Caritas Schweiz Inland, Caritas Schweiz
Uster
10 hours ago
Team Leader and Socio-Educational Key Worker 80 - 100 % in Uster (m/f/d)
- 14 May 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Uster
About the job
Doing the right thing. In Switzerland and in around 20 countries on four continents. Join us in committing to the vision of a solidaristic society, as
Team Leader and Socio-Educational Key Worker 80 - 100 % in Uster (m/f/d)
Caritas Switzerland has been operating asylum centres for families, individuals and unaccompanied minor asylum seekers (UMAS) at currently six locations in the canton of Zurich on behalf of the Cantonal Social Office Zurich (KSA) since March 2024.
In this responsible role, you combine leadership skills with socio-educational expertise and actively shape the development of the team and young people.
Your tasks
Leadership tasks
- Professional and personnel leadership and advice for the UMAS residential group team, solution-oriented intervention in problems, conflicts and challenges
- Planning of personnel deployment according to personnel requirements planning in coordination with the centre management
- Participation in the recruitment of additional staff in the team
- Preparation and follow-up as well as conducting team and house meetings including case discussions
- Promotion of the professional development of employees
- Representation of the residential group towards internal and external bodies
Professional tasks
- Socio-educational and psychosocial support and care of the young people
- Promotion of young people in various areas of life (school, leisure, health, finances, etc.) with individual, resource- and competence-oriented objectives
- Crisis intervention and conflict resolution
Our requirements
- Completed recognised socio-educational training (or equivalent)
- Experience in the migration field and/or youth work desirable
- Strong leadership and communication skills
- Very good German skills, additional foreign language skills an advantage
- Intercultural competence
- Willingness to work varying hours
- High sense of responsibility and quality awareness
- Initiative and independence
- High resilience, ability to cope with pressure and assertiveness
- Good Microsoft Office skills
- Impeccable reputation
Workplace is Canton Zurich (Uster).
Start date: immediate
Caritas offers attractive employment conditions and an open working atmosphere in a committed team. For the active development and implementation of digital transformation, we rely on employees with a digital and agile mindset who enjoy participating in change processes.
For information about this position, please contact Mr Serhan Cangatin, Head of UMAS Centre, telephone 076 347 63 22, email: scangatin@caritas.ch.
We thank you for your interest and look forward to receiving your application via the online portal.
Start date: immediate
Caritas offers attractive employment conditions and an open working atmosphere in a committed team. For the active development and implementation of digital transformation, we rely on employees with a digital and agile mindset who enjoy participating in change processes.
For information about this position, please contact Mr Serhan Cangatin, Head of UMAS Centre, telephone 076 347 63 22, email: scangatin@caritas.ch.
We thank you for your interest and look forward to receiving your application via the online portal.
