Hospital Chaplain: Hospital Männedorf
- 12 August 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- Lage
Job summary
Join the Evangelisch-reformierte Landeskirche in Zürich! A fulfilling opportunity awaits in a supportive environment.
Tasks
- Provide spiritual care for patients, families, and staff at the hospital.
- Celebrate services on major church holidays and engage in projects.
- Participate in regional on-call services and connect with local congregations.
Skills
- Ordained minister with experience and specialized training in pastoral care.
- Strong commitment to ecumenical collaboration and interfaith openness.
- Ability to navigate diverse spiritual needs and provide compassionate support.
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About the job
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In the Special Chaplaincy Department of the Reformed Church of the Canton of Zurich, the position at Hospital Männedorf is to be newly filled in the area of regional hospitals due to a retirement.
Together with the colleague from the Catholic Church, you are responsible for the pastoral care of patients, relatives and staff. You integrate into the team structure, celebrate services on the main church holidays and participate in inter-professional projects of the hospital. You take on partial duty weeks in the regional on-call service and maintain networking with the church communities in the hospital's catchment area.
As an ordained pastor, you have gained professional experience in the service of a church community and have a special training in pastoral care (CAS AWS Unibe or equivalent) as well as an A2 course in Palliative Care or are willing to complete it. Your understanding of pastoral care includes, in addition to the Reformed basis, the willingness for binding ecumenical cooperation and interreligious openness.
A varied, creative and meaningful task with regular working hours awaits you. A structured, well-functioning convent of the regional hospitals as well as a workplace in a beautiful location directly at Männedorf station could be your new working environment.
Further information about the position
Mirjam Leuzinger
mirjam.leuzinger@zhref.ch
+41 44 922 22 97
Annegret Bortlik, Head of Regional Hospitals
annegret.bortlik@zhref.ch
+41 44 736 81 90
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Applications by 31 August 2026 to