Stadt Olten
Solothurn canton
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Social Assistance Caseworker 60% Temporary due to Maternity Cover until the End of July 2026
- Publication date:15 October 2025
- Workload:60%
- Contract type:Unlimited employment
- Place of work:Solothurn canton
Job summary
Join the Sozialregion Olten as a Sozialhilfe Sachbearbeiter/in! Make a difference for vulnerable individuals in a supportive environment.
Tasks
- Perform social administrative tasks for the social office.
- Support social workers with intake and long-term counseling.
- Facilitate connections with various stakeholders and organizations.
Skills
- Completed vocational training as Kaufmann/Kauffrau EFZ or equivalent.
- Experience in social or community services is preferred.
- Ability to collaborate within an interdisciplinary team.
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Social Assistance Caseworker 60% Temporary due to Maternity Cover until the End of July 2026
Step in, help shape, make an impact!
Do you have a broad back, are a team player, and ready to make a difference for people in particularly vulnerable situations? Then you are exactly right with us in the Social Region Olten.
General Information
- Workload
- 60 %
- Start of employment
- Immediately or by arrangement
- Employer
- Municipality of Olten
- Type of employment
- Temporary
- Type
- Job offer
Tasks
You perform social administrative tasks for the social welfare office and support the social workers in intake and long-term counseling in their daily work. This includes, for example, support with archiving, periodic reviews, and other individual matters in the area of administration. In doing so, you also build bridges to all other involved actors (authorities, organizations, individuals, etc.).
Expectations
- Completed vocational training as a commercial clerk EFZ or equivalent education
- Professional experience, preferably in social or municipal services
- Resilient and flexible personality with assertiveness and quick comprehension
- Knowledge of the case management system KLIBnet is an advantage
- Ability for interdisciplinary collaboration and teamwork
- Understanding of people in difficult life situations
We offer
- A centrally located workplace (in the middle of the city of Olten – train station within a 10-minute walk) with the possibility of home office.
- Our annual working time allows you to organize your working hours flexibly and adjust them as needed.
- A responsible, varied, and independent activity in a well-organized public institution.
- Personal and professional support from a "colorful bunch" of lively people with very different biographies, views, and life experiences.
- We promote your personal development and further training opportunities and take your individual career planning into account.
Procedure
We look forward to getting to know you:
Please send your complete application documents including a photo to bewerbungen@olten.ch or to the Personnel Service of the Municipality of Olten, Stadthaus, Dornacherstrasse 1, 4601 Olten.
