Social Pedagogue 80% with Option for Practical Instruction

About the job

We are an open, innovative organization at three locations with a total of five social pedagogical residential groups for children and adolescents, embedded in two districts of Zurich and in the municipality of Küsnacht am See.

As a specialist, you support a team and contribute according to the topics. You build professional relationships with the clientele and together with the team you promote, accompany, and support eight children and adolescents in everyday life.

We are looking for a social pedagogue 80% with the option of practical instruction for our educational specialist team at the Fennergut location in Küsnacht starting May 1, 2026, or by arrangement.

Area of Responsibility

• Case management of two children/adolescents
• Ensuring cooperation and communication with parents, school, and authorities
• Preparing development reports, conducting conversations, participating in location meetings, writing minutes
• Taking over a department
• Participation and involvement in team meetings, support planning, educational forums, supervisions, and professional consultations
• Optionally instructing and accompanying interns

You bring

• Completed training in social pedagogy HF or social work FH with professional experience in the residential sector
• Professional competence in dealing with children and adolescents from challenging family systems
• Flexibility regarding irregular working hours (night presence and weekend shifts)

What we offer

• Motivated team that supports each other
• Exciting field of work with scope for design
• Progressive working conditions of the zkj foundation
• Variety of internal and external training opportunities

Have we caught your interest? We look forward to receiving your complete application by email to Fachstelle Personal Dialogweg/Eichbühl/Fennergut, bewerbung.def@zkj.ch.

Questions will be answered by Martina Bordin, Educational Director Dialogweg, Eichbühl, Fennergut at Tel. 043 266 90 14.