Kanton Zürich
Horgen
Social Worker at kjz Horgen 80%
- 04 November 2026
- 80%
- Horgen
About the job
Social Worker at kjz Horgen 80%The Office for Youth and Career Counselling of the Canton of Zurich, the administrative office for the districts of Affoltern, Dietikon, Horgen, is a cantonal centre of expertise offering professional support in the areas of family/youth and career counselling. The Child and Youth Welfare Centre (kjz) is a counselling centre for families, parents, young people, children and toddlers and operates on the basis of the Child and Youth Welfare Act of the Canton of Zurich.
We are looking for a social worker for our kjz team.
Belonging, meaningfulness and competence
We are a well-coordinated team with a lot of professional expertise, humour and creativity. We support each other, enjoy working interdisciplinarily and are committed to child protection.
Tasks
You will advise and support children, young people and parents within the framework of child protection measures in case management as well as on a voluntary basis. In addition, you will carry out assessments in cases of suspected child welfare endangerment. Intensive collaboration with family systems, authorities, schools as well as other institutions and specialist agencies is important to us. Furthermore, your input and suggestions are requested for the further development of our kjz Horgen.
Profile
You have a degree in Social Work (FH) and bring experience in youth and family welfare. We are looking for a solution-oriented and resilient personality with high social skills, an appreciative attitude and enjoyment of teamwork. Administrative tasks as well as the preparation of reports and case notes come easily to you.
Offer
We offer you a meaningful, varied and demanding activity in an exciting and interdisciplinary field of work.
We will provide you with thorough induction and you can count on support structures such as coaching, intervision groups and supervision. Because child protection means teamwork and support from management. Internal training opportunities are available and we also participate in external training. The employment conditions correspond to the cantonal guidelines. Your workplace is located directly at the station and by the lake.
Application
For further information, please contact Salomé Gossaint, Head of Social Work and Mandates, at 043 259 92 10 or salome.gossaint@ajb.zh.ch. Additional information can be found at www.ajb.zh.ch.
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