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Social Deacon with Focus on Youth / Young Adults (80%)
- Publication date:11 December 2025
- Workload:80%
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:Zürich
Job summary
The reformierte Kirchgemeinde Zürich is the largest church community in Switzerland. Join a diverse team focused on meaningful activities and community engagement.
Tasks
- Lead open youth work initiatives and programs.
- Build relationships with youth and young adults.
- Create participatory offerings based on needs of young people.
Skills
- Degree in social work or socio-cultural animation preferred.
- Strong communication and conceptual skills required.
- Digital skills in Microsoft Office and social media essential.
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About the job
The Reformed Church Community of Zurich is the largest and most member-strong church community in Switzerland. With a wide range of meaningful fields of activity, the focus is on the person. The church community reaches a large number of people throughout the city with its offerings. It stands for the needs of a modern and diverse society with its innovative forms of church life.
Social Deacon with Focus on Youth / Young Adults (80%)
The Church District Ten belongs to the Zurich Church Community and includes the districts of Höngg, Oberengstringen, and Wipkingen West. To support our committed diaconal team, we are looking for you immediately or by arrangement as
Your tasks
- Main responsibility for open youth work
- Maintaining relationships with adolescents and young adults
- Development of needs-oriented, participatory offers for adolescents and young adults
- Leadership of the middle school meeting on Wednesday afternoons
- Organization, implementation, and accompaniment of camps and offers such as Snow Weekend, Surf Camp, and Wintertime
- Implementation of intergenerational, diaconal projects such as Christmas sing-along, mobile phone workshop
- Support of events within the framework of religious education for secondary school (rpg3) • Training and promotion of young leaders
Your profile
- Completed training in socio-cultural animation, social work (FH), or comparable training with experience in youth work and/or adult education
- Social diaconal training desired or willingness to acquire it
- Empathetic and active connection to adolescents and young adults
- Conceptual strength and independent working style
- Strong ability to develop joint solutions within the team
- Enthusiasm, networked thinking, and pragmatic implementation skills
- Digital skills, especially in Microsoft Office and social media
- Willingness to work flexibly, including evenings or weekends; integration into existing appointments 2026/2027
- Affiliation with the Evangelical Reformed Church desirable
We offer
- Activity in a lively church district with a committed, young team and proven offers
- Varied and versatile activity with creative freedom and personal responsibility
- Flexible working hours and home office (possible after probation period by arrangement)
- Attractive infrastructure with modern workplace, studio, lounge, youth room, and garden
- Opportunity for involvement in cross-team project work
Are you our new team member? Then we look forward to your complete online application via application link .
If you have any questions, the following people will be happy to provide information:
Max Schäfer, Team Leader Youth / Young Adults, Phone +41 43 311 40 51
Stefanie Siegrist, Operations Manager Church District Ten, Phone +41 43 311 40 62
