Specialist Open Youth Work 60 %

Der Verein OJA Offene Jugendarbeit Zürich
OJA Offene Jugendarbeit Zürich designs diverse offers for and with young people with over 65 specialists at 13 locations.

For OJA Mitte, we are looking for an innovative, persistent and reflective personality as of 1 January 2027 or by arrangement as

Specialist Open Youth Work 60 % ##

with a focus on social space-oriented youth work.

OJA Mitte is active in the areas of social space-oriented youth work and youth culture events with a city-wide orientation. In social space-oriented youth work, OJA Mitte operates several locations with diverse space offerings, a Midnight-Sports location in the Josefzentrum and provides outreach youth work throughout the entire area. The involvement of adolescents and young adults in the design of the offers and the promotion of their social skills are central tasks.

You fit well with us if you approach young people with enthusiasm and curiosity, enjoy putting new ideas into practice and appreciate working in a large team. We plan, reflect and develop our offers together, utilize the different strengths in the team and support each other in daily work.

Your tasks include among others

• Together with the team, you accompany and enable diverse uses of space, from open meeting offers to self-managed projects.
• You take over the co-site management of Midnight Sports in Josef.
• You recognize developments and needs in the social space and initiate new projects and offers together with young people.
• Together with your team, you are present in public spaces, maintain relationships with young people and strengthen their participation and co-design.
• You advise and support young people at a low threshold in their life world and mediate to specialized specialist centers if necessary.
• You work conceptually, further develop existing offers and bring new ideas into OJA Mitte.

This is how you convince us

• Degree in Social Work (FH or HF) or in training (HSLU Soziokultur or Gemeindeanimation Artiset)
• Experience in working with young people as well as enjoyment of projects and events
• Courage to try things out, take responsibility and learn from experiences
• Strong social competence and enjoyment of teamwork in a large team
• Willingness to work flexible hours, also in the evenings and occasionally on weekends
• Interest in networking and cooperation with different stakeholder groups

What you can look forward to

• Varied and meaningful activity with a lot of creative freedom
• The chance to actively help shape and further develop offers for young people
• Collaboration in a committed, innovative large team
• Opportunities for professional development and further training
• Attractive employment conditions