Social Worker

About the job

Social Worker

Social Welfare Office Graubünden | 60–80 % | Landquart

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The only trilingual canton in Switzerland is economically, culturally and politically diverse. Graubünden, with 7106 km², is the largest canton in Switzerland and offers a high quality of life with 150 valleys, 615 lakes, 140 holiday resorts and countless days of sunshine per year. The Cantonal Administration of Graubünden is as versatile as our landscape. Bring your unique skills and help shape the future of the Cantonal Administration of Graubünden with us.

The cantonal social welfare office fulfils the task of personal social and addiction support on behalf of the municipalities and assists people in accessing economic social assistance. To this end, it operates eight regional social services in the canton’s regions. The regional social service Prättigau/Herrschaft/Fünf Dörfer is responsible for 18 municipalities with a catchment area of 43,000 people.

Social counselling, addiction support and financial assistance (gr.ch)

We are looking for a social worker as a temporary replacement at the Landquart location immediately or by arrangement during a maternity leave. The position is limited until 30 June 2027.

Your area of responsibility

• Solution- and resource-oriented social counselling of individuals and families in difficult life situations on polyvalent issues
• Advising recognised refugees and provisionally admitted foreigners on linguistic, professional and social integration
• Accessing social insurance benefits as well as economic social assistance
• Cooperation with social authorities and specialised agencies
• Other varied, interesting and responsible tasks

What we expect from you

• Completed training as a social worker BSc/FH or a degree in a comparable qualification
• Enjoyment in working with people from different social and/or cultural backgrounds
• High advisory competence as well as sound expertise in social assistance law and social insurance
• Outgoing, resilient, team player, good communication, organisational and administrative skills
• Ideally good foreign language skills
• Independent and solution-oriented working style

Our benefits

Flexible working time models and, where possible, including home office and mobile working Work-life balance with at least 5 weeks’ holiday and seniority leave Special social allowance in addition to child allowance and support for third-party childcare Attractive salary and social benefits Diverse training and further education opportunities Opportunity to help shape the future of the canton Learn more about our benefits

Workplace

Social Welfare Office
Landquart Bahnhofplatz 3B
7302 Landquart

If you have any questions, Gion Andri Bundi, Head of Regional Social Service Prättigau/Herrschaft/Fünf Dörfer, Tel. 081 257 66 28, or Laura Steinbacher, Social Worker, Tel. 081 257 66 32, will be happy to provide information.

Application deadline: 23 October 2026

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