Social Educators WG A & WG B
Stiftung SOMOSA
Winterthur
Key information
- Publication date:22 January 2026
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:Winterthur
Job summary
Join SOMOSA, a recognized psychiatric model station for youth. We offer a supportive environment and exciting opportunities.
Tasks
- Work closely with clients in long-term care as a key contact.
- Develop and implement personalized treatment plans collaboratively.
- Facilitate skill training in both group and individual settings.
Skills
- Degree in Social Work or related field required.
- Team player with a proactive attitude.
- Willingness to work flexible hours and participate in on-call duties.
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Social educators WG A & WG B
The socio-psychiatric model ward SOMOSA offers an inpatient 6- to 12-month intensive treatment program for 14- to 18-year-old clients who are in a severe adolescent crisis. The goal of the treatment is to stabilize the clients' personalities to the extent that they can cope with the existing supportive or substitute socialization systems upon discharge.
As a recognized listed hospital in the field of child and adolescent psychiatry and as a youth home with a socio-educational mandate, we fulfill both requirements through long-standing, intersystem collaboration in the fields of social pedagogy, nursing, psychotherapy, and work therapy.
Since early 2026, more places are available for male adolescents.
As part of this expansion, we are looking for social educators HFS/FHS/Uni for residential group A and residential group B
70% to 90%, from 01.02.2026 or by arrangement
For the implementation of the SOMOSA-specific therapeutic-pedagogical concept, you will work together with colleagues from social pedagogical, psychiatric, psychotherapeutic, and work therapy areas.
As a new team member, you will contribute to an organizational culture that includes characteristics such as openness, transparency, a positive error and learning culture, innovation, efficient work, and the well-being of all involved at all levels.
Your area of responsibility
- Key worker role over a longer period
- Co-development and implementation of individual treatment plans within the framework of key worker activities
- Training of everyday, self, and social skills in group and individual settings
- Design of leisure time and weekly organization
- Participation in projects and working groups, preparation of documentation and reporting
You bring with you
- Diploma in social pedagogy HFS / FHS / Uni
- Willingness and openness to actively shape the team development process
- Willingness for irregular working hours and on-call sleeping
- Experience in teamwork desirable
- Driver's license category B desirable
You can expect an exciting workplace from us as well as
- Versatile, interesting, close interdisciplinary collaboration
- Regular case and team supervisions
- Room for initiative, responsibility, and personal development
- Internal and external training opportunities with time and financial support
- At least 25 days of vacation
- Internal social staff events
- Pension fund affiliated with the "Pension Fund of the City of Zurich"
- The employment conditions are progressive, based on the cantonal Zurich guidelines
- Excellent public transport connection
- Free parking spaces available
- Eulach park area in immediate vicinity
- Attractive fringe benefits
Application deadline and further information
Applications are reviewed continuously
For verbal information, our group leaders are available to you,
Mr. Marco Micaglio, Group Leader Residential Group A and
Mr. Jan Schmid, Group Leader Residential Group B, gladly at your disposal. Phone 052 244 50 00
Please send your written application with the usual documents preferably by e-mail: personal@somosa.ch
or by post to
Model ward SOMOSA
Personnel Department
Ms. Miriam Wäfler
Zum Park 20
8404 Winterthur
