Kanton Zürich
Horgen
School Social Worker Primary School Horgen 60%
- 11 September 2026
- 60%
- Horgen
Job summary
Join the Primarschule Horgen as a Schulsozialarbeiter/in! Enjoy a supportive work environment with growth opportunities.
Tasks
- Advise and support children, parents, and teachers in social issues.
- Conduct interventions during crises and conflicts in classes.
- Collaborate on prevention and project work with the school team.
Skills
- A degree in Social Work and experience in school social work.
- Competency in counseling, crisis intervention, and prevention.
- Ability to work independently and interprofessionally.
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About the job
School Social Worker Primary School Horgen 60%Good for life – that is our motto. The office of the districts Affoltern, Dietikon, Horgen of the Office for Youth and Career Counselling operates a regional school social work centre, which is responsible on behalf of schools for the personnel, professional and administrative management of school social workers. To ensure a low-threshold school social work service, the workplaces are located in the individual school communities.
For the Primary School Horgen, we are looking for a school social worker from 1 January 2027.
You advise and support children, parents and teachers in educational and social matters. In crises and conflicts, you carry out interventions in classes and groups. Wherever possible, you also provide prevention and project work. You work with the school team and other specialist agencies.
For this role, we require a completed degree in Social Work at university of applied sciences level and several years of professional experience in school social work or in the socio-educational field with children. You have skills in counselling, prevention, crisis intervention and project work as well as an independent and interdisciplinary way of working.
We offer you a varied, interesting and independent role with an annual working time (compensation for school holiday periods through increased hours during term time). You will receive professional support from a professional, collegial team, and lively professional exchange and networking with other school social workers awaits you. The employment conditions correspond to the cantonal guidelines.
For further information, please contact Ms Andrea Eugster, Head of the Regional School Social Work Centre, at 043 259 92 29 or andrea.eugster@ajb.zh.ch. Additional information can be found at www.ajb.zh.ch.
Have we aroused your interest? Then we look forward to receiving your complete online application. Applications by e-mail will not be considered.
