Research Associate Licensing and Supervision of Institutions

Good for life - that is our motto. As part of the Department of Education of the Canton of Zürich, the Office for Youth and Career Counseling actively shapes the offers in the field of child and youth welfare as well as career counseling. Children, adolescents and families are at the center of our work - we advocate for them every day - with a lot of passion and commitment. The Trägerschaften department is part of the area responsible for Supplementary Educational Assistance and for the enforcement of the Child and Youth Home Act (KJG).

In the Pädagogik & Qualität team, we are looking for a technically skilled personality from the fields of Social Work, Social Pedagogy or Educational Sciences, preferably with experience in residential child and youth welfare and a business understanding of social institutions or in the management of a social operation, starting immediately or by arrangement and for a limited period until 31.12.2030.

Your tasks

• Examination of licensing applications in residential care and responsibility for the supervision of institutions (incl. processing of supervision-relevant events)
• Responsibility for the conclusion of service agreements with service providers in the field of residential care (incl. budget examination and processing of position applications)
• Examination and approval of concepts for residential care offers
• Advising service providers on technical, organizational and legal questions regarding quality assurance.
• Participation in the development and compliance with normative specifications, processes and qualitative foundations
• Close cooperation with the Controlling team as well as with the service providers and with relevant authorities at federal and cantonal levels

Your profile

• Bachelor's degree (Uni/FH) in Social Work, Educational Sciences or in related disciplines with interest and understanding of business and legal issues and no fear of numbers
• several years of professional experience in the field of child protection, residential child and youth welfare or in a comparable function within the administration
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to convey complex issues understandably, precisely and in a manner appropriate to the target group.
• Confident appearance as well as the ability to act clearly and constructively even in demanding conversation situations
• High level of independence, resilience and the motivation to actively move things forward
• Affinity for questions surrounding IT and the use of specialist applications
• Interest in engaging in a socially relevant environment and taking on responsibility

We offer you

• a meaningful function with a direct influence on the quality of support offers for children and adolescents
• scope for design in an area that is undergoing further development
• a committed working environment with high professional competence
• contemporary employment conditions according to cantonal guidelines as well as flexible working options and a workplace within walking distance of Zürich HB

Application

For answering questions, Kathrin Pfister, Teamleiter P&Q (Telephone 043 259 96 57) is gladly at your disposal. Further information can also be found at www.ajb.zh.ch .

Have we aroused your interest? Then we look forward to your complete online application. Applications from recruitment agencies as well as applications via e-mail will not be considered for this vacancy.