Care at Asylum Center, temporary in Zurich (m/f/d)
Caritas Schweiz
Zürich-Witikon
Key information
- Publication date:18 November 2025
- Workload:100%
- Place of work:Zürich-Witikon
Job summary
Join us in Zurich as a caretaker for refugees at Caritas. Be part of a supportive team in a vital community role.
Tasks
- Support and advise refugees on daily matters and integration.
- Handle admissions and discharges, ensuring smooth transitions.
- Assist in maintaining a clean and safe living environment.
Skills
- Experience in care or household management is preferred.
- Strong German and English communication skills are required.
- Flexibility and a proactive attitude are essential.
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Care at Asylum Center, temporary in Zurich (m/f/d)
Caritas Switzerland has been operating asylum centers at various locations in the canton of Zurich on behalf of the canton since March 2024. From December 1, 2025, and on a temporary basis, we will open a center at Katzenschwanzstrasse in Zurich Witikon. The center offers space for up to 100 refugee residents. It is located in an underground facility that meets current requirements for safety, infrastructure, and protection. The premises are functional and purposefully designed to create a pleasant and structured environment for the residents.
For the care team, we are looking for flexible and committed employees who are willing to work various shifts including day, night, and weekend duties.
Your tasks
- Support and advice for refugees in various everyday matters
- Handling admissions and discharges: providing personal files, admission materials, receiving materials, discharge accounting
- Co-responsibility in conflict management and resolution according to care principles
- Introduction and guidance of cleaning and maintenance of living spaces and implementation of cleaning and hygiene concepts
- Planning, introducing, and guiding house service and small tasks
- Co-responsibility for compliance with house rules in the center and implementation of the organizational manual regarding safety and emergencies
- Ensuring orderly center operations and a calm atmosphere
- Taking on varying work shifts (including day, night, and weekend duties)
Our requirements
- Completed training and professional experience, preferably in care or housekeeping; experience in the migration field is desirable
- Good knowledge of the German language as well as good oral skills in English, additional foreign language skills are an advantage
- Good computer user skills (especially MS Office and Internet)
- High sense of responsibility, hygiene, and quality awareness
- Initiative, independence, and a high degree of work organization
- Flexibility, resilience, and assertiveness
- Willingness to work varying shifts
- High sense of responsibility and duty
- Cultural openness
- Impeccable reputation
Workplace is Zurich
Start of work: 01.12.2025 or by arrangement
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 Ms. Sandra Leite, HR Consultant,
Start of work: 01.12.2025 or by arrangement
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 Ms. Sandra Leite, HR Consultant,
Phone +41 41 419 20 62.
We thank you for your interest and look forward to your application (CV only) via the online portal.
We thank you for your interest and look forward to your application (CV only) via the online portal.
