Deputy Head of Social Services 70%
Kantonsspital Aarau AG
Aarau
Key information
- Publication date:18 September 2025
- Workload:70%
- Place of work:Aarau
Job summary
Join Kantonsspital Aarau as a social worker, supporting patients. Enjoy a collaborative work environment and excellent benefits.
Tasks
- Advise patients and families on personal, social, and legal issues.
- Develop tailored solutions to support the recovery process.
- Coordinate efficient hospital discharges and external resources.
Skills
- Bachelor's in social work; experience in healthcare preferred.
- Strong communication and negotiation skills are essential.
- Proficient in MS Office and process-oriented thinking.
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Your Tasks
You advise patients and their relatives during hospital treatment on personal, social, legal, and financial matters with the aim of supporting the recovery process. Together with patients, you develop situation-appropriate solutions. For this purpose, you clarify social circumstances, mediate material assistance, and plan an efficient hospital discharge. You work in an interdisciplinary context and use diverse contacts with external agencies such as social insurance, employers, authorities, and healthcare providers. You represent the goals and concerns of social work before an interdisciplinary professional audience. In addition, you deputize for the head of social services during their absence, take on partial leadership responsibilities in consultation with them, and support them in projects and committees.
Your Profile
You have a bachelor's degree in social work or an equivalent qualification. Ideally, you have several years of professional experience in an acute hospital or healthcare setting. You have already gained leadership experience and possibly have further training in leadership and management. In the dynamic hospital environment, you remain goal-oriented and keep an overview. You are able to think and act process-oriented. As a team player who is communicative and resilient, you possess negotiation skills. In addition, you are proficient in using the MS Office suite.
Excellent Medicine. Anytime. For Everyone.
Welcome to the Cantonal Hospital Aarau (KSA).
Whether at the Cantonal Hospital Aarau, at the KSA Aarau Station, KSA Lenzburg, or KSA Frick locations – we are here for you around the clock. With our broad range of services, from basic care to highly specialized medicine, we competently and reliably support you at all locations.
For further questions, please contact Ms. Franziska Hochstrasser or Ms. Inge Regenfuss, Social Services Management Team
