Head of Department Professional Guardianship 80-100%
Zentrum für Soziales Hochdorf und Sursee
Hochdorf
Key information
- Publication date:10 November 2025
- Workload:80 – 100%
- Contract type:Unlimited employment
- Place of work:Hochdorf
The Center for Social Affairs is one of the largest associations of its kind in Switzerland. On behalf of 28 municipalities with a catchment area of over 100,000 people, we are actively engaged, low-threshold, and networked in the following areas: Child and Adult Protection Authority (KESB), professional guardianship, social counseling, mother and father counseling, addiction counseling, and school social work.
Head of Department Professional Guardianship 80-100%
In the professional guardianship department, we are looking for a:
Tasks
Tasks in the overall operational context of the municipal association
- Participation in the management of the Center for Social Affairs
- External communication of the department in coordination with the management
- Active participation in operational development and quality management
- Targeted, effective, and sustainable completion of assigned tasks, especially the political and operational service mandate
Tasks within the scope of personnel management at both locations (Hochdorf and Sursee)
- Personnel management, promotion, and support of employees
- Ensuring quality, knowledge transfer, and professional development
- Design of workflows, processes, and data protection concepts
- Collaboration with KESB (e.g., quality circles) and other stakeholders
Tasks in client work
- Managing mandates in child and adult protection
- Safeguarding the legal, financial, and personal interests of clients
- Collaboration with specialist agencies, institutions, and authorities
- Work according to a systemic approach and recognized professional standards (SVBB, universities)
Requirements
- Tertiary degree in law, social work, or psychology
- Additional qualification and/or many years of experience in leadership
- Several years of professional experience in the fields of child and adult protection
- High reliability and resilience
- Conflict management and assertiveness
- Knowledge in controlling, quality management, and operational development
- Integrative, mature, and loyal personality
Offer
An exciting and unusual activity in an innovative and committed team.
We foster openness, collegiality, and a high sense of responsibility. Our workplaces are modern and close to the SBB train station. You will find contemporary employment conditions with us, as well as opportunities for further training and supervision.
We foster openness, collegiality, and a high sense of responsibility. Our workplaces are modern and close to the SBB train station. You will find contemporary employment conditions with us, as well as opportunities for further training and supervision.
If you have any questions, Lea König, HRM specialist, is happy to assist you by phone: 041 914 34 29. We look forward to receiving your application documents.
