Caritas Schweiz Inland, Caritas Schweiz
Uster
13 hours ago
Team Leader and Socio-Pedagogical Contact Person 80 - 100% (m/f/d), Uster
- 03 March 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Uster
Job summary
Join Caritas Switzerland as a Team Leader and Social Education Specialist in Uster. Contribute to a supportive community and make a difference!
Tasks
- Lead and guide the MNA group team with expertise and support.
- Facilitate team meetings and individual case discussions effectively.
- Provide psychosocial support and foster youth development in various areas.
Skills
- Recognized social education qualification or equivalent required.
- Strong leadership and communication skills essential.
- High resilience, initiative, and independence are necessary.
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Doing the right thing. In Switzerland and in around 20 countries on four continents. Join us in committing to the vision of a solidarity-based society, as
Team Leader and Socio-Pedagogical Contact Person 80 - 100% (m/f/d), Uster
Caritas Switzerland has been operating asylum centers for families, individuals, and unaccompanied minor asylum seekers (MNA) at currently six locations in the canton of Zurich on behalf of the Cantonal Social Office Zurich (KSA) since March 2024.
In this responsible role, you combine leadership skills with socio-pedagogical expertise and actively shape the development of the team and the youth.
Your tasks
Leadership tasks
- Professional and personnel leadership and counseling of the MNA residential group team, solution-oriented intervention in problems, conflicts, and challenges
- Planning of personnel deployment according to personnel requirements planning in coordination with the center management
- Participation in the recruitment of additional staff in the team
- Preparation and follow-up as well as conducting team and house meetings including case discussions
- Promotion of the professional development of employees
- Representation of the residential group towards internal and external bodies
Professional tasks
- Socio-pedagogical and psychosocial support and care of the youth
- Promotion of the youth in various areas of life (school, leisure, health, finances, etc.) with individual, resource- and competence-oriented goals
- Crisis intervention and conflict resolution
Our requirements
- Completed recognized socio-pedagogical training (or equivalent)
- Experience in the migration field and/or youth work desirable
- Strong leadership and communication skills
- Very good German skills, additional foreign language skills are an advantage
- Intercultural competence
- Willingness to work varying hours
- High sense of responsibility and quality awareness
- Initiative and independence
- High resilience, stress tolerance, and assertiveness
- Good Microsoft Office skills
- Impeccable reputation
Workplace is Canton Zurich (Uster).
Start date: immediately
Caritas offers attractive employment conditions and an open working atmosphere in a committed team. For the active development and implementation of digital transformation, we rely on employees with a digital and agile mindset who enjoy participating in change processes.
For information about this position, please contact Mr. René Stirnemann, Deputy Head of MNA Asylum Center Uster, phone +41 079 509 77 75.
We thank you for your interest and look forward to receiving your application by 16.03.2026 via the online portal.
Start date: immediately
Caritas offers attractive employment conditions and an open working atmosphere in a committed team. For the active development and implementation of digital transformation, we rely on employees with a digital and agile mindset who enjoy participating in change processes.
For information about this position, please contact Mr. René Stirnemann, Deputy Head of MNA Asylum Center Uster, phone +41 079 509 77 75.
We thank you for your interest and look forward to receiving your application by 16.03.2026 via the online portal.
