School Social Worker, 55% to 60% / Total Annual Working Time 39 SW
Wädenswil
Key information
- Publication date:07 August 2025
- Workload:55 – 60%
- Contract type:Unlimited employment
- Place of work:Wädenswil
Job summary
Join our team as a School Social Worker in Wädenswil! Enjoy a supportive work environment with great benefits.
Tasks
- Support students with academic and personal challenges.
- Plan and execute preventive projects and measures.
- Collaborate with teachers and parents for student integration.
Skills
- Degree in Social Work or related field; experience preferred.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently and in a team.
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School Social Worker, 55% to 60% / Total Annual Working Time 39 SW
We are looking for you to support our specialist team in school social work.
Wädenswil is an attractive city on Lake Zurich; it has about 25,000 inhabitants. Around 2,000 students are taught at the primary school in six school units. We are easily accessible by public transport.
For our students in the Untermosen school unit, we are looking for an engaged and qualified
School Social Worker, 55% to 60% / Total Annual Working Time 39 SW
Are you looking for an independent and challenging position with opportunities for design? Do you enjoy working with children and young people, parents, as well as teaching and support staff, and do you like to take on responsibility? Then we offer you an exciting and interesting challenge. Professional support and networking with other professionals as well as with the individual schools are guaranteed.
Your main tasks
- Counseling and support for learners with school and personal problems
- Planning and implementation of preventive projects and measures
- Collaboration and exchange with teaching and specialist staff, school social work, support, school management, parents, and external partners
- Promotion of social competence and integration of students
- Crisis intervention and conflict resolution
Your profile
- Completed studies in social work, social pedagogy, or socio-cultural animation (FH or HF)
- Completed specialist training in school social work is an advantage
- Experience in experiential education and interdisciplinary work
- Professional experience in the school environment, parent work, or in child and youth work is an advantage
- Knowledge in counseling and conversation management
- Competencies in solution-oriented individual counseling with children and adults as well as in the support
of group-specific processes
- Empathy, strong communication skills, and assertiveness
- Ability to work independently
- Team player
- You are resilient, balanced, proactive, and appreciate networked collaboration.
- A varied and responsible activity in a motivated team
- Room for design opportunities within the framework of social pedagogical work
- Opportunities for further training and education
- A pleasant working atmosphere
- Convenient transport connections
