Caritas Schweiz Inland, Caritas Schweiz
Fribourg
Two Social Worker Positions (m/f/d) 60% and 80%
- 21 October 2026
- 60 – 80%
- Fribourg
Job summary
Join Caritas Switzerland in Fribourg, supporting refugees' integration. Exciting opportunity with a diverse team and great working conditions.
Tasks
- Welcome and assist statutory refugees in social aid programs.
- Establish monthly budgets and ensure compliance with regulations.
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team and manage case files.
Skills
- Social worker training or equivalent experience required.
- Strong administrative and writing skills essential.
- Empathy and cultural sensitivity for vulnerable individuals needed.
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Two Social Worker Positions (m/f/d) 60% and 80%
Our Migration & Integration Department for French-speaking Switzerland – a branch of Caritas Switzerland in Fribourg employing around one hundred staff – is responsible for supporting and integrating recognised refugees in the canton of Fribourg. Under a cantonal mandate, we welcome new arrivals in our Matran centre, assist them in finding their own accommodation, provide personal and material aid according to social assistance standards, and support them in their steps towards professional and social integration. Additionally, we manage a community interpreting service active in several French-speaking cantons as well as a listening and counselling service against racism for residents of the canton of Fribourg.
The Social Assistance Service – composed of about twenty social workers managed by 3 team leaders and overseen by a service manager – is tasked with granting social assistance to refugees who are not financially independent. The teams follow them individually, establish monthly budgets, and provide material and personal aid in accordance with cantonal law and the principle of subsidiarity. They also support them in administrative procedures and assess their integration needs. The Service works closely with the Finance & Administration, Reception, Housing and Infrastructure, Integration, and Legal services.
To complete our team, we are looking for two Social Workers, one at 60% and the other at 80%.
Your tasks
- Welcome, support and advise recognised refugees within the framework of social assistance
- Establish monthly budgets
- Ensure the principle of subsidiarity
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team and within the external network
- Actively participate in conferences, intervisions and supervisions
- Conduct home visits
- Manage mixed case files
Our requirements
- Training as a social worker or equivalent qualification
- Knowledge and experience of the Social Assistance Act (LASoc)
- Administrative and writing skills
- Excellent ability to prioritise tasks and manage stress
- Comfortable using IT tools
- Sense of collaboration, negotiation and teamwork
- Empathy and ability to support people in vulnerable situations
- Proficiency in German in addition to French is desirable
- Cross-cultural skills and/or affinity for the asylum and refugee field
The workplace is Fribourg.
Start date: 1 January 2027 or by agreement.
Caritas offers attractive employment conditions and an open working atmosphere in an international context. For the active development and implementation of digital transformation, we rely on employees with a digital and agile mindset who willingly participate in change processes.
For more information about the position, please contact Ms Vanessa Lopez, Acting Head of Social Assistance Service, tel. 026 425 81 61.
We thank you for your interest and look forward to receiving your application by 8 November 2026 via the online portal.
Start date: 1 January 2027 or by agreement.
Caritas offers attractive employment conditions and an open working atmosphere in an international context. For the active development and implementation of digital transformation, we rely on employees with a digital and agile mindset who willingly participate in change processes.
For more information about the position, please contact Ms Vanessa Lopez, Acting Head of Social Assistance Service, tel. 026 425 81 61.
We thank you for your interest and look forward to receiving your application by 8 November 2026 via the online portal.
