Specialist Social Services 50 – 60 %

About the job

Gwatt / Thun | Start 1 October 2026 or by arrangement
Permanent position | Also possible as maternity cover until the end of April 2027

Do you want to advise people in different life situations, enable genuine participation and help shape sustainable solutions?
In the Social Services department, you combine direct counselling with professional responsibility, networking and development work.

PARTICIPATION – that is what SILEA stands for.
Shaping your own life, making your own decisions and helping to shape your own environment. As a pioneer for lived diversity, SILEA supports adults with cognitive, psychological or multiple impairments in their life design and active participation in the social space of Thun.

Your benefits
• Meaningful work with direct impact for people and their participation
• Versatile role with room for responsibility, your own ideas and the active further development of the department
• Training and further education opportunities
• Basic pension provision: SILEA covers 55% of the premium. Switch to Plus pension provision possible
• Child allowances Plus with additional care allowance
• After just five years, additional holiday days or money

Your tasks
• Professional responsibility together with two other specialists
• Advice and support for people with support needs, relatives and legal representatives in different life situations
• Contact person for prevention and reporting office
• Cooperation with internal and external specialist offices, especially on social insurance matters
• First contact person for those interested in SILEA offers and coordination of volunteer work
• Leading and participating in projects as well as developing new offers

You bring
• Qualification in social work at university of applied sciences level, social pedagogy or a comparable field as well as relevant professional experience in social work
• Confident handling of complex life situations and different target groups
• Interest in developing participation opportunities and commitment to promoting an inclusive social environment in Thun
• Reliability and communication skills, combined with an appreciative attitude. You meet people at eye level and create trusting professional relationships.

SILEA, Hännisweg 3D, 3645 Gwatt / Thun • www.silea.ch

Does this combination of counselling, professional responsibility and development suit you?
Then we look forward to receiving your application at: bewerbungen@stiftung-silea.ch
For questions, please contact: Manuela Calderaro, HR team leader, telephone 033 334 17 05