Kanton Zürich
Winterthur
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Social Worker Joker (limited until December 31, 2028) 70%
- 06 February 2026
- 70%
- Winterthur
Job summary
Join our team as a Sozialarbeiter/in Joker/in (befristet bis 31. Dezember 2028) 70%! Enjoy a flexible and dynamic work environment supporting youth justice.
Tasks
- Conduct personal assessments and create detailed reports for youth.
- Implement and monitor court-ordered sanctions and measures.
- Facilitate learning programs and collaborate with youth services.
Skills
- You have a relevant social work degree and at least 2 years experience.
- Strong analytical and interpersonal skills are essential.
- Self-motivated with good communication abilities.
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About the job
Social Worker Joker (limited until December 31, 2028) 70%The youth public prosecutors conduct criminal investigations against children and adolescents aged 10 to 18, file charges with the juvenile court, and enforce juvenile criminal law judgments and decisions.
To strengthen our team, we are looking for a social worker (joker) 70% immediately or by arrangement. In this important role, you will flexibly support the five different youth public prosecutors as needed and bring your open-minded, analytical thinking, and people-oriented working style. The position is initially limited until 12/31/2028. Become part of a dynamic environment and get to know the entire juvenile criminal justice system of the Canton of Zurich.
These tasks await you:
- You clarify the personal circumstances of delinquent youths and prepare reports according to KORJUS.
- You implement the ordered sanctions (protective measures and penalties) and monitor their progress.
- In individual cases, you accompany and support youths and their parents.
- You conduct offense-specific learning programs with youths.
- You network with other youth welfare authorities and participate in working groups.
- You support the five regional youth public prosecutors on site in case of personnel shortages or special situations.
This is what distinguishes you:
- You have a degree from a university of applied sciences or a higher technical school for social work and have completed a subject-specific further education (CAS or similar).
- You bring at least 2 years of relevant professional experience.
- You have interest and willingness to work in various interdisciplinary teams and to continuously develop professionally and methodologically.
- You are a committed and resilient person and show an open and positive attitude towards people.
- You are used to working independently and in a structured manner and are skilled in oral and written expression.
- You have an affinity for IT.
We offer you:
We offer a meaningful, varied, and challenging activity in a dynamic environment. Our employees benefit from the attractive employment conditions of the Canton of Zurich.
Application
Have we aroused your interest? Then we look forward to your complete online application. We find gut feeling important but not sufficient. Therefore, we use an online assessment as part of the application process. For further information, Juliane Meffert, Head of Human Resources, 043 258 41 87, and Lukas Bruderer, Head of Social Work, 043 258 41 82, are happy to assist.
We look forward to receiving your complete application via our online tool.
