Kanton Glarus
Glarus
Social Worker Asylum 80–100 %
- 09 September 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- Glarus
Job summary
The Asylum Department provides social support for asylum seekers. Join us for a fulfilling role with great teamwork and benefits.
Tasks
- Support clients in the reception center, especially minors.
- Manage social assistance and ensure basic medical care.
- Assist with social and professional integration efforts.
Skills
- Degree in Social Work or related field required.
- Experience in asylum or migration sectors preferred.
- Strong communication skills in German needed.
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About the job
The Asylum Department is responsible for providing economic and personal social assistance to persons from the asylum sector. This includes the accommodation and care of asylum seekers, persons seeking protection, and provisionally admitted persons, as well as unaccompanied minor asylum seekers, the payment of social assistance, the integration process, and introduction to their new living environment.
We are looking for a
Social Worker Asylum 80–100 %
from 1 October 2026 or by arrangement, based at the initial reception centre for asylum care.
Tasks
- Care of clients in the initial reception centre with introduction to everyday life; especially unaccompanied minor asylum seekers
- Provision of social assistance and ensuring basic medical care
- Support with social and professional integration
- Interdisciplinary collaboration with other specialist agencies and authorities
- Environmental and house maintenance in cooperation with clients
- Minor maintenance of the initial reception centre
- Management of consumable materials
- On-call duty
Requirements
- Training in Social Work (HF / FH) or comparable tertiary education
- Experience in the asylum or migration sector is an advantage
- Manual and technical skills
- Networked thinking as well as structured and solution-oriented action
- Resilient, independent and flexible personality with high social competence
- Administrative skills with confident German and strong communication ability
- Driving licence category B
Your contact
For further information, please contact Nena Milicevic, Head of Asylum Social Assistance, 055 646 67 84, or Christine Saredi, Head of Asylum Department, Tel. 055 646 67 03. More about us at www.gl.ch.
Have we aroused your interest? We look forward to your online application!
Please note that only online applications will be considered.
We do not accept dossiers from recruitment agencies.
