School Social Worker 50%
Kanton Zürich
Winterthur
Key information
- Publication date:16 January 2026
- Workload:50%
- Place of work:Winterthur
Job summary
Join the AJB as a Schulsozialarbeiter/in (50%) in Zurich! Enjoy a supportive work environment with opportunities to shape social work.
Tasks
- Provide accessible counseling for students at primary schools.
- Support teachers through advice and guidance.
- Conduct individual, group, and class interventions and projects.
Skills
- Bachelor's in Social Work; further training in school social work preferred.
- Experience in counseling children, youth, and families.
- Strong communication skills and project development abilities.
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The Office for Youth and Career Counseling (AJB) is part of the Education Directorate and is responsible for child and youth welfare, as well as career counseling. It provides various counseling and support services centrally and decentrally at different locations in the canton of Zurich.
On behalf of schools, the AJB, Regional Office School Social Work Winterthur and Andelfingen, is responsible for the personnel, professional, and administrative management of school social workers. To ensure a low-threshold school social work service, the workplaces are located in the individual school communities.
For the primary school Henggart, we are looking for a school social worker 50% starting August 2026.
Areas of responsibility
- Low-threshold counseling services for students
- Counseling and support for teachers
- Individual case assistance, group and class interventions
- Prevention and project work
Requirements
- Completed Bachelor in Social Work at a university of applied sciences
- Further training or additional education in the field of school social work or youth/family work
- Experience in counseling children, adolescents, and parents as well as skills in child protection
- Ability to work with various population groups
- Competence in developing and implementing projects
- Personality with strong communication skills
- Ability to collaborate with professionals from various fields, authorities, and parents
We offer
- Interesting field of work that can be significantly shaped within the framework of the concept
- Supervision, intervision group, professional support, evaluation
- Support from a local steering group
- Annual working hours: Compensation for school vacation time through increased workload during school time
If you appreciate a challenging and varied activity, we look forward to receiving your online application.
For additional information, Werner Glauser, Regional Manager School Social Work, is available at 079 797 82 64. Further information is also available at www.ajb.zh.ch.
