Social Worker
- 25 June 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- Chur
About the job
The only trilingual canton in Switzerland is economically, culturally and politically diverse. Graubünden, with 7106 km², is the largest canton in Switzerland and offers a high quality of life with 150 valleys, 615 lakes, 140 holiday resorts and countless days of sunshine per year. The Cantonal Administration of Graubünden is as versatile as our landscape. Bring your unique skills and help shape the future of the Cantonal Administration of Graubünden with us.
Social Worker
Social Office Graubünden | 90% | Chur
The cantonal social office fulfils the task of personal social and addiction support on behalf of the municipalities and assists people in accessing economic social assistance. To this end, it operates eight regional social services in the canton. The regional social service Chur/Plessur/Imboden is responsible for 10 municipalities with a catchment area of 67,000 people.
Social counselling, addiction support and financial assistance (gr.ch)
We are looking for a social worker at the Chur location from 1 October 2026 or by arrangement as a maternity cover. The position is limited until 31 March 2026.
- Solution- and resource-oriented social counselling for individuals and families
- Access to social insurance benefits and economic social assistance
- Advice for recognised and provisionally admitted refugees and foreigners on linguistic, professional and social integration
- Cooperation with social authorities and specialised agencies
- Other varied, interesting and responsible tasks
- Completed training as a social worker BSc/FH or a degree in a comparable qualification
- Enjoyment in working with people from diverse social and/or cultural backgrounds
- Advisory competence as well as expertise in social assistance law and social insurance
- Outgoing, resilient, team-oriented, good communication, organisational and administrative skills
- Ideally good foreign language skills
- Independent and solution-oriented working style
If you have any questions, Sandra Jäger, Team Leader Regional Social Service Chur/Plessur/Imboden, or Mathias Kaufmann, Head of Social Services Department, Tel. 081 257 26 68, will be happy to provide information.
Application deadline: 10 July 2026
