Gemeinde Stäfa
Stäfa
Specialist in Open Child and Youth Work (60%) - Youth Sector
- 05 October 2026
- 60%
- Permanent position
- Stäfa
Job summary
Join the OKJA team in creating engaging spaces for youth! Enjoy a dynamic work environment with great benefits.
Tasks
- Lead activities and workshops at the youth center directly.
- Encourage youth integration and personal development in the community.
- Organize diverse programs during holidays and events with your team.
Skills
- Degree in social work or related field, with youth experience required.
- Strong pedagogical skills and conflict resolution abilities.
- Organizational skills, flexibility, and a good sense of humor.
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About the job
- Drop-in and Mobile Work: You are co-responsible for the management and design of the youth centre and are directly present where young people spend their free time.
- Relationship Work and Integration: You promote the active participation and integration of young people into the community, sensitively address their everyday issues, and strengthen their social and personal skills.
- Holidays and Events: Together with your team colleague, you organise varied programmes during the sports, spring, and autumn holidays as well as cross-age events.
- Networking: You are an important link and maintain exchange with schools, parents, and specialist institutions in the child-specific area.
- Education and Experience: You have a degree in Social Work / Socioculture (or a comparable qualification) and already have experience in open work with young people.
- Educational Skills: Your actions are goal- and resource-oriented and characterised by an appreciative attitude. In conflict situations, you remain calm, mediating, and can assert yourself if necessary.
- Personality: You love working independently as much as team spirit. Organisational skills, flexibility, and a healthy dose of humour complete your profile.
- Flexibility and Administration: The fixed presence days (Wednesday to Friday) as well as occasional weekend shifts fit perfectly into your life. You are IT-savvy for administrative tasks.
We offer you a workplace with real scope for creativity. You can expect an upbeat, motivated team with us. We offer you a versatile, innovative activity in a developing environment as well as the attractive employment conditions of the Stäfa municipal administration.
Sounds like your new challenge? We look forward to receiving your documents via our online application tool!
Do you have questions about the job? Oliver Rey, team leader of open child and youth work, will be happy to provide information from 13 October 2026 at 079 227 95 81 (Tue-Fri). More information can be found at www.okja-staefa.ch and www.staefa.ch .
