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Mentor (m/f/d)

Full-time
Überlingen | Salem
September 2026

Personal strengths and characteristics

  • Pastoral Care & Guidance: You will lead and care for a group of students at one of our campus locations (on-site residency required).
  • Mentorship: You will act as the primary point of contact for your "wing" (residential group), providing support in all aspects of life and serving as an empathetic learning coach.
  • Residential Responsibility: You will take on duties beyond the residential wing, including supervision, student guilds ("Innungen"), and the organization of weekend activities.
  • Cooperation: You will maintain close communication and collaboration with parents as well as the students' respective teachers.
  • Team Participation: You will actively participate in regular staff meetings and pedagogical conferences.

Education and qualifications

  • Education: You hold a relevant degree or qualification in (social) pedagogy or a related field.
  • Languages: Proficiency in either English or German with at least a basic fluency in the other langauge are necessary. 
  • Experience & Flexibility: You have experience in working with young people and the flexibility and enthusiasm to engage in a vibrant community.
  • Educational Philosophy: You are familiar with reformist educational theories and possess the commitment to putting these into practice in everyday life with adolescents.
  • Intercultural Competence: You enjoy working with students from diverse cultural backgrounds.
  • Extracurricular Engagement: You are eager to lead and support a variety of extracurricular student activities.

Salem Benefits

  • Living & Housing: We offer a subsidized apartment in close proximity to your residential group ("wing").
  • Relocation service: We are happy to support you by covering part of your relocation costs upon agreement.
  • Creative Freedom: A wide range of opportunities to actively shape school and boarding life.
  • Team Culture: A pleasant atmosphere within an open-minded and forward-looking team.
  • Financial Security: Compensation based on the TV-L, including special bonuses and an employer-funded pension scheme.
Contribute yourself and your personal strengths
Whether it's hiking or another hobby, use your interests to accompany and support our pupils in programmes and projects.
Become part of our international working and living community
Look forward to an environment that embraces diversity, mutual support and shared learning.
Your further development is important to us
We support you in your professional and personal development – whether it's further education or training.
Benefit from a strong network
Round Square, DIV or "Looking over the fence" – we are part of diverse networks and actively promote exchange beyond our organisation.
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What makes Salem special

Schule Schloss Salem is a state-approved boarding school with around 280 employees. Since 1920, we have been working in the spirit of our founder Kurt Hahn with a clear goal: to shape personalities. We support young people from over 40 countries in taking on responsibility, experiencing community and developing their individual talents. To achieve this, we need employees who are professionally competent – but above all who work with passion, openness and heart. What makes Salem special is not only our students, but also our team: people who enjoy working in an international environment, contributing ideas and actively shaping the school and boarding school. And best of all, away from campus, one of the most beautiful regions in Germany awaits you. Lake Constance and the Alps offer water and winter sports, diverse culture and a high quality of life.
Standort Schloss Salem
Salem International College (Überlingen):

Contact


Natalie Lander
Rekrutierung pädagogischer Mitarbeitende

Tel.: +49 7553 919 - 516