Future Shaper as Department Head Job Coach, 80-90%
ESPAS Stiftung für wirtschaftliche und soziale Integration Erwerbsbeeinträchtigter
Zürich
Key information
- Publication date:07 January 2026
- Workload:80 – 90%
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:Zürich
Job summary
ESPAS is a dynamic company specializing in professional rehabilitation. Join us to support individuals with disabilities in their reintegration journey.
Tasks
- Lead and manage the Job Coaching department strategically.
- Guide participants in their vocational integration process effectively.
- Acquire new job placements and enhance existing services.
Skills
- Degree in social work, psychology, or pedagogy required.
- Strong leadership experience with effective communication skills.
- Sound knowledge of the Zurich job market and project-based work.
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ESPAS is a dynamic company in the field of vocational rehabilitation and integration. ESPAS supports people with psychological or physical disabilities in their economic, social, and professional reintegration.
Starting May 1, 2026, or by arrangement, we are looking for a
Department Head Job Coach, 80-90%
Workplace: Zurich Höngg
Do you keep an overview in a changing department? Do you live responsibility and want not only to make decisions but also to implement them? Do you want to further develop the department and the existing products? Are you committed to accompanying participants and apprentices step by step in their professional integration process? Do you have experience in acquiring new and existing referring agencies or suitable jobs or training positions? Are you equally comfortable with conceptual as well as project-based tasks? Are you creative in tackling challenges? Then you are exactly right here!
We offer you
- Strategic and operational management of the department
- Personnel and professional leadership of the department with 6 specialists
- Revenue responsibility for your own department
- 40-hour week, including 2 paid breaks per day
- 5 – 6 weeks of vacation and paid bridge days
- 70% of pension fund benefits covered by ESPAS
- Restaurant with a diverse offer, local products, and attractive prices
What you bring with you
- Completed education and professional experience in social work, psychology, or pedagogy
- Further training in coaching or counseling (mandatory), ideally complemented by case management, career counseling, learning coaching, or social insurance knowledge
- Solid knowledge of the labor market in the Zurich region
- Proven leadership experience with active leadership role modeling
- Situational leadership style with good and constructive communication skills
- Experience in acquiring companies and employers
- Several years of experience in case management / labor integration
- Organizational skills and structured working method
ESPAS offers you a challenging and versatile task where your expertise is as much in demand as your social skills and life experience. We have a DU culture and also address potential new employees with DU.
For questions, Christoph Meier-Krebs, Head of Vocational Integration, is happy to assist you: Phone no. 044 344 25 06.
Prisca Gysling, Head of Human Resources, looks forward to receiving your application documents via the online application form.
Apply
Would you like to apply online? Then use our online application form.
