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Team Leader and Socio-Pedagogical Contact Person 80 - 100% (m/f/d), Uster
- 03 March 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- Uster
Job summary
Join Caritas Switzerland in Uster, leading social work efforts. Contribute to a supportive work culture focused on community solidarity.
Tasks
- Lead and guide the MNA housing team through challenges.
- Support youth in areas like school, health, and finances.
- Facilitate team meetings and promote staff development.
Skills
- Completed recognized social education training required.
- Strong leadership and communication skills essential.
- Fluency in German and intercultural competence beneficial.
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Doing the right thing. In Switzerland and in around 20 countries on four continents. Join us in committing to the vision of a solidarity-based society, as
Team Leader and Socio-Pedagogical Contact Person 80 - 100% (m/f/d), Uster
Caritas Switzerland has been operating asylum centers for families, individuals, and unaccompanied minor asylum seekers (MNA) at currently six locations in the canton of Zurich on behalf of the Cantonal Social Office Zurich (KSA) since March 2024.
In this responsible role, you combine leadership skills with socio-pedagogical expertise and actively shape the development of the team and youth.
Your tasks
Leadership tasks
- Professional and personnel leadership and advice of the MNA residential group team, solution-oriented intervention in problems, conflicts, and challenges
- Planning of personnel deployment according to personnel requirements planning in coordination with the center management
- Participation in the recruitment of additional staff in the team
- Preparation and follow-up as well as conducting team and house meetings including case discussions
- Promotion of the professional development of employees
- Representation of the residential group towards internal and external bodies
Specialist tasks
- Socio-pedagogical and psychosocial support and care of the youth
- Promotion of the youth in various areas of life (school, leisure, health, finances, etc.) with individual, resource- and competence-oriented objectives
- Crisis intervention and conflict resolution
Our requirements
- Completed recognized socio-pedagogical training (or equivalent)
- Experience in the migration field and/or youth work desirable
- Strong leadership and communication skills
- Very good German skills, additional foreign language skills are an advantage
- Intercultural competence
- Willingness to work varying hours
- High sense of responsibility and quality awareness
- Initiative and independence
- High resilience, ability to cope with stress, and assertiveness
- Good Microsoft Office skills
- Impeccable reputation
Workplace is Canton Zurich (Uster).
Start date: immediately
Caritas offers attractive employment conditions and an open working atmosphere in a committed team. 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 Mr. René Stirnemann, Deputy Head of MNA Asylum Center Uster, phone +41 079 509 77 75.
We thank you for your interest and look forward to receiving your application by 16.03.2026 via the online portal.
Start date: immediately
Caritas offers attractive employment conditions and an open working atmosphere in a committed team. 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 Mr. René Stirnemann, Deputy Head of MNA Asylum Center Uster, phone +41 079 509 77 75.
We thank you for your interest and look forward to receiving your application by 16.03.2026 via the online portal.
