Youth Worker (50 - 60% workload)

Key information

  • Publication date:22 September 2025
  • Workload:50 – 60%
  • Contract type:Unlimited employment
  • Place of work:Luzern

Job summary

The Open Youth Work of the Catholic Church in Lucerne aims to empower all youth aged 11 to 16. This role offers a supportive work environment with great benefits.

Tasks

  • Manage the youth center 'Bunker' every Friday.
  • Guide and provide low-threshold counseling for youth.
  • Plan and execute sociocultural projects with youth.

Skills

  • Background in sociocultural animation, social pedagogy, or social work.
  • Enjoy working with young people and open to communication.
  • Responsibility, independence, and flexibility are key traits.

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The Open Youth Work of the Catholic Church City of Lucerne is aimed at ALL young people aged approximately 11 to 16 years and aims to strengthen the personal responsibility of young people and promote their self-efficacy. It supports, advises, encourages, and coaches when necessary. In five youth centers, young people have a place to meet, exchange ideas, and realize projects. They find contact persons who support them in managing their lives and receive inspiration and support for the realization of their own ideas and projects. We are looking for a youth worker (50 - 60% workload) for the location in the Würzenbach district (Parish of St. John) starting 01.11.2025 or by arrangement. What are your tasks?
  • Managing and operating the youth center "Bunker" (every Friday)
  • Accompanying, informing, and providing low-threshold counseling to young people
  • Planning and implementing projects based on sociocultural approaches
  • Standing with and for young people and their concerns
  • Networking with players in the social space
  • Accompanying a youth association as president (10%)
You bring with you?
  • Enjoyment in working with young people
  • Training in sociocultural animation, social pedagogy, social work, or
You are in training and have experience working with young people
  • An open, sociable, and authentic personality
  • Responsibility, independence, and flexibility
  • An appreciative attitude and clear communication
You can look forward to!
  • A versatile and attractive activity in an interesting environment
  • Adequate resources for needs-based and creative projects
  • Exchange within the citywide organized specialist team
  • Opportunities for personal development
  • Progressive employment conditions with very good social benefits and attractive
Further training opportunities
More information is available at www.kathluzern.ch and www.okja-luzern.ch. For questions, Andreas Kaufmann, Head of the Open Youth Work Department, Tel. 041 229 92 30, andreas.kaufmann@kathluzern.ch, will be happy to provide information (on vacation from 03.-12.10.2025). Take the next step: We look forward to receiving your complete application by 12.10.2025 to our Human Resources Department, bewerbung@kathluzern.ch.

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