Member for Child and Adult Protection Authority (KESB) 80 - 100%
Kindes- und Erwachsenenschutzbehörde (KESB) Rheintal
St.Gallen
Key information
- Publication date:08 January 2026
- Workload:80 – 100%
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:St.Gallen
Job summary
Join the KESB Region St.Gallen, dedicated to protecting vulnerable individuals. Embrace a supportive work environment with growth opportunities.
Tasks
- Lead child and adult protection procedures independently and collaboratively.
- Oversee ongoing protective measures and provide guidance to guardians.
- Engage with authorities and interdisciplinary teams effectively.
Skills
- Degree in education, psychology, or social work; relevant experience required.
- Strong analytical and conceptual skills for effective decision-making.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage stakeholders.
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Your new role
Your main tasks in this position are to independently manage child and adult protection procedures in collaboration with the specialist service and to make decisions in child and adult protection. In addition, you supervise ongoing child and adult protection measures and advise guardians.
This position is suitable for you if
- You have a completed degree in pedagogy, psychology, or social work.
- You have knowledge in child and adult protection and possibly in personal, family, inheritance, and administrative law.
- You have relevant professional experience at a KESB, a youth advocacy office, or a professional guardianship.
- You appreciate collaboration with authority members and the staff of the specialist service in an interdisciplinary team.
- You can count an independent and precise way of working as well as good self-organization among your strengths.
- You are characterized by high social competence, are very resilient and flexible, and feel mentally prepared for the demanding field of activity.
- You want to contribute your conceptual and analytical skills.
- You find oral and written communication at a high level easy and can confidently present yourself to your stakeholders.
- You are conscientious, reliable, trustworthy, and open.
Your new employer
The Child and Adult Protection Authority is responsible for protecting persons who are not independently able to obtain the necessary support for themselves. For example, if they are still minors, mentally disabled, psychologically impaired, or severely addicted.
The KESB Region St.Gallen implements child and adult protection law according to the legal provisions in the Swiss Civil Code as well as the supplementary cantonal regulations. It is responsible for all first-instance decisions in this legal area. The KESB Region St.Gallen is responsible for the municipalities of Eggersriet, Häggenschwil, Muolen, St.Gallen, and Wittenbach.
Our corporate culture
In our interdisciplinary office, we foster professional exchange within the team as well as with other specialist offices. The spatial proximity to important interfaces and the collegial interaction among each other support our work. Equal opportunities for women and men are a matter of course for us.
Our selection process
Your questions about the position will be gladly answered by Tobias Rothenberger, Co-Vice President, Tel. 071 224 63 79 or Martin Widmer, President, Tel. 071 224 68 84. Please submit your complete application exclusively online.
We value diversity in all its forms and look forward to your perspective.
City of St.Gallen, Human Resources, Town Hall, 9001 St.Gallen, www.stadt.sg.ch
