Social Worker (100 %), Kollbrunn
Caritas Schweiz
Kollbrunn
Key information
- Publication date:08 August 2025
- Workload:100%
- Place of work:Kollbrunn
Job summary
Join Caritas Switzerland as a social worker in Kollbrunn. Be part of a mission for a compassionate society!
Tasks
- Support and advise asylum residents in Zurich's accommodations.
- Manage cases in the Tutoris system effectively.
- Provide social advice on integration, finance, and health.
Skills
- Degree in social work or social pedagogy required.
- Strong communication in German and another language.
- Teamwork skills and intercultural competencies essential.
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Social Worker (100 %), Kollbrunn
Caritas Switzerland has been operating an asylum center in Kollbrunn since March 2024 on behalf of the cantonal social welfare office, with space for around 130 people (individuals and families). The social work/case management department is responsible for the case management of individuals in asylum care and public social assistance. We are looking for a dedicated person to support case management.
Your tasks
- Support and advice for residents of asylum accommodations in the canton of Zurich
- Case and file management in the case processing system Tutoris
- Social counseling (integration, housing, family, finances, health, etc.) and triage of beneficiaries to the responsible authorities
- Preparation of monthly social assistance budgets
- Conveying rights and obligations in social assistance/asylum care
- Ensuring the principle of subsidiarity (social insurances, subsidies, etc.)
- Support with various administrative tasks and collaboration with other services/institutions
- Active participation in colloquiums and intervisions of the service
Our requirements
- Degree in social work, social pedagogy (or comparable education)
- Further training in case management and/or integration topics is an advantage
- Knowledge of social assistance law
- Knowledge of integration offers in the canton of Zurich is an advantage
- Professional experience in social counseling
- Very good oral and written German skills as well as good oral skills in another national language and/or English and/or an asylum language
- IT skills, ideally with case management software Tutoris
- Sense of collaboration, negotiation skills, and teamwork
- Intercultural competencies and interest in the asylum and refugee sector
- Good stress management and efficient self-organization (working hours, tasks, priority management)
- Professional attitude between empathy and assertiveness
Workplace is Kollbrunn ZH
Start of work: immediately or by agreement
Caritas offers attractive employment conditions and an open working atmosphere at the pulse of social issues. For the active development and implementation of digital transformation, we rely on employees with a digital and agile mindset who enjoy participating in change processes.
For inquiries about this position, please contact Mr. Ramon Eng, Head of Social Work, Phone +41 76 348 11 21.
We thank you for your interest and look forward to your application via the online portal.
Start of work: immediately or by agreement
Caritas offers attractive employment conditions and an open working atmosphere at the pulse of social issues. For the active development and implementation of digital transformation, we rely on employees with a digital and agile mindset who enjoy participating in change processes.
For inquiries about this position, please contact Mr. Ramon Eng, Head of Social Work, Phone +41 76 348 11 21.
We thank you for your interest and look forward to your application via the online portal.
