City of Uster - Social Worker in the Admission or Social Counseling Team 60-80%

About the job

You or you?

For us, the case is clear. We live a "du" culture. Therefore, we communicate in this way already during the application process and in the interviews.

Uster, the third largest city in the canton of Zurich, with around 37,000 inhabitants, is a dynamically growing city in the Zurich metropolitan area and known as an innovative regional center.

The social counseling and asylum and refugee coordination will merge from July 1, 2026, to respond more flexibly to the needs of the Uster population and to increase the efficiency of service delivery. In the course of this reorganization, we are looking immediately or by arrangement for a motivated person for each of the two teams Admission and Social Counseling as

The social counseling and asylum and refugee coordination will merge from July 1, 2026, to respond more flexibly to the needs of the Uster population and to increase the efficiency of service delivery. In the course of this reorganization, we are looking immediately or by arrangement for a motivated person for each of the two teams Admission and Social Counseling as

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Social Services

60%-80%

Social Worker in the Admission or Social Counseling Team 60-80%

Your main tasks

• Eligibility check and provision of economic social assistance
• Counseling of people in social, health, legal, and financial problem situations
• Promotion of professional and social integration
• Clarification, development, and securing of subsidiary benefits (unemployment insurance, daily sickness benefits, disability insurance, supplementary benefits, etc.)
• Independent case management, development and implementation of decisions
• Collaboration within the specialist team, with internal and external specialist offices, institutions, insurance companies, and authorities

You bring with you

• University of applied sciences degree in social work with professional experience in the field of statutory social assistance or equivalent training
• Appreciative attitude and understanding for people in emergency situations
• Consulting and negotiation skills, high degree of personal responsibility, self-organization, and resilience
• Commitment, eagerness to learn, and joy in co-creating in working groups
• Confident oral and written expression, administrative skills with a flair for numbers (KlibNet knowledge is an advantage)

We offer you

• An exciting, professionally and personally challenging task in a motivated team
• Attractive training and development opportunities
• At least five weeks of vacation
• Possibility of occasional home office

Your benefits

Training

Discounts

Vacation plus 4 paid rest days

Social benefits

Salary

Inclusion

Your contact person

For questions, the head of the social counseling service group, Daniel Brechbühl, phone 044 944 73 61, or the head of the Admission Team, Nina Hüsser, phone 044 76 79, will be happy to assist you.

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City of Uster as an employer

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