School Social Work Specialists at Secondary School (40 - 90%)
Realgymnasium Rämibühl Zürich
Zürich
Key information
- Publication date:08 October 2025
- Workload:40 – 90%
- Place of work:Zürich
Job summary
Das Realgymnasium Rämibühl is a long-term gymnasium offering diverse profiles. Join a vibrant community that values support and development.
Tasks
- Engage in prevention and intervention for social issues affecting students.
- Collaborate with teachers to address challenging situations in classes.
- Develop a new school social work program based on your expertise.
Skills
- Bachelor's in Social Work with CAS in School Social Work preferred.
- Strong communication and teamwork abilities are essential.
- Experience in project work and structured processes is advantageous.
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The Rämibühl Realgymnasium is a long-term secondary school with classical and modern language profiles. 120 teachers and 30 staff members guide around 900 students to the Swiss Matura and university entrance qualification – some also to the International Baccalaureate (IB). The attractive school facility is centrally located near the Zurich universities in the middle of the green Rämibühl Park.
We are a vibrant school community that values diversity and is privileged to accompany and support young people on their path for six years. We see ourselves not only as a place of learning but also as a place of life, aiming to actively, thoughtfully, and systematically shape coexistence at our school. We are a community that gives its best every day to do justice to the students at our school.
To strengthen our team, we are looking for the following position starting April 1, 2026, or by agreement:
School Social Work Specialists (40 - 90%)
You are a communicative, proactive, flexible, hands-on, unbureaucratic, efficient, assertive, and calm person. You will join a school where your knowledge, experience, and ideas are sought after and appreciated in the conception and development of the new school social work offering.
Your tasks
You will be committed at our school to the prevention, identification, and handling of social problems and situations that burden the school or classroom climate. You are interested in age-typical developmental tasks and related aspects of mental health. With your solution-oriented attitude, you can mediate well between different concerns. In collaboration with the class teachers, you establish a process for difficult cases and take over case management. You guide teachers to independently handle challenging situations with their classes by planning appropriate further training measures in consultation with the school management.
Your profile
- Competencies in counseling, prevention, and intervention
- Teamwork skills, resilience, independent and structured working style
- Enjoyment in building a new offering (advantage: knowledge in concept or project work)
- Bachelor's degree in Social Work combined with further training in school social work (CAS) or a comparable field (CAS)
Our offer
- Modern working conditions with annual working hours and own office
- Networking within the school's counseling and support team (school doctor, student counseling, team for addiction prevention and health)
- Professional advice and support from a regional team and the Secondary School and Vocational Education Office
- Annual working hours (working time is completed during teaching weeks)
Your application
Have we sparked your interest?
We look forward to your application. Please submit your documents exclusively via the online tool by Friday, October 24, 2025, at the latest. Good to know: the first interviews will take place from October 27, 2025. We thank you for your patience. For inquiries, Dr. Tobias Weber, Principal, is available at Tel. +41 44 265 63 12, Email tobias.weber@rgzh.ch. Further information can be found on the internet at www.rgzh.ch .
We look forward to your application. Please submit your documents exclusively via the online tool by Friday, October 24, 2025, at the latest. Good to know: the first interviews will take place from October 27, 2025. We thank you for your patience. For inquiries, Dr. Tobias Weber, Principal, is available at Tel. +41 44 265 63 12, Email tobias.weber@rgzh.ch. Further information can be found on the internet at www.rgzh.ch .
