Stadtverwaltung Dietikon
Dietikon
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Social Worker Legal Service and Controlling 60 – 80 %
- 13 May 2026
- 60 – 80%
- Dietikon
Job summary
Join the City of Dietikon, the fifth-largest municipality in Zurich. Be part of a dynamic team enhancing social work quality.
Tasks
- Conduct comprehensive case reviews in social assistance and asylum.
- Clarify obligations for relative support with precision.
- Prepare reports and conduct visits for suspected cases.
Skills
- Degree in Social Work with extensive experience in social assistance.
- Strong knowledge of social insurance systems is essential.
- Ability to work independently in a multidisciplinary team.
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About the job
The city of Dietikon is the fifth largest municipality in Zurich and also the district capital in the Limmattal with around 28,000 inhabitants. In the Legal Service and Controlling unit of the Social Department, a position as a social worker is to be filled. Are you the open, flexible personality that fits with us? Are you motivated to optimise our quality in case management without direct client contact with your contribution?
We are looking for you immediately or by arrangement a
- Comprehensive case review of support cases in economic social assistance and asylum matters (independent of the annual entitlement review)
- Clarifications within the framework of the obligation to support relatives
- Drafting of criminal complaints and conducting home visits based on suspicion
- Processing of reassessments
- Systematic collection and evaluation of statistical data
- Development and further development of professional foundations, regulations as well as conducting internal training
- Degree in Social Work with proven, several years of professional experience in case management of economic social assistance (mandatory)
- Very good knowledge of the social insurance system
- Quick comprehension with an efficient, high-quality working style
- Flair for interconnected thinking and acting
- Enjoyment of independent work in an interdisciplinary team and a dynamic environment
- High sense of responsibility
- Humour, flexibility and ability to work in a team
- A modern workplace in Dietikon (in close proximity to the train station)
- Good working atmosphere in a motivated interdisciplinary team
- Culture of open doors and mutual support for questions and concerns
- Opportunities for further training