Social Diaconate with a Focus on Youth / Young Adults (80%)
Key information
- Publication date:08 August 2025
- Workload:80%
- Contract type:Unlimited employment
- Place of work:Zürich
Job summary
The Reformed Church Community Zurich is Switzerland's largest church community. Join a vibrant team offering diverse programs that cater to modern society's needs.
Tasks
- Lead open youth work and build relationships with youth.
- Create participatory programs for young people and adults.
- Organize and support events like camps and workshops.
Skills
- Completed education in social work or similar, experience in youth work.
- Empathy and natural rapport with young individuals.
- Strong digital skills, including Microsoft Office and social media.
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The Reformed Church Community of Zurich is the largest and most member-rich church community in Switzerland. With a wide range of meaningful fields of activity, the focus is on the individual. The church community reaches a variety of people throughout the city with its offerings. It represents the needs of a modern and diverse society with its innovative forms of church life.
Social Diaconate with a Focus on Youth / Young Adults (80%)
The church district ten belongs to the church community of Zurich and includes the neighborhoods of Höngg, Oberengstringen, and Wipkingen West. To support our dedicated diaconal team, we are looking for you as of October 15, 2025, or by agreement.
Your Tasks
- Main responsibility for open youth work
- Relationship building with adolescents and young adults
- Development of needs-oriented, participatory offerings for adolescents and young adults
- Leading the middle school meeting on Wednesday afternoons
- Organization, implementation, and support of camps and offerings such as Snow Weekend, Surf Camp, and Wintertime
- Implementation of intergenerational, diaconal projects such as Sing-Along Christmas, Mobile Workshop
- Support of events within the framework of religious education for upper secondary school (rpg3)
- Training and promotion of youth leaders
Your Profile
- Completed training in socio-cultural animation, social work (FH), or comparable training with experience in youth work and/or adult education
- Social diaconal training desired or willingness to acquire it
- Competence for conceptual work as well as team and consensus ability
- Natural, empathetic approach to adolescents and young adults
- Ability to inspire, networked thinking, and pragmatic action
- Christian attitude that is expressed in the work
- Digital skills, especially in Microsoft Office and social media
- Willingness to work flexible hours, including evenings or weekends
- Affiliation with the Evangelical Reformed Church is desirable
We Offer
- Activity in a vibrant church district with a dedicated, young team and proven offerings
- Diverse and versatile activity with creative freedom and personal responsibility
- Flexible working hours and home office (possible by arrangement)
- Attractive infrastructure with a modern workplace, studio, lounge, youth room, and garden
Are you our new team member? Then we look forward to your complete online application via link .
General information about us can be found at www.reformiert-zuerich.ch .
Offers from personnel agencies will not be considered.
If you have questions, the following people will be happy to provide information:
Max Schäfer, Team Leader Youth / Young Adults, Phone +41 43 311 40 51
Max Schäfer, Team Leader Youth / Young Adults, Phone +41 43 311 40 51
Stefanie Siegrist, Operations Manager Church District Ten, Phone +41 43 311 40 62
General information about us can be found at www.reformiert-zuerich.ch .
Offers from personnel agencies will not be considered.
