Social Worker: Asylum Social Assistance

About the job

The Thierstein district in the Solothurn Schwarzbubenland comprises 12 municipalities with over 16,000 inhabitants. The Social Region Thierstein association is responsible for statutory social assistance, voluntary social counselling, managing child and adult protection mandates, as well as mother and father counselling.

To strengthen our team, we are looking for an immediate or agreed appointment of a

Social Worker: Asylum Social Assistance

Your tasks

As part of the Asylum Social Assistance team, you accompany asylum seekers, provisionally admitted persons (VA), persons with protection status S, as well as recognised refugees through their daily lives and support them on the path to a self-determined life. You independently manage social assistance cases, ensure the legally guaranteed subsistence level, and assist your clients with administrative, social, and personal matters. In doing so, you work closely with the specialist groups for asylum coordination and asylum care.

• You provide economic and personal assistance in accordance with social legislation
• You advise and support clients of various nationalities in diverse life situations
• You prepare budget calculations, arrange the payment of material support, and assert priority benefits according to social law and regulations
• You mediate in educational, employment, and integration programmes
• You maintain collaboration with professionals, social institutions, and authorities

Your profile

• You are an empathetic personality distinguished by flexibility, resilience, and positive thinking.
• You also hold a diploma in Social Work or an equivalent qualification
• Experience in statutory social work as well as sound knowledge of social assistance legislation and social insurance
• Enjoy responsibility and complex situations, have a networked way of thinking, act independently, have a sense of economy, and enjoy challenging quality work
• Knowledge of MS Office programmes (knowledge of KLIBnet is an advantage)
• Efficient and accurate file management

We offer

• Independent, responsible, and varied work with professionally and personally demanding tasks.
• Employment conditions according to the municipal guidelines of the Canton of Solothurn, with fair social benefits and clear structures.
• Work environment with contemporary IT infrastructure and modern specialist applications, including the case management system KLIBnet.
• Flexible working hours and flexible organisation of working days for optimal compatibility of work and private life.
• A appreciative and supportive management team that lives collaboration on an equal footing and promotes a cooperative team culture.
• A dynamic team of experienced social workers who actively share their knowledge and support each other.
• Regular intervisions as well as attractive internal and external training opportunities to promote professional and personal development.

Application information

Are you a committed individual who can identify with the exciting role and the requirements profile? Then we look forward to receiving your application via our online application portal. Please submit your complete documents.

Contact

For further information, please contact

Mr Mustafa Al Najjar, Head of Asylum Social Assistance, 061 785 90 11