Caritas Schweiz Inland, Caritas Schweiz
Uster
Head of Asylum Centre 100% (m/f/d)
- 24 September 2026
- 100%
- Uster
Job summary
Join Caritas Switzerland as the head of the asylum center! This role offers a chance to make a difference in a supportive environment.
Tasks
- Implement the social service contract from the Canton of Zurich.
- Oversee care, integration, and safety for unaccompanied minors.
- Manage personnel planning, development, and budget responsibilities.
Skills
- Degree in social sciences or business; experience in social pedagogy.
- Strong leadership and communication skills in German.
- Intercultural competence and conflict intervention skills.
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About the job
Doing the right thing. In Switzerland and in around 20 countries on four continents. Join us in our commitment to the vision of a solidaristic society, as
Head of Asylum Centre 100% (m/f/d)
Caritas Switzerland has been operating asylum centres for families, individuals and unaccompanied minor asylum seekers (UMAS) at several locations in the canton of Zurich on behalf of the cantonal social office (KSA) since March 2024. Due to a replacement, we are looking for a committed and responsible centre manager for a UMAS centre.
Your tasks
- Implementation of the service mandate of the Cantonal Social Office Zurich (KSA) based on the individual contract of the location and framework contract for UMAS residential groups as well as other regulations
- Responsibility for the accommodation, care, integration and safety of the minor asylum seekers (UMAS)
- Overall responsibility for personnel planning, personnel management and personnel development
- Financial responsibility for budgets and cost centres as well as for administrative processes and economical use of resources
- Responsibility for the quality of care, contract execution and documentation as well as for the implementation of work processes and structural adjustments
- Responsibility for the appropriate transmission of information and ensuring internal as well as external communication
- Cooperation with the canton, guardianship authority and other partnerships, central specialist department managements and other UMAS locations
Our requirements
- University or university of applied sciences degree in social sciences / business administration or comparable
- Further training in business administration and management of NPOs
- Several years of socio-pedagogical work experience in the care of UMAS as well as expertise in the asylum and migration sector
- Proven personnel management experience
- Experience in cooperation with authorities and partnerships
- Initiative, independence, assertiveness and decisiveness
- High resilience and ability to cope with pressure
- Entrepreneurial and networked thinking and acting
- Strong communication skills and very good German language skills
- Intercultural competences
- Conflict intervention competences
Workplace: Canton of Zurich
Start of work: By agreement
Caritas offers attractive employment conditions and an open working atmosphere at the heart of social issues. For the transformation towards role-based work, we rely on employees with a digital and agile mindset who enjoy participating in change processes and taking responsibility.
For information about this position, please contact Mr Giuseppe Sollazzi, Mandate Manager UMAS Centres, gsollazzi@caritas.ch .
We thank you for your interest and look forward to receiving your application via the online portal.
Start of work: By agreement
Caritas offers attractive employment conditions and an open working atmosphere at the heart of social issues. For the transformation towards role-based work, we rely on employees with a digital and agile mindset who enjoy participating in change processes and taking responsibility.
For information about this position, please contact Mr Giuseppe Sollazzi, Mandate Manager UMAS Centres, gsollazzi@caritas.ch .
We thank you for your interest and look forward to receiving your application via the online portal.
