Social Worker

19 May 2026
100%
Permanent position
Chur

Job summary

Join Insieme per i Grigioni, a diverse and trilingual Canton in Switzerland. Enjoy a vibrant work environment with excellent quality of life.

Tasks

Provide solution-oriented social counseling to individuals and families.
Ensure access to social insurance benefits and financial assistance.
Assist refugees with social, linguistic, and professional integration.

Skills

Bachelor's degree in social work or equivalent training required.
Strong counseling skills and knowledge of social assistance law.
Ability to work autonomously and in a team with good communication.

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About the job

Together for Graubünden
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 individuals and assists 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 support and financial assistance (gr.ch)

For the Chur location, we are looking for a social worker starting 1 August 2026 or by arrangement. The position is currently fixed-term until 31 March 2028. There will probably be the possibility to extend the employment contract.

Tasks

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

What we expect from you

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 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

We look forward to receiving your online application and to meeting you.

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:29 May 2026