Stiftung Jugendnetzwerk Horgen
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Specialist Social Work/Youth Coaching (80%)
- Publication date:25 September 2025
- Workload:80%
- Contract type:Unlimited employment
- Place of work:Horgen
Job summary
Join the Stiftung Jugendnetzwerk as a Fachmitarbeiter*in in Horgen! Support youth in their journey to independence.
Tasks
- Manage cases for 4-5 clients in supported living settings.
- Develop individual support plans for social and professional integration.
- Collaborate with clients' support systems and document cases.
Skills
- Degree in Social Work, Social Pedagogy, or Psychology required.
- Strong communication skills and ability to work flexibly.
- Experience in youth counseling or residential support essential.
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About the job
Specialist Social Work/Youth Coaching (80%) Start-Life Youth Housing / Supported Living Job Details- Organization: Youth Network Foundation, Department "Start-Life Horgen" / supported living
- Workplace: 8810 Horgen, Canton of Zurich
- Start: from 01.01.2026 or by arrangement
- Workload: 80%
- Employment: permanent position
- Education: Diploma in Social Work/Social Pedagogy HF or FH, Psychology or a comparable qualification
- Professional experience: practical experience in advisory and/or residential work with
You accompany youth and young adults (16-25 years) in supported living and assist them step by step in shaping a self-determined life. You take case responsibility, develop individual support plans, and strengthen clients in housing skills, professional and social integration. To complete the "Start-Life" team in Horgen, we are looking for a
Specialist Social Work/Youth Coaching (80%) starting 01.01.2026 or by arrangement What you do with us
- Case responsibility/case management for 4 to max. 5 clients
- comprehensive admission and test diagnostics, focused development planning
- promotion, skills transfer, and support of clients in social, school, and professional integration as well as in practical everyday life management
- collaboration/networking with the clients' reference system (involved specialist offices,
- comprehensive case documentation (reports, file notes, etc.)
- project work and active participation in service development
- Degree in Social Work/Social Pedagogy/Socioculture or Psychology (HF, FH, University)
- practical experience in advisory and/or residential work with youth and young
- Schema coaching certificate (or willingness for corresponding internal training)
- skilled written expression
- mature, resilient, and self-initiative personality with communication skills and humor
- willingness for recipient-oriented, flexible working hours (occasionally also evenings and weekend phone duty)
- scope for action in casework with ongoing professional coaching, regular team meetings, supervision, and internal training
- collegial knowledge exchange in well-established teams
- salary based on the guidelines of the Canton of Zurich
- workplace in immediate proximity to the lake and Horgen train station Curious?
We look forward to receiving your application as a PDF at:
info@jugendnetzwerk.ch
Questions?
Feel free to call us:
Nadia Köchli, Head of "Start-Life Horgen 2" Tel. 078 647 55 77 or visit www.jugendnetzwerk.ch. More about us:
www.jugendnetzwerk.ch
