Specialist Employee* Supported Youth Living (80%)

About the job

Organisation: Youth Network Foundation, Department 1Start-Life Zurich West7
Workplace: 8004 Zurich, Canton Zurich
Start: from 01.11.2026 or by arrangement
Workload: 80%
Employment: Permanent position as Specialist Employee*
Education: Degree in Social Work/Social Pedagogy or Psychology (HF, FH, University) or an equivalent qualification
Professional experience: Practical experience in advisory or residential work with adolescents and young adults

The Youth Network Foundation offers a wide range of psychosocial support for adolescents, young adults and families. Our services are individual, needs- and impact-oriented – from outpatient family activation to supported youth living forms to supervised residential groups.

The offer from Start-Life Youth Living is aimed at adolescents and young adults aged 16 to 25 who temporarily require professional support. Approximately 64 places are available in decentralised apartments.

To expand the Start-Life team in Zurich West, we are looking for a Specialist Employee* Supported Youth Living (80%) from 01.11.2026 or by arrangement

What you bring

• Degree in Social Work/Social Pedagogy or Psychology (HF, FH, University)
• Practical experience in advisory or residential work with adolescents and young adults
• Schemacoaching certificate or willingness to obtain this in an internal training
• Skilled written communication ability
• Mature, resilient and self-initiative personality with communication skills, ability to reflect and humour
• Enjoyment in working independently and incorporating different perspectives
• Willingness to work flexibly and in a manner appropriate to the target group, occasionally in the evenings and as part of weekend telephone on-call duties

What you achieve

• You accompany adolescents and young adults on their path to as self-determined a life as possible.
• You combine relationship work with professional clarity and development-oriented support.
• You strengthen young people in discovering their own abilities, taking responsibility and developing viable perspectives for their lives.
• You support them in building housing competence, social, school and professional integration and in developing strategies to independently cope with personal challenges.
• You identify development opportunities and set concrete next steps together with the clients.
• You design support so that it starts where it is needed – and can recede again with increasing independence.

What to expect

• You take on case responsibility and case management for 4 to a maximum of 5 clients and shape their support process.
• You conduct comprehensive entry and test diagnostics and develop a focused, individual development plan from this.
• You promote skills and accompany clients in social, school and professional integration as well as in practical everyday life management.
• You work closely with the clients’ reference system and network with specialist agencies, offices, authorities, schools, workplaces and apprenticeships, therapists, family and friends.
• You carry out comprehensive case documentation and write reports, file notes, protocols etc.
• You contribute your ideas and expertise to projects and actively shape the further development of our offer.
• You have scope for manoeuvre in casework and at the same time a supportive professional environment with regular coaching, team meetings, supervision and internal training.
• You benefit from collegial knowledge exchange and a committed, well-coordinated team.
• Your employment is remunerated in accordance with the salary guidelines of the Canton of Zurich and you benefit from generous employer contributions (60%) to your pension fund.
• Your workplace is located in the immediate vicinity of the Letzigrund Stadium

Curious? Here’s what to do next

We look forward to receiving your application as a PDF at:
info@jugendnetzwerk.ch

Questions? Feel free to call us:
Michael Meier, Specialist Management "Start-Life Zurich West"
Tel. 078 883 16 41

More about us:
www.jugendnetzwerk.ch