School Social Work Professionals at Secondary School 40 - 90%
Kanton Zürich
Zürich
Key information
- Publication date:08 October 2025
- Workload:40 – 90%
- Place of work:Zürich
Job summary
The Realgymnasium Rämibühl, a long-term gymnasium, seeks specialists for school social work. Join a supportive community dedicated to student growth and well-being.
Tasks
- Engage in prevention and resolution of social issues affecting school climate.
- Collaborate with teachers on challenging cases and develop processes.
- Lead training for teachers on handling difficult situations independently.
Skills
- Bachelor's in Social Work with CAS in School Social Work or similar.
- Strong skills in counseling, prevention, and intervention.
- Team player with a structured and resilient work style.
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The Rämibühl Secondary School is a long-term gymnasium with classical and modern language profiles. Around 120 teachers and 30 staff members guide approximately 900 students to the Swiss Federal Matura and university entrance qualification – some also to the International Baccalaureate (IB). The attractive school facility is centrally located near the Zurich universities in the middle of the green Rämibühl Park.
We are a lively school community that values diversity and is privileged to accompany and support young people for six years on their journey. We see ourselves not only as a place of learning but also as a place of life, aiming to actively, thoughtfully, and systematically shape the coexistence at our school. We are a community that gives its best every day to meet the needs of the students at our school.
To strengthen our team, we are looking for the following from April 1, 2026, or by agreement:
School Social Work Professionals (40 - 90%)
You are a communicative, proactive, flexible, hands-on, unbureaucratic, efficient, assertive, and composed person. You will join a school where your knowledge, experience, and ideas are sought after and appreciated in the conception and development of the new school social work offering.
Your tasks
You will be committed at our school to the prevention, identification, and handling of social problems and situations that burden the school or classroom climate. You are interested in age-typical developmental tasks and related aspects of mental health. With your solution-oriented attitude, you can mediate well between different concerns. In collaboration with the class teachers, you establish a process for difficult cases and take over case management. You guide teachers in independently handling challenging situations with their classes by planning appropriate further training measures in consultation with the school management.
Your profile
- Competencies in counseling, prevention, and intervention
- Teamwork skills, resilience, independent and structured working style
- Enjoyment in building a new offering (advantage: knowledge in concept or project work)
- Bachelor’s degree in Social Work combined with further training in school social work (CAS) or a comparable field (CAS)
Our offer
- Modern working conditions with annual working hours and own office
- Networking within the school's counseling and support team (school doctor, student counseling, team for addiction prevention and health)
- Professional advice and support from a regional team and the Secondary and Vocational Education Office
- Annual working hours (working time is completed during teaching weeks)
Application
Have we sparked your interest?
We look forward to your application. Please submit your documents exclusively via the online tool by Friday, October 24, 2025, at the latest. Good to know: the first interviews will take place from October 27, 2025. We thank you for your patience. For inquiries, Dr. Tobias Weber, Principal, Tel. +41 44 265 63 12, Email tobias.weber@rgzh.ch, is happy to assist. Further information can be found on the internet at www.rgzh.ch.
