Head of School Social Work for Secondary Schools

About the job

80–90 %

from 1 January 2027 or by arrangement

in dual leadership

Your responsibility

• You lead the school social work service for secondary schools together with a second leader and take responsibility for the joint management and further development of the service.
• Together you manage around 29 school social workers at 20 school locations (supervising approximately 14 employees including personnel management as well as about 10 school locations).
• You lead and support the decentralised team both individually and as a whole team and create good conditions for effective school social work.
• You take on the organisational leadership of the school social work service and ensure clear processes and good collaboration.
• You support the school social workers with professional questions and in challenging situations.
• Together with the specialist commission and the team, you shape the professional and strategic development of the school social work service.
• You maintain active collaboration with school management as well as with relevant specialist offices and professional networks.

Your background

• You hold a Master’s degree in Social Work or a Bachelor’s degree with corresponding additional qualifications.
• You bring sound expertise in school social work and/or in counselling young people and families, as well as good knowledge of the child and youth welfare system.
• You have leadership experience or leadership potential and can imagine shared leadership responsibility with clear division of tasks.
• You work cooperatively and reliably and understand how to bring together different perspectives.
• You treat employees and various stakeholders with respect, solution orientation, and on an equal footing.
• You communicate clearly, confidently, and appropriately for the audience – both orally and in writing.
• You are well organised, work independently and efficiently, and keep an overview even with diverse demands.

For questions about the position

Franziska Gengenbach
Head of Office for Child, Youth and Disability Services
061 552 17 90

For questions about the application process

Stephan Imhof
HR Consultant
061 552 50 90

Office for Child, Youth and Disability Services

The Office for Child, Youth and Disability Services (AKJB) is a department of the Directorate of Education, Culture and Sport. The AKJB is committed to children, young people and people with disabilities. The staff are dedicated to effective support services. These accompany them through everyday life and difficult life situations. The goals are to promote development, self-determination and equal participation in society through needs-based and high-quality services.

What else you should know

Help shape the future of school social work! In this versatile leadership role, you will share responsibility with a second leader for an important and effective service. You lead a committed, decentralised team and have the opportunity to actively contribute to the professional and strategic development of school social work.