Social Worker
- 25 August 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 support to people and assists them in accessing financial social assistance. To this end, it manages eight regional social services in the canton.
The Addiction Social Service is a specialised counselling centre within the Chur/Plessur/Imboden regional social service. The Chur/Plessur/Imboden regional social service is responsible for ten municipalities with a catchment area of 67,000 people.
Social counselling, addiction support and financial assistance (gr.ch)
For Chur, we are looking for a social worker from 1 December 2026 or by agreement.
- Solution- and resource-oriented social counselling for individuals and families
- Ensuring access to social insurance benefits as well as financial social assistance
- Financial counselling and support for persons with S protection status from Ukraine accommodated in individual housing
- Advice on linguistic, professional and social integration for temporarily admitted 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
- Strong counselling skills as well as solid specialised knowledge of social assistance law in the field of social insurance
- Affability, 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, Rachel Veronika Hubacher, head of the Chur/Plessur/Imboden regional social service, is happy to assist you at 081 257 30 34 or Mathias Kaufmann, head of the social services section, at 081 257 26 68.
Application deadline: 4 September 2026
