Kanton Zürich
Zürich
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Clerk in Maintenance Assistance 80 - 95%
- 09 May 2026
- 80 – 95%
- Zürich
Job summary
Join the Kanton Zürich as a Sachbearbeiter/in Alimentenhilfe! This role offers a chance to help children and families thrive.
Tasks
- Represent beneficiaries in legal proceedings for maintenance claims.
- Process applications for financial assistance effectively.
- Handle payment transactions and prepare financial reports.
Skills
- Commercial training with experience in alimenten or similar fields required.
- Strong numerical skills and independent working style.
- Excellent communication and assertiveness skills essential.
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About the job
Clerk in Maintenance Assistance 80 - 95%Good for life – that is our motto. As part of the Education Directorate of the Canton of Zurich, the Office for Youth and Career Counselling is responsible for services in the field of child and youth welfare as well as career counselling. Children, young people and families are at the centre of our work.
Maintenance assistance is part of the Office for Youth and Career Counselling and provides debt collection assistance as well as advance payments of maintenance contributions in accordance with the Child and Youth Welfare Act.
We are looking for a committed and motivated person with experience in maintenance assistance or a similar specialist area from 1 July 2026 or by arrangement, who would like to apply their broad expertise in the Canton of Zurich.
Your tasks
- Representing maintenance beneficiaries in the relevant procedures
- Claiming maintenance entitlements for children and spouses
- Processing applications for financial benefits
- Preparing applications for municipalities; implementing decisions
- Handling payment transactions
- Preparing accounts and reports for the financing municipalities
Your profile
- Completed commercial basic training EFZ with several years of professional experience in the field of maintenance or similarly complex clerical work (e.g. debt collection office, social insurance, fiduciary, accounting, debt collection)
- Completed further training as a maintenance specialist (or willingness to complete this)
- Good numerical understanding as well as precise and independent working style
- Very good communication skills and assertiveness
- Interest in legal issues (debt enforcement law, family law)
The Canton of Zurich is characterised as a solid, fair and reliable employer. You will become part of our Maintenance Assistance department, where we work in modern open-plan offices and offer flexible working models (Flexwork). The workplace is centrally located in Zurich.
If you feel addressed and would like to work in an open and professional environment, we look forward to receiving your online application today.
For additional information, Simone Franke-Latscha, Team Leader Maintenance Assistance, Tel. 043 259 92 21, will be happy to assist you. Further information is also available at www.ajb.zh.ch.
