Gemeinde Rüti
Rüti
Child and Youth Worker 130% (at least 50%)
- 14 October 2026
- Rüti
Job summary
Join our team in children and youth work, where every day is unique! You'll have the chance to bring your ideas to life and make a difference.
Tasks
- Develop and enhance programs for children and youth with the team.
- Create engaging activities in youth centers and public spaces.
- Launch your own projects from concept to execution.
Skills
- Experience in social work or a related field is preferred.
- Strong interpersonal skills with youth and children.
- Open-minded and eager to try new things.
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About the job
No day is like another - and your ideas right in the middle!
In child and youth work, you help shape, try out, and get projects with children and young people rolling. You enjoy being there when something is happening - even in the evening or at fringe times - and you take pleasure in contributing and further developing your own ideas.
For our team in child and youth work, we are immediately seeking two committed individuals as Child and Youth Workers 130% (at least 50%).
With us, you will find room for initiative, varied tasks, and the opportunity to make a difference together with children and young people.
Sounds like your thing? We look forward to getting to know you!
Child and Youth Worker 130% (at least 50%)
This is your job:
- Further development of child and youth work together with the team and the target group
- Designing activities in the youth centre and in public spaces
- Bringing in your own projects from idea to implementation
- Strengthening the participation and co-determination of children and young people
- Commitment to violence and addiction prevention as well as gender-specific work
- Pitching in with organisational and administrative tasks
This is what you bring:
- Ideally training in social work, socio-cultural animation, or equivalent
- Experience working with children and young people
- You quickly find a connection with young people
- You listen and set clear boundaries
- You are open, straightforward, and like to try new things
- You are willing to work weekends and evenings
We like people with their own ideas who want to make a difference!
What we offer you - among other things:
- A familiar and committed team
- A respectful atmosphere
- An open "du" culture and collaboration on equal footing
- Scope for creativity and the opportunity to implement your own ideas
- Active involvement in child and youth work
- Support for your professional and personal development
We look forward to receiving your online application. For enquiries, Isabel Straub, Head of the Society Department, Tel. 055 251 32 72, will be happy to assist you. Learn more about the municipality and the vacancy here .
