Internship Social Assistance, Counseling, Asylum 80 - 100%

Frauenfeld

Key information

Publication date:02 September 2025
Workload:80 – 100%
Place of work:Frauenfeld

Job summary

Join the vibrant community of Frauenfeld, where urban comfort meets rural charm. Enjoy a supportive work environment focused on personal growth and impactful social work.

Tasks

Provide social support to individuals in financial or personal crises.
Assist clients in regaining economic independence and stability.
Document all client interactions in the KLIB information system.

Skills

Studying Social Work (BSc) with an interest in social assistance.
Strong legal knowledge and empathy in helping others.
Team-oriented with excellent communication skills.

Is this helpful?

Open, proactive and personal – the city of Frauenfeld brings together what makes a good life. Frauenfeld combines a rural environment with urban comfort. Nestled in a beautiful landscape and optimally connected in terms of transport, the capital of the canton of Thurgau is characterized by a high quality of living and housing. Around 26,000 residents appreciate this.

These are your tasks:

You will acquire competencies in practical work to socially advise, accompany and support people who are in a personal, social and/or financial emergency. This activity often begins with stabilizing people in difficult life situations and aims at regaining economic independence. For this purpose, you check and grant financial support, help in accessing other services, and support measures for reintegration into the labor market. During the internship, you will increasingly take responsibility for clients from the first contact to the termination of social assistance or the handover to other colleagues. You document your work in the client information system KLIB.

What you bring:

You are successful in your studies in Social Work (BSc) and are interested in activities in the field of social assistance including asylum care. You easily acquire legal knowledge and are able to approach and engage with other people. You have interest and/or experience in social insurance law and communication techniques. Working with people brings you as much joy as the administrative tasks necessary for professional work. You have a strategy to keep an overview in demanding situations as well as to deal with stressful situations. Empathy and professional boundaries are not a contradiction for you. You enjoy cooperating and working task-oriented with others in a team. You like to reflect on your work and use this as well as feedback from others for your personal and professional development.

What you can look forward to:

Your next step:

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