Stiftung Jugendnetzwerk Horgen
Zürich
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Head of Start-Life Youth Housing (80%)
- Publication date:01 November 2025
- Workload:80%
- Contract type:Unlimited employment
- Place of work:Zürich
Job summary
Join Stiftung Jugendnetzwerk to support youth and families. Enjoy a dynamic work environment with growth opportunities.
Tasks
- Lead four expert teams in Horgen and Zürich, guiding 20 professionals.
- Drive the development of social-educational methods and practices.
- Manage budgets and contribute to organizational growth strategies.
Skills
- Diploma in Social Education, Psychology, or similar required.
- Strong leadership experience in youth work essential.
- Ability to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and development.
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About the job
With outreach, outpatient, and (partially) supervised services, the Jugendnetzwerk Foundation offers individual and flexible solutions for adolescents, young adults, and families. The services of the offerings - family activation – Start-Life Youth Housing – residential groups - complement each other effectively.
Start-Life Youth Housing is aimed at adolescents and young adults aged 16 – 25 who are in a problematic phase of life and temporarily require professional support. Currently, about 60 clients are individually accompanied and supported in the apartments provided by Jugendnetzwerk at the locations Zurich and Horgen.
From January 2026 or by arrangement, we are looking for:
Head of Start-Life Youth Housing (80%)
As Head of Start-Life Youth Housing, you will take responsibility for four specialist teams in Horgen and Zurich (about 20 professionals). You lead the team leaders and are responsible for the conceptual and methodological further development of the socio-pedagogical/psychosocial work as well as its implementation in everyday life. You shape the further development of our innovative offering within the framework of organizational development and take on budget responsibility.
You have a diploma in social pedagogy/social work/psychology or a comparable degree, as well as professional further training and several years of leadership experience in a comparable position. You bring extensive practical experience in working with adolescents and young adults to the leadership role. For you, leadership means providing your teams with a framework in which professional and personal development is possible.
You enjoy contributing your broad expertise to interdisciplinary collaboration and helping to shape the corporate culture of Jugendnetzwerk at the leadership level. As an initiative personality, it is important to you to shape the development of the offering, initiate development steps, and actively involve your professionals.
Have we sparked your interest? Then we look forward to receiving your application documents by e-mail at: info@jugendnetzwerk.ch. For questions, you can contact Ulli Meyer, Managing/Overall Director of Jugendnetzwerk (Tel. 044 727 40 20). Further information at: www.jugendnetzwerk.ch
