Social Worker

Thusis

Key information

Publication date:12 January 2026
Workload:100%
Contract type:Permanent position
Place of work:Thusis

Job summary

Join the Grisons region, Switzerland's unique trilingual canton. Experience diverse culture and stunning landscapes with great living quality.

Tasks

Provide resource-oriented social advice to individuals and families.
Ensure access to social insurance benefits and economic aid.
Advise on language and social integration for refugees and foreigners.

Skills

Degree in social work (BSc/SUP) required.
Strong communication and organizational skills are essential.
Ability to collaborate effectively with diverse communities.

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Together for Graubünden
The only trilingual canton in Switzerland is diverse in 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 sunny days 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 | 70% | Thusis

On behalf of the municipalities, the Cantonal Social Services Office fulfills the task of providing social and addiction assistance to people and supports them in accessing economic social assistance. To this end, it manages eight regional social services in the canton’s regions. The Central Graubünden Regional Social Service is responsible for 25 municipalities, with a catchment area of 23,000 people.

For the Thusis location, we are looking for a social worker starting March 1, 2026 or by agreement.

Tasks

Solution- and resource-oriented social counseling for individuals and families
Ensuring access to social insurance benefits as well as economic social assistance
Advising on linguistic, professional, and social integration for recognized refugees and provisionally admitted persons as well as foreigners and/or
Collaboration with social authorities and specialized services
Other varied, interesting, and responsible activities

What we expect from you

Completed training as a social worker BSc/SUP
Ability to work with people from different social backgrounds and/or cultural origins
Consulting skills as well as specific knowledge of social assistance law and social insurance sector
Friendliness, ability to handle intense work rhythms, team spirit, good communication, organizational, and administrative skills
Ideally good knowledge of foreign languages
Independent and solution-oriented working method

We look forward to receiving your online application and are happy to get to know you.

For specialist questions, Maja Zimmermann, head of the Central Graubünden Regional Social Service, is gladly available at phone number 081 257 52 83 or Mathias Kaufmann, head of the social services section, at phone number 081 257 26 68.

Application deadline: January 23, 2026