School Social Worker Upper Secondary Obfelden 65%

25 March 2026
65%
Obfelden

Job summary

Join the Oberstufe Obfelden as a Schulsozialarbeiter/in (65%). Enjoy a collaborative work environment with great benefits.

Tasks

Support children, youth, and parents in social and educational matters.
Conduct interventions during crises and conflicts in classes.
Collaborate with the school team and support a trainee.

Skills

A degree in social work and experience in school social work required.
Expertise in counseling, prevention, and crisis intervention.
Independent and interdisciplinary working style essential.

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About the job

School Social Worker Upper Secondary Obfelden 65%

Good for life– that is our motto. The Office for Youth and Career Counseling Canton Zurich, branch office of the districts Affoltern, Dietikon, Horgen, operates a regional school social work office. On behalf of schools, it is responsible for the personnel, professional, and administrative management of school social workers. To ensure a low-threshold school social work service, the workplaces are located in the individual school communities.

For the upper secondary level in Obfelden, we are looking for a school social worker starting August 17, 2026, or by arrangement.

You advise and support children and adolescents, parents, and teachers in educational and social matters. In crises and conflicts, you conduct interventions in classes and groups. As far as possible, you also carry out prevention and project work. You work with the school team and other specialist offices. Additionally, you take on the multi-year supervision of an employee in training.

For this role, we require a completed degree in social work at the university of applied sciences level as well as professional experience in school social work or with children and adolescents. You have skills in counseling, prevention, crisis intervention, and project work, as well as an independent and interdisciplinary working style. Ideally, you have completed a specialist course in practical training.

We offer you a versatile, interesting, and independent activity with an annual working time (compensation for school holidays through increased hours during the school term). You will receive professional support from a professional, collegial SSA team. The employment conditions correspond to the cantonal guidelines.

For further information, please contact Martin Graf, Head of the Regional School Social Work Office, Tel. 043 259 92 39. Additional information can be found at www.ajb.zh.ch.

Have we sparked your interest? Then we look forward to receiving your complete online application.