Kanton Graubünden
Thusis
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Member of the Child and Adult Protection Authority
- Publication date:09 October 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Unlimited employment
- Place of work:Thusis
Job summary
Join Graubünden's diverse cantonal administration, the only trilingual region in Switzerland. Enjoy a collaborative work environment and meaningful opportunities.
Tasks
- Make decisions on protection measures for children and adults.
- Lead procedures and draft decisions in German and Italian.
- Conduct assessments and support vulnerable individuals and families.
Skills
- University degree in law or equivalent education in social work.
- Fluency in German and good Italian skills required.
- High social competence and empathy in challenging situations.
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About the job
Together for Graubünden
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 sunny days 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.
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 sunny days 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.
Member of the Child and Adult Protection Authority
Child and Adult Protection Authority | 50-100% (temporary) | Thusis
The Child and Adult Protection Authority KESB is there for people in need. Those who need help and support can count on KESB. No day is like the other with us. In the interdisciplinary team, we actively shape a safe future for vulnerable adults, families, children, and adolescents.
We are looking for a Member of KESB for the KESB Graubünden, branch Mittelbünden/Moesa, with the workplace in Thusis and, if necessary, Roveredo, due to maternity cover from February 1, 2026, limited until September 30, 2026.
Your area of responsibility
- Decision-making within the decision-making body and co-responsibility for ordering and adjusting child and adult protection measures
- Case management for assigned cases as well as drafting and processing related decisions in German and Italian
- Legal assessment of procedural and substantive legal issues and correct application of the law
- Conducting own investigations and issuing investigation orders
- Personal hearings of vulnerable and other involved persons
- Advice and support for guardians
- Collaboration with municipalities and external specialist offices and institutions
What we expect from you
- Completion of a university degree in law, a university degree, or an equivalent qualification in social work, pedagogy, psychology, or psychiatry
- Several years of professional experience in statutory social work, preferably in the child and adult protection area of a KESB or professional guardianship, a court, or a youth prosecutor's office
- Very good German skills and good Italian skills in spoken and written form
- Strong enthusiasm for teamwork
- Above-average comprehension and willingness to learn
- High social competence and empathy towards people in difficult life situations
- Flexibility, high resilience, and decisiveness even in difficult situations
- Precise and independent working style and pronounced sense of responsibility
- Very good verbal expression skills as well as good Office user knowledge
- Driver's license category B
We look forward to receiving your online application and to getting to know you.
If you have any questions, Benjamin Boss, Head of KESB branch Mittelbünden/Moesa, is happy to assist you at the phone number 081 257 52 90.
Application deadline: October 31, 2025
