Payroll Clerk Foster Families 80%
Kanton Zürich
Zürich
Key information
- Publication date:11 December 2025
- Workload:80%
- Place of work:Zürich
Job summary
Join us in supporting children and families at the Zurich Youth Office. Enjoy a vibrant work environment with great benefits!
Tasks
- Manage payroll and compensation for foster parents effectively.
- Create and oversee agreements with foster families.
- Provide administrative support and ensure smooth daily operations.
Skills
- Completed commercial education with two years in payroll administration.
- Strong knowledge of social insurance law and payroll processes.
- Proficient in SAP and MS Office, with high IT affinity.
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Good for life – that is our motto. As part of the Education Directorate of the Canton of Zurich, the Office for Youth and Career Counseling is responsible for the services in the field of child and youth welfare as well as career counseling. Children, adolescents, and families are at the center of our work – we dedicate ourselves to this daily – with great passion and commitment.
The Foster Families Department is part of the Supplementary Educational Assistance area and is responsible for the implementation of the Child and Youth Home Act (KJG). Core tasks include the issuance of permits and supervision of all foster care relationships in the Canton of Zurich.
Would you like to support the Foster Families Department as a temporary payroll clerk for the team, starting immediately, initially limited to one year (possibly with the option of permanent employment)? If you thrive in a lively environment and are a service-oriented and highly organized person, we look forward to meeting you.
Your area of responsibility
- Responsible for the compensation and payroll administration (including social security contribution accounting) of foster parents
- Responsible for the preparation of service agreements with foster parents
- Administrative support in the department as well as ensuring smooth daily operations
- Ensuring the department's telephone availability, providing telephone information, triage
- General assistance tasks and support of the department management
- Deputizing within the team
Your profile
- Completed commercial basic training (commercial clerk EFZ)
- Two years of professional experience in payroll administration
- Payroll specialist training is an advantage
- Good knowledge and experience in social security law and payroll
- Very good SAP knowledge is an advantage
- High IT affinity and proficient use of MS Office
- Independent and precise working style
- Strong social commitment to the concerns of children, adolescents, and their families.
We offer you
- A varied and lively working environment
- Optimal infrastructure as well as social benefits and employment conditions according to cantonal guidelines
- Office premises in a central location in Zurich-Oerlikon, from February 2026 in Zurich at Ausstellungsstrasse 88, and the possibility to also work from home
- And much more …
We look forward to receiving your complete online application. Applications from employment agencies as well as applications via e-mail will not be considered for this vacancy.
For questions, Mr. Aaron Grünwald, Head of Foster Families (phone 043 259 97 47), will be happy to assist you. Additional information can be found on the internet at www.ajb.zh.ch.
