Consultant / Peer Coach 10-20%

«For every child in Switzerland a fulfilled childhood and a self-determined, responsible upbringing.»

This is our vision and currently around 200 employees and over 1000 volunteers throughout Switzerland are committed to it with great dedication and passion. With our services such as the emergency number 147, parent letters, application trainings, media usage workshops and many more, we support children and adolescents as well as their parents daily.

In 2023, Pro Juventute introduced collegial leadership as an organizational form. Decisions are made in circles. Responsibility is distributed across roles instead of being concentrated with hierarchical superiors. We place great value on participation, leadership, communication, and transparency throughout the entire team.

Would you also like to help shape and have a positive impact on children and young people in Switzerland? Then strengthen our innovative chat counseling "Chatting with Peers" in Zurich (approx. 6 hours per week, every Wednesday evening 6:00 pm - 10:30 pm with an hourly wage plus evening allowance).

We look forward to your application!

• You build and lead a peer counseling team of 6-8 young adults (17 to max. 25 years old) at our Zurich location
• You accompany and support 3-4 peer counselors during chat sessions in our premises and take over ongoing chats in crisis situations to possibly refer the young people seeking advice to the official help system
• You plan and conduct annual status assessments with the peer counselors
• You plan and coordinate the deployments of the peer counselors as well as joint activities
• You are responsible for recruiting more young adults as peer counselors and train them according to our professional concept
• You exchange in monthly case supervisions with the national person responsible for peer counseling

• Tertiary degree in psychology or social work
• Several years of practical experience in youth work, residential youth care, or youth psychiatry as well as experience in supporting young people in difficult situations and crises
• Further training in solution-oriented counseling or comparable qualification
• German spoken and written as well as proficient in MS Office applications
• Independent, solution-oriented, resilient personality with strong relational skills and good knowledge of the life worlds of the target group

• Meaning in your daily work! Your work always has an impact, whether directly or indirectly, on the well-being of children and young people in Switzerland.
• Highly motivated team that works together
• Time to recharge: 6 weeks per year
• 6 weeks paternity leave / 20 weeks maternity leave (from 2nd year of service)

Sounds exciting? Then we look forward to your application soon!