Kanton Zürich
Zürich
Community Worker 50%
- 10 November 2026
- 50%
- Zürich
About the job
Community Worker 50%The Office for Youth and Career Counselling of the Canton of Zurich, the administrative office for the districts of Affoltern, Dietikon, and Horgen, is a cantonal centre of expertise offering professional support in the fields of family/youth and career counselling. Community work is organised as a regional office and provides its services in all three districts.
For the Dietikon district, we are seeking a community worker starting 1 April 2027 or by arrangement.
Community work operates through access via territorial, functional, and categorical communities. With its socio-spatial knowledge, community work complements and supports the work of individual and family assistance in the sense of universal and selective prevention.
You plan, initiate, and accompany projects with the aim of developing the community in a targeted, forward-looking, and holistic manner and further shaping the social space involving the stakeholders. You lead temporary development aid and development work and understand community work as a dynamic, controlled, and cooperative process. You work interdisciplinarily with internal and external specialist agencies, authorities, and affected stakeholders. You focus on the thematic priorities of early support and the promotion of young people transitioning from school to vocational education, as well as secondary schools.
You have a completed university of applied sciences degree in social work or socio-cultural animation with additional training (e.g. in community work, regional development, organisational consulting) and bring experience in group moderation, participatory processes, and project work. We are looking for a creative, goal-oriented, and negotiation-skilled personality with high social and self-competence.
We offer you a varied and responsible role in an interdisciplinary field of work. You will be part of a professional, committed, and collegial team. The employment conditions correspond to cantonal guidelines. The workplace is located in the Child and Youth Welfare Centre in Horgen and is very well accessible by public transport.
ApplicationTake the next step in your professional career with us and send us your application via our online tool. We look forward to receiving your dossier!
Any questions? Christian Stauffacher, Managing Director, is happy to answer any questions about the role at Tel: 043 259 92 50.
We do not consider applications from personnel service companies for this position.
