Gemeindeverwaltung Fällanden
Fällanden
Specialist in Asylum and Refugee Coordination 80%
- 09 October 2026
- 80%
- Fällanden
Job summary
Fällanden is a vibrant community near Zurich, home to 9,600 residents. Join us for a fulfilling role in social affairs!
Tasks
- Assess claims and ensure economic support per social welfare laws.
- Advocate for legal claims while respecting the subsidiarity principle.
- Guide individuals and families through challenging situations.
Skills
- Higher education in social work or equivalent experience required.
- Strong intercultural competence and experience in integration projects.
- Excellent communication skills in German, English, and French.
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About the job
Fällanden is an attractive municipality on Lake Greifen with around 9,600 inhabitants, directly bordering the city of Zurich. The Society Department of the Fällanden municipal administration is the contact point for social and societal matters.
Specialist in Asylum and Refugee Coordination 80%
To complement our dynamic team, we are looking for an enthusiastic and committed individual by arrangement as
Specialist in Asylum and Refugee Coordination 80%
Your tasks
- Examination and clarification of claims as well as ensuring economic and personal support based on the Social Assistance Act, the Asylum Care Ordinance, the SKOS guidelines, and the requirements of the social authority
- Assertion of legal claims against third parties taking into account the subsidiarity principle
- Advice and support for individuals and families in challenging life situations
- Planning, coordination, and implementation of appropriate measures in close cooperation with the internal housing coaching office as well as with external specialists, institutions, and authorities
- Promotion and support of clients in their professional, social, and cultural integration through targeted and resource-oriented advice according to the Zurich Integration Agenda
- Function as the municipality’s integration officer including collaboration and coordination of existing integration projects according to the service agreement with the cantonal specialist office for integration issues
- Assumption and management of individual social assistance cases with a migration background
Your profile
- Advanced professional training (social worker FH or equivalent qualification)
- Proven professional experience in the asylum sector
- Strong intercultural competence
- Experience in integration projects
- High degree of independence as well as motivation to advance tasks autonomously
- Negotiation skills as well as assertiveness and ability to set boundaries
- Independent, well-organised, and reliable working style
- Proven IT user skills and good administrative abilities
- Very good oral and written expression in German as well as good foreign language skills in English and French
- Flexibility and willingness for occasional assignments outside usual working hours
Your start with us
We offer you a demanding, attractive, and varied role in a small and collegial team. In addition, you can expect contemporary employment conditions.
Interested? Mr Ovejero, Head of the Society Department, will be happy to answer your questions at 043 355 35 76. We look forward to receiving your online application.
We offer you a demanding, attractive, and varied role in a small and collegial team. In addition, you can expect contemporary employment conditions.
Interested? Mr Ovejero, Head of the Society Department, will be happy to answer your questions at 043 355 35 76. We look forward to receiving your online application.
