School Social Work Specialist 50 - 80%
Kanton Zürich
Winterthur
Key information
- Publication date:07 November 2025
- Workload:50 – 80%
- Place of work:Winterthur
School Social Work Specialist 50 - 80%
The Kantonsschule Rychenberg Winterthur is a long secondary school with classical and modern language profiles and the PPP profile, a bilingual German/English Matura program, and a specialized middle school with profiles in Pedagogy and Communication and Information. With 1250 students, of whom 275 attend the FMS, KRW is one of the larger schools in the canton. Further information can be found on our website (www.krw.ch).
As of April 1, 2026, or by arrangement, a position as a School Social Work Specialist is to be filled.
Your tasks
As a School Social Work Specialist, you advise secondary school students on personal, social, and school-related challenges. You promote their integration into the class and support the school management and teachers in recognizing psychosocial problems and initiating early interventions. You contribute your expertise to positively shape participation opportunities and community building at our school. In the two-person school social work team, together with other specialists, you will further develop our professionally sound and needs-based counseling and support services.
Your profile
You are a committed individual with professional experience in school social work or counseling experience in the youth sector. You are interested in age-typical developmental tasks and associated aspects of mental health. With your solution-oriented systemic approach, you can mediate well between different concerns. You have an independent, structured way of working and look forward to working in a team. Your communication skills, teamwork ability, and resilience benefit you both in dealing with various stakeholders and in managing crises.
A formal requirement for application is a bachelor's degree in social work, combined with further training in school social work (CAS) or a comparable field (CAS).
Our offer
- Attractive working conditions according to cantonal guidelines. You will work closely in a two-person team with another school social work specialist.
- Networking within the school's counseling and support team (health commission, care team, psychologist, and school medical service)
- Professional advice and support from a regional team and the Secondary and Vocational Education Office MBA
- Annual working hours (working hours are performed during teaching weeks).
Further information is available on request from Principal Christian Sommer, christian.sommer@krw.ch,
Tel. 052 244 04 04.
We look forward to receiving your complete application exclusively via the online tool by no later than
December 8, 2025.
The Kantonsschule Rychenberg Winterthur is a long secondary school with classical and modern language profiles and the PPP profile, a bilingual German/English Matura program, and a specialized middle school with profiles in Pedagogy and Communication and Information. With 1250 students, of whom 275 attend the FMS, KRW is one of the larger schools in the canton. Further information can be found on our website (www.krw.ch).
As of April 1, 2026, or by arrangement, a position as a School Social Work Specialist is to be filled.
Your tasks
As a School Social Work Specialist, you advise secondary school students on personal, social, and school-related challenges. You promote their integration into the class and support the school management and teachers in recognizing psychosocial problems and initiating early interventions. You contribute your expertise to positively shape participation opportunities and community building at our school. In the two-person school social work team, together with other specialists, you will further develop our professionally sound and needs-based counseling and support services.
Your profile
You are a committed individual with professional experience in school social work or counseling experience in the youth sector. You are interested in age-typical developmental tasks and associated aspects of mental health. With your solution-oriented systemic approach, you can mediate well between different concerns. You have an independent, structured way of working and look forward to working in a team. Your communication skills, teamwork ability, and resilience benefit you both in dealing with various stakeholders and in managing crises.
A formal requirement for application is a bachelor's degree in social work, combined with further training in school social work (CAS) or a comparable field (CAS).
Our offer
- Attractive working conditions according to cantonal guidelines. You will work closely in a two-person team with another school social work specialist.
- Networking within the school's counseling and support team (health commission, care team, psychologist, and school medical service)
- Professional advice and support from a regional team and the Secondary and Vocational Education Office MBA
- Annual working hours (working hours are performed during teaching weeks).
Further information is available on request from Principal Christian Sommer, christian.sommer@krw.ch,
Tel. 052 244 04 04.
We look forward to receiving your complete application exclusively via the online tool by no later than
December 8, 2025.
