a Head of Asylum Center Pastoral Care

The Catholic Church in the Canton of Zürich, in consultation with the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) and the national specialist office migratio, organizes a church service at the federal asylum centers in the Canton of Zürich. Immediately or by arrangement, we are looking for pastoral care in the federal asylum centers of the Zürich region as well as management tasks a Head of Asylum Center Pastoral Care (50 - 80 %) Your area of responsibility includes: \- (Pastoral) conversations with asylum seekers and staff in the federal asylum centers \- Support in religious questions, mediation of services in other languages \- Launching offers and excursions for asylum seekers \- Social diaconal support of asylum seekers in the federal asylum centers \- Networking with advisory centers, church and civil society organizations \- Management tasks: leading one person, membership in (management) committees, financial responsibility Your profile: \- University degree in theology or equivalent training \- Several years of practical experience in pastoral care and/or church social work \- Openness to other cultures and ways of thinking \- Willingness to work in an interreligious team \- Good foreign language skills (English, etc.) \- Knowledge of refugee and asylum work in Switzerland is an advantage \- Experience in committee work, leadership and organizational skills \- Catholic denomination We offer you: \- Independent field of work with much room for creativity \- An important and challenging task \- Support from a cheerful, collegial and interreligious team \- Attractive employment conditions and further training opportunities at the Roman Catholic Corporation of the Canton of Zürich \- Possibility for supervision and intervision Are you interested? Information will be gladly provided by the current Head of Catholic Asylum Center Pastoral Care, Jossen () or the Head of Department Ecumenism, Social Affairs, Health, Ortolf (; write an e-mail (<>). Please send your application documents by Friday, 11. September 2026 by e-mail (write an e-mail (<>)) addressed to: Katholische Kirche im Kanton Zürich c/o Dr. Hubli, Head of Human Resources, Hirschengraben 66, 8001 Zürich. jpidb74e98cjm jit0834jm jiy26jm