Internship as a Supplement to Part-Time/Full-Time Studies
Dialogweg Wohngruppen für Kinder und Jugendliche
Zürich
Key information
- Publication date:16 January 2026
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:Zürich
Job summary
We are an innovative organization with five social pedagogy groups.
Tasks
- Support children and youth from challenging family backgrounds.
- Engage in daily teamwork and activities with young individuals.
- Participate in supervision and guidance sessions regularly.
Skills
- Completed vocational training or high school diploma required.
- Enjoy working with children and youth from diverse backgrounds.
- Willingness to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends.
Is this helpful?
We are an open, innovative organization at three locations with a total of five socio-educational residential groups for children and adolescents, embedded in two districts of Zurich and in the municipality of Küsnacht am See.
Children and adolescents live in the residential groups, from kindergarten age to the end of initial training, from multiply burdened families with developmental difficulties in the school, social, and emotional areas.
The three institutions Dialogweg, Eichbühl, and Fennergut are managed as a single organization and belong to the Zurich Children and Youth Homes Foundation. We are looking for two interns for our residential group teams at the Fennergut location in Küsnacht and one at the Eichbühl location in Zurich, 80% - 90%, starting March 16, 2026, April 1, 2026, and May 1, 2026.
During the internship, you will be committed for half to a whole year to children and adolescents from multiply burdened family systems and support a team in daily work.
You bring with you
- Completed vocational training or high school diploma, professional or work experience
- Enjoyment of working with children and adolescents
- Willingness to work irregular hours (evening and weekend shifts)
What we offer
- Comprehensive insight into the residential socio-educational field of activity
- Regular guidance discussions by a trained team member with additional qualifications
- Participation in team meetings, professional consultations, team supervision
- Progressive employment conditions according to the guidelines of the zkj foundation
We look forward to receiving your complete application by email to the Personnel Department Dialogweg/Eichbühl/Fennergut, bewerbung.def@zkj.ch. Please let us know whether you would like to apply for the Fennergut institution in Küsnacht (March 16, 2026 and April 1, 2026) or Eichbühl in Zurich (May 1, 2026).
Questions will be answered by Martina Bordin, Educational Director Dialogweg, Eichbühl, Fennergut at Tel. 043 266 90 14.
