Dialogweg Wohngruppen für Kinder und Jugendliche
Küsnacht
Career Orientation Social Pedagogy Internship as a Supplement to Part-Time/Full-Time Studies
- 05 November 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- Küsnacht
Job summary
Join our innovative organization with five social education groups. This is a great opportunity to support children and youth in need.
Tasks
- Engage with children and youth from challenging family backgrounds.
- Support our team in daily work with diverse age groups.
- Participate in regular team meetings and professional development.
Skills
- Completed vocational training or high school; work experience.
- Passion for working with children and youth.
- Willingness to work irregular hours, including evenings.
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About the job
We are an open, innovative organisation at three locations with a total of five social pedagogical residential groups for children and young people, embedded in two city districts of Zurich and in the municipality of Küsnacht am See.
Children and young people live in the residential groups, from kindergarten age up to the end of initial training, from multiply burdened families with developmental difficulties in the school, social and emotional areas.
The three institutions Dialogweg, Eichbühl and Fennergut are managed as a single organisation and belong to the Zurich Children and Youth Homes Foundation. We are looking for two
Interns 80% - 90% from 1 April 2027 and 1 May 2027 for our residential group team at the Fennergut location in Küsnacht
During the internship, you will be committed for half a year to a whole year to children and young people from multiply burdened family systems and support a team in daily work.
You bring with you
- Completed vocational training or Matura, professional or work experience
- Enjoyment of working with children and young people
- Willingness to work irregular hours (evening and weekend shifts)
What we offer
- Comprehensive insight into the stationary social pedagogical field of activity
- Regular guidance discussions by a trained team member with additional qualifications
- Participation in team meetings, professional consultations, team supervision
- Progressive employment conditions according to the guidelines of the zkj foundation
We look forward to receiving your complete application by email to the Personnel Department Dialogweg/Eichbühl/Fennergut, bewerbung.def@zkj.ch.
Questions will be answered by Jasmin Nebl, Team Leader Fennergut, at Tel. 043 266 70 10.