Mentoring Leader 70 - 75%
Kanton Zürich
Bülach
Key information
- Publication date:21 January 2026
- Workload:70 – 75%
- Place of work:Bülach
Job summary
Join the AJB as Leiter/in Mentoring, aiding youth in Zurich! You'll enjoy a supportive work environment with impactful responsibilities.
Tasks
- Recruit and train around 40 volunteer mentors for youth support.
- Facilitate 40 mentoring placements annually at various locations.
- Collaborate with local teams and lead seminars for quality assurance.
Skills
- Degree in Psychology, Education, or Social Work; leadership experience required.
- Experience in volunteer management and integration processes.
- Strong initiative and resilience, with occasional evening commitments.
Is this helpful?
The Office for Youth and Career Counseling (AJB) informs, advises, and supports the population of the Canton of Zurich on topics related to family, profession, and career. It provides various services decentrally in several child and youth welfare centers (kjz) and career information centers (biz). Mentoring Ithaka is an offer from biz and supports upper secondary school students in their search for apprenticeships. Volunteer mentors accompany the young people individually on this path.
Due to retirements, the following positions are to be filled:
Mentoring Leader (70%)
Locations biz Oerlikon and biz Kloten as of July 1, 2026
Mentoring Leader (75%)
Location biz Uster as of August 1, 2026
Your tasks:
- Recruitment, training, and leadership of about 40 volunteer mentors
- Implementation of approximately 40 mentoring places annually at your locations (biz)
- Conducting intake interviews with young people, matching the young people with volunteers
- Collaboration with the cantonal Ithaka team, local career counseling, and other specialist offices and institutions
- Participation in organizing training events and events for mentors
- Leading seminars
- Quality assurance
Your profile:
- Completed studies (university of applied sciences or university) in psychology, pedagogy, or social work
- Leadership experience
- Experience in volunteer work, a CAS in volunteer management is an advantage
- Work experience in the field of professional integration, good knowledge of the Swiss education system
- High resilience and initiative
- Willingness for occasional evening assignments
Our offer:
You can expect an independent, versatile activity in a committed team. The employment conditions are based on cantonal guidelines.
Your application
Have we aroused your interest? Then we look forward to receiving your application by February 20, 2026, via our online tool www.zh.ch/jobs
Further information can be found at www.zh.ch/mentoring-ithakaMs. Susanne Roth, Cantonal Head of Mentoring Ithaka, is happy to provide you with further information (043 259 82 48).
