Social Worker

Uster, the third largest city in the Canton of Zürich, is a dynamically growing city in the Greater Zürich area with around 37,000 inhabitants and is known as an innovative regional center. KESB Uster is looking for an initiative, motivated, and team-oriented person as of 1 September 2026 or by arrangement as a Social Worker Your main tasks • Fact-finding investigations including interviews, hearings, and consultations with clients as well as with third parties involved in the proceedings • interdisciplinary collaboration within the team • collaboration with external work partners and specialist agencies • physical and electronic management of own dossiers and editorial preparation of decisions • instruction and consultation of the legal representatives and third parties • representation of the social work way of thinking and acting within the team and towards the outside What you bring with you • completed studies in Social Work (Diploma/Bachelor or Master) • experience, if applicable training in child hearings or conversations with children • knowledge in dealing with coercive contexts, broad general knowledge • ability to reach consensus, decisiveness, and efficiency • several years of experience and sound knowledge in child protection, preferably also knowledge in • adult protection • several years of experience in systemic work with families We offer you • a meaningful, responsible, and varied activity in the investigation service of KESB • collaboration in an interdisciplinary team • an extremely collegial and humorous team • flexible working hours, possibility of home office • opportunities for further training You or Sie? With us, the case is clear. We live a "Du" culture. Therefore, we communicate in this manner during the application process and in the job interviews. Your contact person Manuela Abdelhadi-Raviscioni Authority member KESB Uster, Department of Social Work Interested? Then we look forward to your online application.