Employee in Training (MAiA) Youth Work

About the job

Introduction

The city of Adliswil is a dynamic city with a high quality of life that has grown rapidly in recent years. With customer-friendly services, the administration is there for around 20,000 residents. 

Youth work in Adliswil - Langnau am Albis focuses on four main areas: youth center, project work, mobile youth work, and support. The focus is on young people who are encouraged in their creativity and personality development, as well as supported in difficult situations. In the two youth centers in Adliswil and Langnau, young people find a space to spend their free time, make contacts, and carry out their own or accompanied projects. 

We are looking for a March 1, 2027 or by arrangement a

Employee in Training (MAiA) Youth Work 60%

These are your tasks

With us, you are not simply "in training," but actively involved in shaping from the start. As a youth worker MAiA, you take responsibility together with your team for the youth centers in Adliswil and Langnau am Albis during your six to twelve-month assignment. You maintain contact with young people, support them in developing and implementing their own ideas as well as in their leisure activities, and advise them on individual issues. In doing so, you promote their social integration.

You will be introduced by your practical trainer to all areas of youth work in Adliswil and Langnau am Albis and can – depending on your interests – set your own priorities and help shape them.

In the open youth center, you take on presence times and actively build relationships with young people. After familiarization, you share responsibility for the center's operation with the team and help shape the center and team culture. You develop your own projects, implement them, and accompany young people in their endeavors as well as in personal matters. In addition, you participate in mobile youth work and occasionally take on leadership tasks. Additionally, you gain insights into community work as well as conceptual and administrative activities. You engage in public relations, actively network in the city of Adliswil and the Horgen district, and regularly attend team meetings, reflection sessions, and training discussions.

What we expect from you

You are in training (FH or HF) in the field of social work, social pedagogy, or socio-cultural animation and are eager to make a difference.

You approach people openly, have a sense of humor, and at the same time the necessary clarity and attitude in dealing with young people. You contribute your own ideas, take responsibility, and keep an overview even in lively situations.

You enjoy working independently, are at the same time a team player, and enjoy developing both professionally and personally.

Our offer to you

With us, you take on responsibility well accompanied and can really make a difference. You implement your own projects, contribute your ideas, and develop your very own priorities over time.

You become part of a committed, well-coordinated team that values open, supportive, and humorous collaboration. Joint events and honest exchange are part of our culture.

Youth work is embedded as one of four specialist areas in the Department of Youth and Community. This allows you to benefit from exciting interdisciplinary exchange in the socio-cultural field and have the opportunity to actively help shape cross-departmental cooperation projects.

At the same time, you gain solid practical experience in open youth work and develop both professionally and personally. 

Contact

Any questions will be gladly answered by Carolin Glosauer, Head of Youth and Community, phone 044 711 78 18.