Social Worker

19 May 2026
100%
Permanent position
Chur

Job summary

Join the Grisons as a social worker in a trilingual region. Here, you can enjoy a diverse work environment and a fulfilling career.

Tasks

Provide solution-oriented social advice to individuals and families.
Ensure access to social security benefits and economic assistance.
Support financial counseling for individuals from Ukraine.

Skills

Degree in social work or equivalent is required.
Strong consulting skills and knowledge of social aid law.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively.

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About the job

Together for Graubünden
The only trilingual canton in Switzerland is diverse in its economic, cultural and political profile. With an area of 7106 km², Graubünden is the largest canton in Switzerland and with 150 valleys, 615 lakes, 140 tourist resorts and countless days of sunshine per year, it offers a high quality of life. The cantonal administration of Graubünden is as diverse as our landscape.

Social Worker

Graubünden Social Services Office | 80% | Chur

On behalf of the municipalities, the Cantonal Social Services Office fulfils the task of providing social and addiction assistance to people and supports them in accessing financial social assistance. To this end, it manages eight regional social services in the canton.

The regional social service Chur/Plessur/Imboden is responsible for 10 municipalities with a catchment area of 67,000 people.

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

For the Chur office we are looking for a social worker for 1st August 2026 or a date to be agreed.

Tasks

Solution- and resource-oriented social counselling for individuals and families
Ensuring access to social insurance benefits as well as financial social assistance
Financial counselling and support for persons with S protection status from Ukraine accommodated in individual housing
Advice on linguistic, professional and social integration for recognised refugees, provisionally admitted persons and foreigners
Collaboration with social authorities and specialised services
Other varied, interesting and responsible activities

What we expect from you

Completed training as a social worker BSc/SUP or equivalent qualification
Aptitude for working with people from different social backgrounds and/or cultural origins
High counselling skills as well as solid specific knowledge of social assistance law in the field of social insurance
Friendliness, ability to cope with intense work rhythms, team spirit, good communication, organisational and administrative skills
Ideally good knowledge of foreign languages
Independent and solution-oriented working method

We look forward to receiving your online application and to meeting you.

If you have any questions, please contact Rachel Veronika Hubacher, head of the regional social service Chur/Plessur/Imboden, at 081 257 30 34 or Ivana Mader, team leader, at 081 257 30 36.

Application deadline:29 May 2026