Uster
Head of the School Psychological Service Uster
- 30 September 2026
- 60%
- Permanent position
- German (Fluent)
- Uster
About the job
Uster, the third largest city in the canton of Zurich, is a dynamically growing city in the Zurich metropolitan area with around 38,000 inhabitants and is known as an innovative regional centre.
The School Psychological Service (SPD) Uster is a supra-regional service for five school communities. It accompanies and supports schools and families in their educational and integration mandate. In addition to school psychological assessments and special education assessments, this also includes counselling and support for parents, children and adolescents as well as school management and educational and specialist staff.
As part of succession planning, we are looking for a new
Head of the School Psychological Service Uster 60%
Your main tasks
- Personnel, professional and administrative management of the service
- Professional support and assistance of employees, especially through counselling,
- coaching and intervision
- Ensuring and further developing the professional quality of the School Psychological Service
- Promoting a respectful, benevolent and sustainable team cohesion
- Creating framework conditions in which employees can continue to work independently and on the basis of mutual trust
- Representing the School Psychological Service to schools, parents and other stakeholders with enthusiasm and conviction
What you bring with you
- Master's degree in Psychology (university or university of applied sciences)
- Several years of professional experience in school psychology
- Specialist title in child and adolescent psychology FSP or psychotherapy is an advantage
- Experience in leadership or corresponding further training. Applicants willing to undertake leadership training are also welcome
- Stable and self-reflective personality with high adaptability and flexibility
- Authenticity and the ability to combine clarity with appreciation
- Enjoyment in leading a competent and independently working team
Your contact person
If you have any questions, the deputy head of the School Psychological Service, Simeon Frei, will be happy to assist you (holiday absence from 5th to 16th October 2026).
044 944 76 22
