Intern Youth and Family Counseling 80%
Winterthur
Key information
- Publication date:02 September 2025
- Workload:80%
- Place of work:Winterthur
Job summary
Join the kjz Winterthur as a Praktikant/in in youth and family counseling. Gain hands-on experience in a supportive work environment.
Tasks
- Conduct child protection measures and assessments for authorities.
- Address concerns of children, youth, and parents, initiating support.
- Advise parents on fulfilling their parenting duties and responsibilities.
Skills
- Students from a Swiss university in Social Work, available March 2026.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential.
- Ability to work collaboratively in interdisciplinary teams.
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Intern Youth and Family Counseling 80%
The Office for Youth and Career Counseling of the Education Directorate provides, commissions, manages, and coordinates services for child and youth welfare and career counseling. The kjz Winterthur, as one of a total of 15 child and youth welfare centers in the canton of Zurich, ensures a uniform, regionally and municipally well-supported service provision in the areas of youth and family counseling, parenting counseling, mother and father counseling, as well as child protection. The kjz Winterthur is the mandate center for child protection for the KESB Winterthur.
The kjz Winterthur offers two students from a Swiss University of Applied Sciences, specializing in Social Work, a training position for 6 months starting March 1, 2026, for the 2nd internship.
As part of the internship, you will gain insight into the following activities:
The kjz Winterthur offers two students from a Swiss University of Applied Sciences, specializing in Social Work, a training position for 6 months starting March 1, 2026, for the 2nd internship.
As part of the internship, you will gain insight into the following activities:
- Conducting civil law child protection measures and clarifications on behalf of authorities and courts
- Clarifying concerns of children, adolescents, mothers, and fathers and initiating supportive measures
- Advising and supporting parents in fulfilling their parenting responsibilities
- Writing applications and reports to authorities and courts
You will have the opportunity to get to know the diverse range of services offered by kjz Winterthur and will be systematically introduced to our tasks. You can expect a lively, varied activity in an institution where interdisciplinary and networked collaboration with other areas of the overall institution takes place. The employment conditions correspond to the cantonal guidelines.
Have we sparked your interest? Then we look forward to your online application. Further information can be found at www.ajb.zh.ch
