Social Deacon with a Focus on Seniors
Key information
- Publication date:06 January 2026
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:Zürich
Job summary
Join the Reformierte Kirche Zürich, the largest community in Switzerland. This role offers a dynamic work environment with meaningful engagement.
Tasks
- Organize and manage activities for seniors like outings and social events.
- Provide social counseling and support for the elderly community.
- Collaborate with team members and contribute to community outreach efforts.
Skills
- Diaconal training or relevant education in social work required.
- Strong organizational skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office.
- Empathetic personality with a passion for working with seniors.
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The Reformed Church Community Zurich is the largest and most member-strong church community in Switzerland. With a wide range of meaningful fields of activity, the focus is on the person. The church community reaches a large number of people throughout the city with its offerings. It stands for the needs of a modern and diverse society with its innovative forms of church life.
The Church District Eleven belongs to the Church Community Zurich and includes the districts Affoltern ZH and Seebach. For our lively and committed diaconal team, we are looking for immediately or by arrangement a
Social Deacon with a Focus on Seniors
Your Tasks
We look forward to a new team member who wants to preserve proven practices and bring in new impulses. Together with two pastors, you will shape the senior work in Church District Eleven as follows:
- Organization and design of offers for seniors such as senior holidays & excursions, Glaubten lunch, 60+ afternoons, dance tea, etc.
- "Va bene" visiting service
- Social counseling for seniors
- Participation in communication and public relations work
- Active networking in the church district, the neighborhood, and the church community
- Enjoyment in accompanying and motivating volunteers
- Supervision of trainees
Your Profile
- Diaconal training (TDS / CAS Diakonie) and/or FH/HF Social Work / sociocultural animation / community animation
- Experience and joy in diaconal work in a church environment
- Team-oriented and trustworthy personality with pronounced social skills
- Empathetic and compassionate personality who enjoys working with older and elderly people
- Organizational talent with good Microsoft Office user skills
- Enjoyment in actively supporting and promoting employees in training
- Christian attitude and identification with the Reformed Church
We Offer
- Varied, independent, and responsible activity
- Opportunity to use versatile skills with personal responsibility and scope for design
- Modern infrastructure in the shared office and attractive social benefits
- Home office possible by arrangement
Are you our new team member? Then we look forward to your complete online application via the link.
Further Information about the Position
Alexandra Meier-Schmid, Team Leader Diakonie:
Phone +41 43 495 90 54 .
Address for Application
02.02.2026
