Gemeinde Wallisellen
Wallisellen
Youth Worker (m/f/d) 75 %
- 14 October 2026
- 75%
- Permanent position
- Wallisellen
Job summary
Join the Jugendarbeit Wallisellen team, supporting youth needs. Enjoy a dynamic work environment with great benefits.
Tasks
- Create supportive relationships with children and youth.
- Identify interests and develop tailored programs for target groups.
- Plan and execute projects in various settings for engagement.
Skills
- Degree in Social Work or similar, with relevant experience preferred.
- Strong communication and relationship-building abilities.
- Innovative mindset with teamwork and independent working skills.
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About the job
Youth Worker (m/f/d)
«Wallisellen:
Diverse and attractive. Now and in the future.»
Become part of our team and help to meet the concerns of the population with great commitment and a high quality of service.
Youth work Wallisellen is responsible for extracurricular youth promotion in the city of Wallisellen. With its offerings in the youth centre, in public and digital spaces, it creates low-threshold opportunities for encounters, education, and participation for children and young people.
Our youth work is in a phase of professional and conceptual development. We place great value on a professional, participative attitude, independent working, as well as constructive collaboration within the team and with our network partners.
In the Department of Society, Youth Work Division, we are looking to strengthen our team from 1 December 2026 or by arrangement with you as a Youth Worker (m/f/d) 75%.
General information
- Workload
- 75 %
- Start date
- from 1 December 2026
- Type
- Job offer
Your tasks
- You design professional relationship work and accompany as well as advise children and young people in different life situations.
- You recognise the interests and needs of the target groups and independently develop needs-based offers and projects from them.
- You promote participation, self-determination, and initiative of children and young people.
- You plan, organise, and implement offers, projects, and events in the youth centre, in public as well as digital spaces.
- You actively contribute your professional skills and ideas to the conceptual development of youth work.
- You maintain collaboration with schools, clubs, specialist agencies, and other partner organisations.
Your profile
- You have a recognised degree in Social Work (FH/HF) or a comparable qualification and ideally bring several years of experience in open youth work.
- You possess sound professional knowledge, a professional self-concept, and a reflective, resource-oriented attitude.
- You are characterised by initiative, enthusiasm for innovation, and an independent, reliable, and responsible way of working.
- You are an open, sociable personality and know how to build sustainable relationships with children and young people.
- You actively and constructively contribute to teamwork, communicate appreciatively, and represent your professional positions appropriately.
- You are interested in current social developments and the digital living environments of children and young people.
- You are willing to regularly work evenings and weekends, including Sundays.
Our offer
- A varied and meaningful activity in a lively, intercultural working environment.
- Great professional scope for design and the opportunity to actively shape the further development of youth work.
- A committed team with regular professional exchange as well as appreciative and constructive collaboration.
- Supervision, team retreats, and attractive further training opportunities.
- Progressive employment conditions of the city of Wallisellen with a total of seven weeks’ holiday.
Your next step
Curious? We look forward to hearing from you. Please submit your complete application documents. For further information, Jenny Havret, Head of Youth Division, is happy to assist you at Tel. 044 832 64 72.