Social Worker in Child Protection and for Young Adults (80%)

About the job

The Social Department includes an assessment service, the social service for children and adolescents, the social service for adults, the central services, the specialist unit for labor integration, the social audit office, and the specialist unit for health promotion. 

For the social service for children and adolescents, we are looking for a

• Assessments of children and adolescents as well as disputed paternity cases on behalf of the Child and Adult Protection Authority (KESB)
• Managing guardianships for children and adolescents as well as for paternity and maintenance claims on behalf of the KESB
• New admissions and eligibility clarification of social assistance applications from young adults (18 to 25 years old)
• Advising and supporting young adults on material, financial, legal, and personal issues with the goal of professional and social integration
• General administrative tasks

• University / University of Applied Sciences degree, Bachelor or Master in Social Work
• Professional experience in child protection and/or social assistance
• Knowledge in subsidiarity and social insurance issues
• Good organizational skills and IT knowledge
• Independent, reliable, resilient, and team-oriented personality
• Confident German language skills, affinity for writing reports
• Category B driving license

• Responsible and varied area of work
• Attractive training opportunities, modern employment and working conditions
• Collaboration with a qualified and committed team and assigned case management
• Independent work with creative freedom
• Possibility to work partially from home
• Well-developed IT with digital file management in KLIB
• Attractive and central workplace as well as subscriptions (beach and river baths, artificial ice rink) and discounts (Reka checks and city gardening)