Social Worker
- 11 June 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- Chur
About the job
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.
Social Worker
Social Welfare Office Graubünden | 80 % | Thusis
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 of Mittelbünden is responsible for 25 municipalities with a catchment area of 23,000 people.
Social counselling, addiction support and financial assistance
We are looking for a social worker for the Thusis location from 1 August 2026 or by arrangement. The position is currently limited until 28 February 2027. There is likely an option to extend the employment.
- Solution- and resource-oriented social counselling of individuals and families
- Access to social insurance benefits and economic social assistance
- Advising recognised and provisionally admitted refugees and foreigners on linguistic, professional and social integration
- Cooperation with social authorities and specialised agencies
- Other varied, interesting and responsible tasks
- Completed training as a social worker BSc/FH
- Enjoy working with people from different social and/or cultural backgrounds
- Advisory competence as well as 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
If you have any questions, Thomas Zürcher, Head of the Regional Social Service Mittelbünden, Tel. 081 257 30 31, or Mathias Kaufmann, Head of the Social Services Department, Tel. 081 257 26 68, will be happy to provide information.
Application deadline: 26 June 2026
