Kanton Graubünden
Landquart
Social Worker
- 03 August 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- Landquart
Job summary
Join the diverse Canton of Graubünden, a beautiful region of Switzerland. Experience a collaborative work environment and impactful community service.
Tasks
- Provide solution-oriented social counseling for individuals and families.
- Assist in accessing social insurance benefits and economic assistance.
- Support integration for refugees and foreigners in various aspects.
Skills
- Degree in Social Work BSc/FH or a comparable qualification required.
- Strong counseling skills and knowledge of social welfare law.
- Excellent communication and organizational abilities essential.
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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 sunny days 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 together with us.
Social Worker
Social Office Graubünden | 60–80 % | Landquart
The cantonal social 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 Prättigau/Herrschaft/Fünf Dörfer is responsible for 18 municipalities with a catchment area of 43,000 people.
Social counselling, addiction support and financial assistance (gr.ch)
We are looking for the Landquart location immediately or by arrangement for a social worker. The position is limited until 30 April 2027.
- Solution- and resource-oriented social counselling of individuals and families
- Access to social insurance benefits as well as economic social assistance
- Advice to 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 or a degree in a comparable qualification
- Enjoy working with people from different social and/or cultural backgrounds
- High advisory competence as well as sound 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
If you have any questions, Gion Andri Bundi, Head of Regional Social Service Prättigau/Herrschaft/Fünf Dörfer, Tel. 081 257 66 28 or Mathias Kaufmann, Head of Social Services Department, Tel. 081 257 26 68, will be happy to provide information.
Application deadline: 14 August 2026
