Social Advisor 80%

About the job

Your new role

As a social advisor, you counsel and support people who are in social and material distress. You ensure their livelihood. Due to their life circumstances, resources, or health condition, these people have limited access to social and working life. It is your task to initiate, maintain, or promote their personal and economic independence with the aim of social and professional integration. In doing so, you work closely with other agencies and independently handle the associated extensive administrative work.

An interesting, varied, and dynamic challenge awaits you as part of an open-minded team of social advisors.

This position is for you if

• you have completed training at a university of applied sciences for social work and preferably already have professional experience.
• you enjoy advising and supporting people affected by poverty of various ages, origins, and life situations.
• you are resilient and decisive and bring a positive attitude.
• you already have expertise in social welfare legislation, social insurance, and possibly migration, or you are interested and curious to acquire this knowledge.
• you have good organisational and administrative skills, a confident manner of expression, and good IT knowledge.
• you move reflectively and professionally in the tension field of legal frameworks, society, and social work.
• we gain an engaged, versatile, and eager-to-learn personality with you who wants to contribute actively.

Good reasons to work for the City of St. Gallen:

Your department

At the Social Services, the person is at the centre of action. Our approximately 150 employees provide a variety of services in the areas of social welfare as well as child and adult protection for the benefit of the city population. We maintain lively professional exchanges with various agencies inside and outside the city administration. The Social Services are active in a dynamic environment and the organisation is strongly evolving. Together we develop organisationally and qualitatively to meet the increasing demands in the future.

Our corporate culture

We live a respectful working atmosphere characterised by mutual trust, respect, and loyalty. We challenge and promote our employees based on their individual abilities and resources. Equal opportunities are very important to us, and our framework conditions support you in balancing work and other areas of life.

What we offer

We offer you a responsible, varied, and challenging area of responsibility as well as contemporary employment conditions. These include progressive working time models and modern holiday regulations. Families receive a municipal family allowance, and fathers benefit from a 20-day paternity leave. After a thorough introduction, we support our employees with a versatile internal training programme in their personal and professional development. Your workplace is located in the centre of the city of St. Gallen.

Our selection process

Have we aroused your interest? Bettina Sturzenegger, Deputy Head of Social Welfare, will be happy to answer your questions about the position. Telephone 071 224 62 06 or bettina.sturzenegger@stadt.sg.ch.

Please submit your complete application exclusively online.

We value diversity in all its forms and look forward to your perspective.