School Social Work Specialist 60 - 90%
Kanton Zürich
Zürich
Key information
- Publication date:24 January 2026
- Workload:60 – 90%
- Place of work:Zürich
Job summary
Join the Kantonsschule Wiedikon as a Schulsozialarbeit expert! This role offers a supportive environment for impactful youth engagement.
Tasks
- Lead prevention and intervention strategies for student challenges.
- Conduct individual consultations and support families and educators.
- Collaborate on school culture development and innovative projects.
Skills
- Bachelor’s in Social Work plus CAS in Schulsozialarbeit required.
- Strong communication and crisis management abilities essential.
- Experience in project work is a valuable asset.
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The Kantonsschule Wiedikon is a high school with around 1200 students, 200 teachers, various gymnasium profiles, as well as a specialized middle school. For the 2024/25 school year, Kantonsschule Wiedikon has opened an additional location on Hohlstrasse near Hardbrücke train station. More information can be found at www.kwi.ch.
For our two locations, we are looking for a school social work specialist starting May 11, 2026, or by arrangement.
Your tasks
- Your main tasks are prevention, early detection, and intervention in challenges faced by young people, as well as establishing corresponding preventive and participatory structures. You will do this together with the existing team, which consists of another school social worker, a school doctor, and a school counselor.
- Your additional tasks include:
- solution-oriented individual counseling of students as well as counseling of the school and family system
- supporting all parties involved in finding optimal solutions and triage to external counseling centers
- advising teachers on group dynamic interventions for prevention and systemic interventions in crises and conflicts in classes
- participating in the development of our school culture
- coaching and supporting students with compensatory measures within the framework of self-organization
Your profile
You are a committed person with professional experience in school social work or youth counseling. With your solution-oriented systemic approach, you mediate well between different concerns. You work independently, structured, and reflectively and look forward to helping shape the new support service at Kantonsschule Wiedikon. Knowledge in concept and project work is an advantage. Your communication skills, teamwork, and resilience are beneficial both in dealing with various stakeholders and in managing crises. The formal requirements are a bachelor's degree in social work combined with further training in school social work (CAS) or a comparable field (CAS).
Our offer
We offer you a stimulating environment at a modern secondary school with two locations. Your ideas and skills for innovative offerings are very welcome at our school – also with regard to the upcoming founding of the new Kantonsschule Aussersihl. Your tasks are diverse and characterized by contact with various stakeholders. For professional exchange, you are integrated into a regional team, and cantonal meetings promote knowledge transfer among professionals. During the semesters, you work 70-100% and enjoy 12 weeks of school holidays as compensation.
Application
If interested, please submit your application by February 13, 2026, via the online tool. For questions, please contact Karin Grob (043 256 99 41 or karin.grob@kwi.ch).
