Youth Work Employee 60%

The municipality of Wald ZH operates a youth center for its young residents. As the hub of youth work, it offers a low-threshold

contact and counseling point for the concerns and interests of young people and is used as a meeting place during leisure time.

The job advertisement is also aimed at students in the field of social work who are interested in the field of open youth work.

• Collaboration and co-design in youth work as well as presence times in the youth center
• Outreach/mobile youth work in the municipal area
• Relationship work, counseling and support for young people and their reference persons
• Support with everyday problems (e.g. apprenticeship search, applications, conflict management)
• Planning, organization and implementation of youth-specific projects and events (e.g. youth evening, Saturday meeting, theme weeks, cinema evening, queer meeting)
• Leadership and design of girl-specific offers and projects
• Health-promoting and preventive projects as well as participatory offers with young people
• Networking and cooperation with schools, churches, clubs, authorities and specialist offices
• Public relations work, including managing social media and articles in the local newspaper

• Completed training in socio-cultural animation (FH/HF) or in a comparable socio-pedagogical professional field (e.g. social work, social pedagogy)
• Joy and experience in relationship work with young people
• Experience or interest in gender-specific youth work, especially in leading and designing offers for girls
• Teamwork skills, resilience, flexibility and creativity
• Good communication and IT skills
• Willingness to work irregular hours (also evenings and weekends)

• A varied and responsible activity with scope for design
• A motivated and collegial team
• Modern employment conditions
• Well-equipped workplace in the Wald youth office