ESPAS Stiftung für wirtschaftliche und soziale Integration Erwerbsbeeinträchtigter
Zürich Höngg
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Future Shaper as Head of Department Vocational Integration, 80 - 100%
- Publication date:17 November 2025
- Workload:80 – 100%
- Contract type:Unlimited employment
- Place of work:Zürich Höngg
Job summary
ESPAS is a dynamic company focused on professional rehabilitation. Join a supportive environment fostering growth and integration.
Tasks
- Lead the department strategically and operationally, ensuring success.
- Manage a team of 10 specialists while overseeing up to 40 participants.
- Drive revenue responsibility for the department and develop offerings.
Skills
- Solid educational background in pedagogy, psychology, or social fields.
- Proven leadership experience with effective communication skills.
- Experience in acquiring new referral sources is a plus.
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About the job
ESPAS is a dynamic company in the field of vocational rehabilitation and integration. ESPAS supports people with psychological or physical disabilities in their economic, social, and professional reintegration.
As of March 1, 2026, or by arrangement, we are looking for a
Future Shaper as Head of Department Vocational Integration, 80-100%
Workplace: Zurich Höngg
Do you keep an overview in a changing department? Do you live responsibility and enjoy not only making decisions but also implementing them? Do you want to further develop the
department and the existing products? Do you have experience in acquiring new and existing referring agencies? Are you equally comfortable with conceptual as well as project-based tasks? Are you creative in tackling challenges? Then you are exactly right here!
We offer you
- Strategic and operational management of the department
- Personnel and professional leadership of the department with 10 specialists
- Operational management of the department with up to 40 participants
- Revenue responsibility for your own department
- 40-hour week, including 2 paid breaks per day
- 5 – 6 weeks of vacation and paid bridge days
- 70% of pension fund benefits covered by ESPAS
- Restaurant with a diverse range, local products, and attractive prices
What you bring with you
- Solid basic training in the educational, psychological, or social field
- Proven leadership experience with active leadership role modeling
- Situational leadership style with good and constructive communication skills
- Experience in acquisition of new referring agencies is an advantage
- Several years of experience in case management / vocational integration
- Ideally knowledge in training apprentices and in vocational integration
ESPAS offers you a challenging and versatile task where your expertise is as much in demand as your social skills and life experience. We have a DU culture and also address potential new employees with DU.
If you have any questions, Christoph Meier-Krebs, Head of Vocational Integration, will be happy to assist you: Phone no. 044 344 25 06.
Prisca Gysling, Head of Human Resources, looks forward to receiving your application documents via the online application form.
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Would you like to apply online? Then use our online application form.
