Second internship Social Work studies (at least 9 months) 60 - 80%

Second internship Social Work studies (at least 9 months) 60 - 80% #

Good for life - that is our motto. As part of the Bildungsdirektion of the Kanton Zürich, the Amt für Jugend und Berufsberatung is responsible for the services in the field of child and youth welfare as well as in career counseling. Children, young people and families are at the center of our work.
As an intern, starting from February 2027, you will receive a versatile insight into the work of the kantonalen Zentralbehörde Adoption. You will work closely with your internship supervisor and the team. You can apply your specialist knowledge from your studies directly in practice, gain your own experience and increasingly take on responsibility.

In doing so, the following tasks await you, among others: ###

• You participate in the assessment of future adoptive parents and take part in the creation of social reports for national and international adoptions.
• You carry out assessments and create social reports within the framework of stepchild adoptions on behalf of the KESB.
• You participate in the supervision of adoptive foster care arrangements and gain insight into the support of foster and adoptive families.
• You support the management of child protection mandates for adoptive foster children and thereby get to know the connection between Social Work, law and child welfare.
• You work together with different specialist offices, authorities and other specialists and gain a comprehensive insight into an exciting and interdisciplinary field of work.

What you bring with you: ###

• You are studying Social Work at a Bachelor's level at a Fachhochschule and have already completed one internship.
• You can combine different perspectives, think in networks and enjoy developing solutions together with others.
• You are empathetic, communicative, open and team-oriented and bring an appreciative attitude.
• You are open to different family forms and life situations.
• You enjoy writing, can express yourself confidently in German both in writing and orally and enjoy documentation and administrative tasks.
• You are interested in dealing with legal issues and combining the perspective of Social Work with legal frameworks.
• You bring curiosity, joy of learning and a good measure of humor.

The terms of employment correspond to the cantonal guidelines, the place of work is located in Zürich-Oerlikon.

Have we aroused your interest? Then we look forward to your complete online application. For questions, Vikram Sekerovic (043 259 98 03) is happy to assist you. Additional information can be found at www.zh.ch/ajb.