Administrative Specialist for Professional Guardianship 80-100%

About the job

Your new role

As an Administrative Specialist, you can expect a varied and demanding range of tasks. You support guardians as well as clients with administrative and financial duties. You carry out your tasks with a high degree of independence according to the requirements of the mandate and within the framework of the assignments of the KESB. In doing so, you work closely and on an equal footing with the guardians. Your responsibilities include managing the finances of clients, especially payment processes, claiming social insurance benefits, managing medical expenses, inventories, as well as assisting in the preparation and adjustment of clients' budgets.

This position is exciting for you if

• you have a solid commercial education and can demonstrate several years of professional experience in a comparable position.
• you feel confident in social insurance matters and ideally have further training at the caseworker level or a federal specialist certificate in social insurance.
• you are numerically inclined and enjoy applying your accounting knowledge.
• you are motivated to learn something new every day and face challenges in your professional life with enthusiasm.
• you appreciate close collaboration with a wide variety of people and professionals.
• you enjoy working independently within a team, are resilient, empathetic, and have a good sense of humour.

Good reasons to work for the City of St. Gallen:

Our department

At Social Services, the person is at the centre of all actions. Our employees provide a wide range of services in the field of child and adult protection law as well as social assistance for the benefit of the city’s population. The professional guardianship department, with its 60 employees, is a division of Social Services. It implements guardianship measures on behalf of the Child and Adult Protection Authority of the St. Gallen region. We maintain lively professional exchanges with various offices within and outside the city administration.

What we offer

• A responsible and varied field of tasks
• Attractive employment conditions
• Possibility of home office and flexible working time models
• A committed team with experienced and aspiring colleagues
• A centrally located workplace in St. Gallen, just a few minutes’ walk from the station
• A discounted Ostwind subscription, family allowances, and a broad range of further training opportunities

Our corporate culture

We foster a respectful working atmosphere characterised by mutual trust, respect, and loyalty. We challenge and support our employees based on their individual skills and resources. Equal opportunities are very important to us, and our framework conditions support you in balancing work and other areas of life.

Do you feel addressed?

The head of the Administrative Specialist Department, Sevim Danho, telephone 071 224 57 67, will be happy to provide you with further information. Please submit your complete application exclusively online.

We value diversity in all its forms and look forward to your perspective.