Deputy Team Leader Collective Accommodation (80 – 100%)

23 May 2026
80 – 100%
Permanent position
Winterthur

About the job

Are you looking for a meaningful role where your organisational skills, social competence and team spirit are in demand? Would you like to apply your abilities in a dynamic environment and grow through new challenges? We are seeking immediate or agreed reinforcement for the Collective Accommodation team, which supports around 350 people at 3 locations. Perhaps you will soon take on this responsible role:

Your Tasks

Active participation in the daily operations of the collective accommodation and care of clients, ensuring an orderly and safe operation

Initiation and support of everyday and resource-oriented offers (e.g. leisure, education and participation offers) in the sense of sociocultural animation

Further development of concepts in the areas of care, participation and coexistence

Professional support and coordination of the care team in collaboration with the team leader

Cooperation and networking with municipal offices, external partners and the neighbourhood to promote social integration

Your Profile

Completed training in sociocultural animation, social work, social pedagogy or as a migration specialist (or comparable qualification)

Experience working with people in emergency situations, ideally in the asylum and/or migration sector, with a high presence in the daily lives of clients

Professional with a pronounced hands-on mentality who enjoys practical and direct work with people and sees administrative tasks as a supportive part, but not the focus of the activity

Several years of experience in professional leadership, support and coordination of employees, ideally in the social or migration sector

Resilient, flexible and proactive personality, with confident German and very good English skills; additional foreign languages are an advantage

What We Offer

A meaningful activity with direct impact on the living situation of our clients

Early deployment planning with on-call duty, but without night and weekend shifts

Various training opportunities for personal and professional development

Workplace in the heart of Winterthur

A respectful working environment

Further benefits can be found on our website.

Contact

Your questions about the position will be gladly answered by Gabriella Caputo, Team Leader Collective Accommodation, 079 645 49 79.
Learn more? https://stadt.winterthur.ch/

We look forward to receiving your online application.