Caritas Schweiz Inland, Caritas Schweiz
Uster
2 weeks ago
Team Leader and Social Pedagogical Contact Person 80 - 100% (m/f/d), Uster
- 03 March 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- Uster
About the job
Doing the right thing. In Switzerland and in around 20 countries on four continents. Join us in committing to the vision of a solidarity-based society, as
Team Leader and Social Pedagogical Contact Person 80 - 100% (m/f/d), Uster
Caritas Switzerland has been operating asylum centers for families, individuals, and unaccompanied minor asylum seekers (UMAS) at currently six locations in the canton of Zurich on behalf of the Cantonal Social Office Zurich (KSA) since March 2024.
In this responsible role, you combine leadership skills with social pedagogical expertise and actively shape the development of the team and the youth.
Your tasks
Leadership tasks
- Professional and personnel leadership and counseling of the UMAS residential group team, solution-oriented intervention in problems, conflicts, and challenges
- Planning of personnel deployment according to personnel requirements planning in coordination with the center management
- Participation in the recruitment of additional staff in the team
- Preparation and follow-up as well as conducting team and house meetings including case discussions
- Promotion of the professional development of employees
- Representation of the residential group towards internal and external bodies
Professional tasks
- Social pedagogical and psychosocial support and care of the youth
- Promotion of the youth in various areas of life (school, leisure, health, finances, etc.) with individual, resource- and competence-oriented goals
- Crisis intervention and conflict resolution
Our requirements
- Completed recognized social pedagogical training (or equivalent)
- Experience in the migration field and/or youth work desirable
- Strong leadership and communication skills
- Very good German skills, additional foreign language skills are an advantage
- Intercultural competence
- Willingness to work varying hours
- High sense of responsibility and quality awareness
- Initiative and independence
- High resilience, stress tolerance, and assertiveness
- Good Microsoft Office skills
- Impeccable reputation
Workplace is Canton Zurich (Uster).
Start date: immediately
Caritas offers attractive employment conditions and an open working atmosphere in a committed team. For the active development and implementation of digital transformation, we rely on employees with a digital and agile mindset who enjoy participating in change processes.
For information about this position, please contact Mr. René Stirnemann, Deputy Head of UMAS Asylum Center Uster, phone +41 079 509 77 75.
We thank you for your interest and look forward to receiving your application by 16.03.2026 via the online portal.
Start date: immediately
Caritas offers attractive employment conditions and an open working atmosphere in a committed team. For the active development and implementation of digital transformation, we rely on employees with a digital and agile mindset who enjoy participating in change processes.
For information about this position, please contact Mr. René Stirnemann, Deputy Head of UMAS Asylum Center Uster, phone +41 079 509 77 75.
We thank you for your interest and look forward to receiving your application by 16.03.2026 via the online portal.
