Social Worker
- 23 June 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- Chur
About the job
The only trilingual canton in Switzerland is diverse in its economic, cultural and political profile. With an area of 7106 km², Graubünden is the largest canton in Switzerland and with 150 valleys, 615 lakes, 140 tourist resorts and countless days of sunshine per year, it offers a high quality of life. The cantonal administration of Graubünden is as diverse as our landscape.
Social Worker
Graubünden Social Services Office | 80–100% | Chur
On behalf of the municipalities, the Cantonal Social Services Office fulfils the task of providing social and addiction assistance to individuals and supports them in accessing financial social assistance. To this end, it manages eight regional social services across 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 assistance and financial support (gr.ch)
For the Chur location, we are looking for a social worker starting 1st August 2026 or by agreement. The position is currently fixed-term until 31 March 2028. There will probably be the possibility to extend the employment contract.
- Solution- and resource-oriented social counselling for individuals and families
- Ensuring access to social insurance benefits as well as financial social assistance
- Advising on linguistic, professional and social integration for recognised refugees, provisionally admitted persons and foreigners
- Collaboration with social authorities and specialised services
- Other varied, interesting and responsible activities
- Completed training as a social worker BSc/SUP or equivalent qualification
- Aptitude for working with people from different social backgrounds and/or cultural origins
- High counselling skills as well as solid specific knowledge of social assistance law in the field of social insurance
- Friendliness, ability to cope with intense work rhythms, team spirit, good communication, organisational and administrative skills
- Ideally good knowledge of foreign languages
- Independent and solution-oriented working method
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Rachel Veronika Hubacher, head of the regional social service Chur/Plessur/Imboden, at 081 257 30 34 or Urs Hasler, team leader, at 081 257 30 54.
Application deadline: 10 July 2026
