Social Worker in Youth and Family Counseling, kjz Winterthur 60 - 80%
Kanton Zürich
Winterthur
Key information
- Publication date:15 November 2025
- Workload:60 – 80%
- Place of work:Winterthur
Job summary
Join the kjz Winterthur team as a Sozialarbeiter/in in youth and family counseling! Be part of a supportive and impactful work environment.
Tasks
- Conduct civil child protection measures and welfare assessments.
- Advise families, children, and youth on various issues.
- Collaborate closely with authorities and institutions.
Skills
- Degree in Social Work from a Swiss university required.
- Empathy for individuals in challenging situations is essential.
- Strong negotiation skills and resilience are important.
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The Office for Youth and Career Counseling of the Department of Education provides, commissions, manages, and coordinates services for child and youth welfare and career counseling. The kjz Winterthur (Child and Youth Welfare Center) is a polyvalent counseling center for families, parents, adolescents, children, and toddlers and operates based on the Child and Youth Welfare Act of the Canton of Zurich.
The Youth and Family Counseling (JFB) of kjz Winterthur is looking for a social worker 60-80% starting March 1, 2026, or by arrangement.
As a legal guardian, you will carry out civil law child protection measures, conduct child welfare assessments on behalf of the KESB, and advise families, children, and adolescents according to their mandates. The counseling covers a wide range of topics related to family organization, upbringing, separation and divorce, visitation rights issues, and child protection questions. Close and good cooperation with authorities, schools, institutions, and specialist offices is highly valued.
You bring:
- Education at a Swiss University of Applied Sciences for Social Work
- Experience in youth and family assistance as well as statutory social work
- Optionally additional training in systemic, solution-oriented counseling
- Empathy for people in special life situations
- Confident negotiation skills
- Resilient personality
- Good written skills
We offer you:
- Good introduction and coaching by the department head
- Collegial professional exchange as well as intervisions and supervisions
- Challenging, meaningful, and independent work
- Lively work that takes place in the midst of the lives of diverse population groups
- Supportive interdisciplinary team
- Fair employment conditions according to cantonal guidelines
For further questions, the department head Deborah Dössegger (Tel. 043 257 68 21) is happy to assist you. We look forward to your online application.
www.ajb.zh.ch
