Social Worker at kjz Regensdorf 80 - 90%
Kanton Zürich
Bülach
Key information
- Publication date:16 January 2026
- Workload:80 – 90%
- Place of work:Bülach
Job summary
Join the kjz Regensdorf team, dedicated to child and youth welfare. Enjoy a supportive work environment and meaningful impact on lives.
Tasks
- Assess child welfare as mandated by authorities, reporting, and applications.
- Provide support and guidance to parents on educational issues and conflicts.
- Coordinate various assistance programs in youth and family support.
Skills
- Degree in social work with relevant professional experience required.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, are essential.
- Empathy and a positive, solution-oriented personality are key.
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Does your heart beat for children and adolescents and would you like to contribute to their well-being and advocate for child protection in the canton of Zurich? Then you are in the right place with us!
The kjz Regensdorf belongs to the Office for Youth and Career Counseling (AJB), which is responsible for child and youth welfare as well as career counseling in the canton of Zurich.
Social workers at kjz support children, adolescents, and their parents in challenging life situations and individual problems together with an interdisciplinary network of helpers. They work both on behalf of the authorities (KESB, courts) and on a low-threshold basis on behalf of the parents (voluntary counseling).
For kjz Regensdorf we are looking for immediately or by arrangement
a social worker 80-90%
Your tasks include in particular:
- Clarifications of the child's welfare on behalf of the authorities, reporting and possibly applying for additional educational support
- Managing guardianships on behalf of the KESB
- Advising parents on a voluntary basis on educational questions or conflicts
- Triage and coordination of various support services in the field of youth and family assistance
You bring with you:
- a completed degree from a university of applied sciences for social work
- professional experience in social work
- further training in systemic, solution-oriented counseling and/or mediation (advantageous)
- very good oral and written communication skills and enjoyment of writing
- empathy combined with a positive, solution-oriented personality
- driver's license for car (advantageous)
We offer you:
- independent, meaningful work in a varied and lively working environment
- an activity in the middle of life
- a professional, collegial and supportive team
- thorough induction and regular case coaching
- regular inter- and supervision
- the possibility for FlexWork within the framework of cantonal employment conditions
Your application:
For further information, Karin Huppenbauer, Head of Social Work and Mandates, kjz Regensdorf, is happy to assist you at telephone number 043 259 98 07. We look forward to receiving your complete application via the online tool. Further information can be found at www.ajb.zh.ch