School Social Worker School Grüningen, 55%
Kanton Zürich
Grüningen
Key information
- Publication date:24 September 2025
- Workload:55%
- Place of work:Grüningen
Job summary
Join the team at Schule Grüningen as a Schulsozialarbeiter/in! Help make a positive impact on students and families.
Tasks
- Support students, parents, and teachers in social matters.
- Conduct interventions during crises and conflicts in classrooms.
- Collaborate on prevention projects with school leadership.
Skills
- Degree in Social Work and experience in school social work required.
- Strong communication skills are essential for this role.
- Ability to work independently and in an interdisciplinary manner.
Is this helpful?
Good for life – that is our motto. The Office for Youth and Career Counseling (AJB) is responsible for child and youth welfare as well as career counseling. Children, adolescents, and families are at the center of our work. We dedicate ourselves to them daily with great passion and commitment.
For the School Grüningen, we are looking for a school social worker (55%) starting January 1, 2026, or by agreement. You advise and support students, parents, and teachers in educational and social matters. In crises and conflicts, you conduct interventions in classes. Furthermore, you carry out prevention and project work. You collaborate with the school management, school teams, and specialist agencies.
You bring:
- a diploma from a university of applied sciences in social work
- professional experience in school social work or the CAS school social work with counseling experience at the interface of youth welfare and school
- skills in counseling, prevention, and intervention
- an independent and interdisciplinary way of working
- strong communication skills
- enjoyment in working with children and adolescents in the school environment
We offer you:
- a versatile, complex, and independent activity
- annual working time (presence at at least 3 working days per week during school weeks, the resulting overtime is compensated during school holidays).
- a professional team
- professional exchange and networking with other school social workers
- meaningful work for the Canton of Zurich including cantonal employment conditions and social benefits
Can we answer any further questions?
For further information, Marco Künzler, Head of Regional School Social Work, is available at Tel. 043 259 80 51 or marco.kuenzler@ajb.zh.ch.
Have we aroused your interest?
We look forward to receiving your complete application via the online tool to Ms. Stefanie Porcelli, Human Resources, Office for Youth and Career Counseling, Office of the districts Hinwil, Meilen, Pfäffikon, and Uster in Wetzikon. Only applications submitted through our online platform can be processed.
