Social Worker (50%)

About the job

Would you like to support people in difficult life situations?

Langnau am Albis is a town-close community in the Sihl Valley with around 8,100 inhabitants, which has retained its rural character and lies at the gateway to a nature experience park.

For our Social Department, we are looking immediately or by arrangement for a solution-oriented, resilient and team-capable personality as

Social Worker (workload 50%)

Your area of responsibility

• Personal and financial assistance for individuals and families according to the Social Assistance Act and SKOS guidelines
• Advising and supporting people in difficult life situations
• Preparing applications and implementing decisions of the social authority
• Administration and record keeping (file management including KLIB)
• Ensuring coordination between involved parties such as social insurances, employment office, doctors, integration programmes and legal guardians
• Assessment and granting of social assistance according to SKOS guidelines
• Assertion of subsidiary benefits (social insurances, employers, family support etc.)
• Various administrative tasks

Our expectations

• You already have a completed education in social work (FHS or comparable qualification) or are studying to become a social worker
• You have already gained some practical experience and have good knowledge in the social insurance sector
• Commercial basic training is an advantage
• Reliable and precise working
• Good IT user skills (Microsoft Office, possibly KLIB)
• Empathy, confident appearance and good communication skills
• Assertiveness and ability to set boundaries in dealing with clients

We offer you

• Independent, demanding work with customer contact in a future-oriented and secure environment
• Attractive further training opportunities
• Appreciative culture as well as a pleasant, collegial working atmosphere, family-like team
• Own office
• Free mineral water, coffee/tea and fruit
• Attractive mobile subscriptions with Swisscom and Salt

Have we aroused your interest? Further information is gladly provided by your future supervisor Mr Ralph Dohner, Head of Social Services, 044 713 55 77.

We look forward to your application. Please apply exclusively via our online application portal.