Employee: Open Youth Work/Girls' Work

Töss is a church community in the south of Winterthur with about 1860 members. In addition to our church youth work, we operate open, religion-neutral youth work (OJA) under the mandate of the city of Winterthur and belong to the umbrella organisation "ju win".

Your Tasks

• You support the youth work leader in the team with other employees in running the open youth centre and caring for the young people (Wednesday afternoon, Friday afternoon / evening).
• You offer the young people support, low-threshold counselling and mediate suitable assistance if needed.
• You are primarily responsible for the offer of the girls' meeting (Friday afternoon) / the girls' work of the open youth centre.
• You participate to a suitable extent in city-wide projects of "ju win".

We Expect

• a completed, recognised qualification (FH) in the educational, social work, socio-cultural or social diaconal field, preferably with professional experience in working with children and young people.
• Enjoyment in working with children and young people of diverse cultural and religious backgrounds and respect for their background.
• Initiative and an independent personality with own ideas.
• A positive attitude towards the institution Reformed State Church.
• Interest in networking work and interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Flexibility and willingness to work weekends or evenings.
• Ability to work independently and administrative efficiency.
• Good PC skills 

We Offer You

• A versatile, independent and interesting job in a multicultural environment.
• A small youth work team on site and numerous opportunities for exchange with other open youth work teams.
• Partial integration into the parish convention with motivated employees and pastors.
• Support from committed volunteers and church council.
• Contemporary employment conditions according to the guidelines of the State Church.

Due to the focus of the position on girls' work, we will give preference to applications from female candidates.

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