An interview with Daniel Schubiger on professions at LIPSCHULE
Is a school really a microcosm of society? It’s an idea that may have some merit when you consider the individual professions present in an educational institution. We spoke to Daniel Schubiger, Co-Managing Director at LIPSCHULE, about the people who dedicate themselves daily to the well-being of the students at Seestrasse 561.
Daniel Schubiger, what professions can we see at LIPSCHULE?
Everyone who works here is someone for whom relationships are important and a specialist in their role. The basic attitude of people who want to work with children and young people has to be that they have to love them, to enjoy accompanying, supporting, encouraging and challenging them, to talk to them and be there for them when they’re happy, worried or in need, and to actively listen to them. I want to emphasise that the list I’ve given is in no particular order.
But apart from that, you can find the following professions on site:
– Qualified teachers from kindergarten or basic/primary level up to and including secondary level 1
– Teachers of creative, textile and technical design
– Drama teacher and/or actor
– Art and creativity teacher
– Qualified chef
– Cleaning technology and services specialists VET
– Certified social care/childcare workers VET
– School administrator
– Managing Director
We also offer apprenticeships for the role of social care/childcare worker VET and will have two apprentices from academic year 2024/2025. In addition, we work with other specialists in the background to ensure the running of LIPSCHULE:
– Web designer and IT support
– Graphic designer
– Finance and accounting specialist
– Fiduciary specialis
– Concept and text editor for web, print or social media
– Marketing and communications specialist
– Facility management
In your opinion, do children and young people benefit from being in contact with different professions?
It’s important that children and young people have a contact person, such as their learning coach. This is a role that is primarily taken on by the main person responsible for teaching. As a day school, it’s important to us that everyone concerned, i.e. children, young people and adults, feel comfortable and happy to come here. There is very close contact, especially with the specialists who are on site. This applies whether out of professional interest or interest in the individual – as you know, one does not exclude the other. Young people in Cycle 3, i.e. in secondary level 1, have the opportunity to do trial days internally in these individual lines of work. Of course, we also support them in establishing further contacts via various networks.
What is particularly important for the individual professions when choosing an employer, and to what extent can LIPSCHULE meet these needs?
For professions that are on site every day, the following aspects are important: working in a team, short decision-making processes, attractive benefits from the employer, interesting opportunities to shape the working environment, a fair salary and a secure job. You would have to ask our employees whether we’re able to meet all of these needs😊. But in all seriousness, as an employer, we aim every day to create an encouraging working environment with authenticity and empathy, trust and responsibility, further training opportunities and scope to take the initiative, because we also want to develop the potential of our employees in a targeted manner. But the most important thing is that we are always grateful to our employees, children and young people and their parents.
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