Social Worker in Youth and Family Counseling, kjz Winterthur,

Office for Youth and Vocational Counseling

Social Worker in Youth and Family Counseling, kjz Winterthur, 60 - 90%

The Office for Youth and Vocational Counseling of the Directorate of Education provides, orders, manages, and coordinates offers for child and youth welfare and vocational counseling. The kjz Winterthur (Child and Youth Welfare Center) is a polyvalent counseling center for families, parents, adolescents, children, and toddlers and works on the basis of the Child and Youth Welfare Act of the Canton of Zurich.

To provide relief, the Youth and Family Counseling (JFB) of kjz Winterthur is looking for a Social Worker 60 - 90% starting in January 2027.
The position is fixed-term for one year with the option of extension.

As a legal guardian (Beiständin/Beistand), you implement civil law child protection measures, undertake child welfare assessments on behalf of the KESB, and advise families, children, and adolescents in accordance with their mandates. The counseling covers a wide spectrum of topics regarding family organization, upbringing, separation and divorce, visitation rights issues, and questions of child protection. Great value is placed on good and close cooperation with authorities, schools, institutions, and specialist agencies.

You bring with you:

• Education at a Swiss University of Applied Sciences in Social Work
• Experience in youth and family welfare as well as statutory social work
• Optionally additional training in systemic, solution-oriented counseling
• Empathy for people in special life situations
• Negotiation-level presentation skills
• Resilient personality
• Good written skills

We offer you:

• Good introduction and coaching by the department head
• Collegial professional exchange as well as intervision and supervision
• Demanding, meaningful, and independent activity
• Lively work that takes place in the middle of the lives of the most diverse population groups
• Supportive interdisciplinary team
• Fair employment conditions according to cantonal guidelines

The kjz head Regula Kupper (Tel. ) is happy to answer further questions. We look forward to your online application.

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