Professional Guardian 80%
- 03 September 2026
- 80%
- Permanent position
- Visp
Job summary
Join us in Oberwallis to support and care for the community. Make a positive impact on the lives of children, parents, and the elderly.
Tasks
- Lead client-oriented mandates in adult protection law.
- Advise and represent clients in various matters.
- Collaborate with authorities and prepare reports.
Skills
- Tertiary education in social work or law, or equivalent experience.
- Strong communication and empathy skills required.
- Ability to work independently and in a team.
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About the job
Our passion. For a better life.
Every day, we advise, support and care for hundreds of people in Upper Valais. Children, adolescents, parents, grandfathers, great-grandmothers. Older and younger people who are currently facing difficulties. We are committed to enabling them all to live independently. Whether they live in Gondo, Guttet, Grächen, Gampel or in the Goms.
Help make life more pleasant for people in your region. Support our 300 employees immediately or by arrangement and become part of our team as a professional guardian.
Your new job
- professional, client-oriented case management within the framework of the legal measures of adult protection on behalf of the KESB
- advising, supporting and representing the warded persons in administrative, financial, legal, social and welfare matters, including income and asset management
- preparing accountability and final reports, statements and applications for the KESB
- interdisciplinary collaboration with specialist agencies and authorities
Your qualifications
- tertiary education, preferably in social work at a university of applied sciences, law or a comparable qualification; alternatively, several years of professional experience in client care in a similar field
- preferably professional experience in adult protection and CAS in case management
- experienced in accompanying and advising people in difficult life situations
- knowledgeable in social insurance and general legal matters
- strong communication skills
- empathetic, socially competent and willing to advocate for clients
- resilient, a team player, independent, structured, precise and efficient
Our promise
- intensive induction into the role as guardian and the managed cases
- professional support through assistance (accounting/secretariat), regular exchange within the team of guardians and support from management
- case supervision by an external supervisor
- taking over already existing, well-established guardianship mandates
- generous opportunities for further training
Interested - would you like to learn more?
We would be pleased to receive your online application (https://jobs.smzo.ch). No deadline, but preferably soon, as we conduct interviews continuously.For questions about your area of responsibility, Karin Pece looks forward to hearing from you (Tel. 027 922 30 43).
