Professional Guardian / Child Protection Guardian (80%)

Professional Guardian / Child Protection Guardian (80%)

Your tasks

• Management of mandates in child protection
• Personal, legal and administrative support as well as representation of children and young people under guardianship according to the KESB mandate
• Advice and support for parents as well as promotion of the development and welfare of children and young people
• Coordination and networking with professionals, authorities and other parties involved in the sense of professional case management as well as drafting reports, applications and statements
• Participation in the professional development of the child protection area as well as interdisciplinary collaboration with caseworkers and the legal department of the Mandate Centre

Your profile

• Completed degree in Social Work
• Professional experience in mandate management, child and youth welfare or a comparable environment
• Enjoyment of working with children, young people and families in a legal context as well as interest in child protection
• Strong analytical, communication and writing skills as well as the ability to take responsibility and represent well-founded decisions
• Independent, reliable and team-oriented personality with high self-reflection, openness to new things and a good sense of humour

Our offer

• A meaningful and varied activity in which you take responsibility and sustainably support children, young people and families in challenging life situations
• A committed and supportive team that relies on professional exchange, collegial advice as well as inter- and supervision and supports you in demanding situations
• Strong professional support from our internal legal department, which competently assists you with legal questions
• Diverse development and training opportunities so that you can continuously expand your professional and personal skills. We also support training financially where possible
• Attractive working conditions with modern infrastructure, flexible working hours, home office options, generous holiday arrangements

Interested?

Then we look forward to receiving your application via the application link.

For further information, please contact Jürg Widmer, Head of Mandate Centre, 041 594 21 53, juerg.widmer@zg.ch or Beatrice Rebsamen, Team Leader Child Protection, 041 594 32 82, beatrice.rebsamen@zg.ch.

Your working environment

The Mandate Centre Zug, as a department of the Office for Child and Adult Protection, implements civil law measures in child and adult protection. The canton of Zug implements the KOKES recommendations. The Mandate Centre Zug is divided into four sub-areas (adult protection, child protection, administration and accounting). Mandate management is supported by the internal legal department. The department comprises around 40 employees and trainees in the fields of social work and administration.

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