, varied activity in a lively company.
• Participation in the development of learning materials
• Independent working method with scope for design in a competent and motivated team
• Regular working hours Monday to Friday
• Remuneration according to cantonal guidelines with good social benefits
• Public holidays off, 5-6 weeks holiday (depending on age)

For details about our organisation, please refer to our website: www.steinhoelzli.ch

We look forward to receiving your electronic or written application.

Steinhölzli Educational Pathways Mrs Neuhaus Edit Department Head Laundry Supply Hildegardstrasse 18 3097 Liebefeld [email protected] telephone information at: 031 978 21 90