Kanton Zürich
Horgen
Social Worker at kjz Dietikon 60 - 80%
- 05 September 2026
- 60 – 80%
- Horgen
About the job
Social Worker at kjz Dietikon 60 - 80%The Office for Youth and Career Counselling of the Canton of Zurich, branch office for the districts of Affoltern, Dietikon, Horgen, is a cantonal centre of expertise offering professional support in the areas of family/youth and career counselling. The Child and Youth Welfare Centre (kjz) is a counselling centre for families, parents, young people, children and toddlers and operates on the basis of the Child and Youth Welfare Act of the Canton of Zurich.
For our kjz team in Dietikon, we are looking for a social worker from 1 November 2026 or by arrangement.
Belonging, meaningfulness and competence
We are a well-coordinated team with a lot of professional expertise, humour and creativity. We support each other, enjoy working interdisciplinarily and are committed to child protection.
Tasks
You will advise and support children, young people and parents within the framework of child protection measures in case management as well as on a voluntary basis. In addition, you will carry out assessments in cases of suspected child welfare endangerment on behalf of the Child and Adult Protection Authorities (KESB). You will perform your tasks in cooperation with family systems, authorities, schools as well as other institutions and specialist agencies.
Profile
You have a degree in Social Work (FH) and bring experience in youth and family support. We are looking for a solution-oriented and resilient personality with high social skills, an appreciative attitude and enjoyment of teamwork. Administrative tasks as well as the preparation of reports and case notes come easily to you.
Benefits
We offer you a meaningful, varied and demanding activity in an exciting and interdisciplinary field of work. We will provide you with thorough induction, as child protection means teamwork and support from management. Internal training opportunities are available and of course we also contribute to external training. The employment conditions correspond to the cantonal guidelines.
We look forward to receiving your application.
For further information, please contact Urs Brändli, Head of Social Work and Mandates, Tel. 043 259 93 19.
Please submit your complete application documents via the application tool. Applications by email will not be considered.
