Social Pedagogical Key Worker MNA 70-80% in Zurich-Oerlikon (m/f/d)
Caritas Schweiz Inland, Caritas Schweiz
Zürich-Oerlikon
Key information
- Publication date:23 January 2026
- Workload:70 – 80%
- Place of work:Zürich-Oerlikon
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Social Pedagogical Key Worker MNA 70-80% in Zurich-Oerlikon (m/f/d)
Since March 2024, Caritas Switzerland has been operating asylum centers at various locations in the canton of Zurich on behalf of the canton. As a social pedagogical specialist and key worker, you are responsible for the personal and age-appropriate care, support, and integration of unaccompanied minor asylum seekers at the MNA center on Regensbergstrasse in Zurich-Oerlikon.
Your tasks
- Social pedagogical and psychosocial support and care of the young people within the framework of the key worker system
- Promotion of the young people in various areas of life (school, leisure, health, money management) with individual goals and goal reviews
- Development of needs-based daily structures and leisure activities for and with the young people
- Promotion of social and self-competence, independence, and psychological and social integrity as well as establishing a binding framework for communal living
- Crisis intervention and conflict resolution
- Active interdisciplinary coordination and planning within the team (including close cooperation with the guardianship of the minor youths)
- Budget responsibility according to the implementation guidelines of the canton of Zurich and the requirements of Caritas Switzerland, as well as preparing the accounts
- External networking with cooperation partners and organizations
- Co-responsibility for creating a good house atmosphere and for compliance with the house rules and safety in the center
Our requirements
- Completed recognized social pedagogical training (or equivalent)
- Experience in the migration field and/or youth work desirable
- Very good German skills, additional foreign language skills are an advantage
- Intercultural competence
- Willingness and flexibility to work varying hours (shift/weekend work)
- High sense of responsibility and quality awareness for working with vulnerable, at-risk youth
- Initiative, independence, teamwork skills, and assertiveness
- High resilience and ability to cope with stress
- Good Microsoft Office skills
- Impeccable reputation
Work location: Canton of Zurich (Oerlikon)
We thank you for your interest and look forward to receiving your application by
February 5, 2026, via the online portal.
Start date: immediately or by arrangement
Caritas offers attractive employment conditions and an open working atmosphere at the heart of social issues. For the active development and implementation of digital transformation, we rely on employees with a digital and agile mindset who enjoy participating in change processes.
For information about this position, please contact Ms. Gudrun Michel, Co-Head of the Asylum Center, gmichel@caritas.ch.
Caritas offers attractive employment conditions and an open working atmosphere at the heart of social issues. For the active development and implementation of digital transformation, we rely on employees with a digital and agile mindset who enjoy participating in change processes.
For information about this position, please contact Ms. Gudrun Michel, Co-Head of the Asylum Center, gmichel@caritas.ch.
We thank you for your interest and look forward to receiving your application by
February 5, 2026, via the online portal.
