Clerk in Social Welfare Authority Secretariat (80% workload)

About the job

The city of Liestal, capital of the canton of Basel-Landschaft, with over 16,000 inhabitants and around 16,500 jobs, is one of the most important employment and economic locations in the canton of Basel-Landschaft. With numerous projects, the city of Liestal is undergoing strong development. For this purpose, the administration of the city of Liestal, with its 5 divisions and 13 departments, provides numerous services – efficiently and impact-oriented.

To complement the team in the Security/Social sector, we are looking for a:

Clerk in Social Welfare Authority Secretariat (80% workload)

Main tasks:

Management of the Social Welfare Authority SecretariatOrganisation of meetings, annual planning, room reservations, provision of file copies and minute-taking of authority meetingsPreparation of the decisions of the Social Welfare Authority

Processing of objections and preparation of the associated decisions

Support and advice to the Social Welfare Authority in granting the right to be heard

Independent handling of appeal procedures

Implementation of the decisions of the Social Welfare Authority (controlling/deadlines)

Independent handling of correspondence of the Social Welfare Authority

Time accounting for authority members

Handling of incoming mail and bulk dispatch for the Social Welfare Authority

Professional requirements:

Commercial vocational training

Legal knowledge, preferably further training in constitutional and administrative law

Knowledge of the Basel-Landschaft Social Welfare Act

Experience in drafting decisions

Good knowledge of MS Office

Knowledge of KLIB is an advantage

Personal requirements:

Teamwork skills, resilience

Loyalty and willingness to take responsibility

Economic thinking and customer orientation

Confident German language skills

Independent, efficient and structured working style

We offer:

Varied activities in an exciting and demanding environment

Contemporary employment conditions

Company fringe benefits

Central workplace in the old town of Liestal, five minutes’ walk from the train station

For further information, please contact Roger Schär, Head of Social Advice, at

telephone number 061 927 53 67.

Have we aroused your interest? Then we look forward to receiving your online application via the application form at www.liestal.ch.