School Social Work Specialists at Secondary School 40 - 80%

Zürich

Key information

Publication date:10 December 2025
Workload:40 – 80%
Place of work:Zürich

Job summary

Join Kantonsschule Zürich Nord, a diverse middle school in Zurich. Enjoy a supportive work environment with plenty of opportunities.

Tasks

Provide social work support to middle school students facing challenges.
Promote integration and assist staff with psychosocial issues.
Build a professional network with relevant advisory services.

Skills

Bachelor's in Social Work and CAS in School Social Work required.
Experience in youth counseling and crisis intervention.
Strong communication and teamwork skills essential.

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School Social Work Specialists at Secondary School 40 - 80%

The Kantonsschule Zürich Nord, as the largest secondary school in the canton of Zurich, is located in Zurich-North and offers the students of the region a comprehensive secondary school program with a long gymnasium, a short gymnasium, and a specialized secondary school on one campus. Our school has around 2,300 students, 300 teachers, and 50 central services staff. The school management consists of 8 principals and one deputy as part of the extended school management. The Central Services area with its nine departments includes the administrative, organizational, and technical sectors of the school. The Kantonsschule Zürich Nord is basically located on the campus in Zurich-Oerlikon; due to a complete renovation, we are temporarily on the Irchel campus from summer 2024 to summer 2027.

School social work at secondary schools started as a pilot project in August 2022 and has now been established. We have a total of 240 full-time equivalents available. To complement the existing team, 145% are to be filled with a start date of May 1, 2026, or August 15, 2026. Another 15% will be available from the 2027/28 school year.

The Kantonsschule Zürich Nord is characterized by great diversity, which is reflected in various nationalities, religions, and orientations. We live tolerance and mutual respect in our daily interactions.

Your tasks

As a school social work specialist, you advise secondary school students on personal, social, and school-related challenges. You promote their integration into the class and support the school team in recognizing psychosocial problems and initiating early interventions. You contribute your expertise to positively shape participation opportunities and community building at the school. You maintain a sustainable network with the relevant counseling centers. Together with other specialists, you build a stage-specific, professionally sound, and needs-based school social work at the Kantonsschule Zürich Nord. Ideally, you already have experience in class interventions, prevention work, and support in crisis and emergency situations.

Your profile

You are a committed individual with professional experience in school social work or counseling experience in the youth sector. You are interested in age-typical developmental tasks and associated aspects of mental health. With your solution-oriented systemic approach, you can mediate well between different concerns. You have an independent, structured, and reflective working style and look forward to helping shape the new support offer at secondary schools. Knowledge in concept and project work is advantageous. Your communication skills, teamwork, and resilience benefit you both in dealing with various stakeholders and in managing crises.

A formal requirement for application is a bachelor's degree in social work, combined with further training in school social work (CAS) or a comparable field (CAS).

Our offer

We offer you a stimulating and dynamic working environment at the largest secondary school in the canton. Your ideas and skills in favor of an innovative offer are welcome at our school. The counseling work with young people in a crucial developmental phase is very meaningful. The tasks are varied and characterized by contact with different stakeholders. For professional exchange, you are integrated into a regional team; cantonal impulse and experience exchange meetings promote knowledge transfer among specialists. The school team of the Kantonsschule Zürich Nord looks forward to working with you. Further information can be found at www.kzn.ch.

Application

For further information about the advertised position, please contact the responsible vice principal Heike O. Bombitzki, heike.bombitzki@edu.zh.ch, Tel. 044 317 23 00. Due to the holidays, she is available until December 12, 2025, and from January 12, 2026.

Have we aroused your interest? We look forward to your application. Please submit your documents exclusively via the online tool by January 20, 2026.