A positioning aid for a magnetic device used for positioning a shuttering means, the magnetic device being movable between a position of use, in which said magnetic device is in contact with a ferromagnetic shuttering support, and a position of non-use, in which said magnetic device is spaced apart from the shuttering support, said positioning aid comprising at least one retaining device relative to which the magnetic device is supported against a holding force of said magnetic device, and further comprising at least one elastic support unit for producing a lifting force against said holding force so as to hold the magnetic device in the position of non-use. In order to be able to provide such positioning aids with a more compact structural design and to use them more universally, the present invention is so conceived that the magnetic device is firmly connected to the retaining device and that, at least in the position of non-use, the support unit is arranged between the retaining device and the shuttering support, at least along certain sections thereof.