Caritas Schweiz Inland, Caritas Schweiz
Fribourg
12 hours ago
Social Worker (m/f/d) 80-100 %
- 28 April 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Fribourg
Job summary
Join Caritas Switzerland as a Social Assistant, helping refugees.
Tasks
- Welcome, support, and advise statutory refugees in need.
- Create monthly budgets and ensure compliance with laws.
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team for effective integration.
Skills
- Social assistant training or equivalent experience required.
- Strong administrative and writing skills are essential.
- Empathy and ability to assist vulnerable individuals needed.
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About the job
Social Worker (m/f/d) 80-100 %
Our Migration & Integration Department of French-speaking Switzerland – a branch of Caritas Switzerland in Fribourg employing about a hundred collaborators – is responsible for the support and integration of recognized refugees in the canton of Fribourg. On behalf of the canton, we welcome newcomers in our Matran shelter, help them find their own housing, grant personal and material assistance according to social welfare standards, and support them in steps towards professional and social integration. Additionally, we manage a community interpreting service active in several French-speaking cantons as well as a listening and counseling service against racism for the residents of the canton of Fribourg.
The Social Welfare Service – composed of about twenty social workers managed by 2 team leaders and led by a service manager – has the mission to provide social assistance to refugees who are not financially independent. The teams follow them individually, establish monthly budgets, and provide material and personal aid in accordance with cantonal law and the principle of subsidiarity. The social workers also support them in administrative procedures and assess their integration needs. The service works closely with other internal services (Integration, Housing, Administration, etc.).
- Welcome, support, and advise recognized refugees within the framework of social assistance
- Establish monthly budgets
- Ensure the principle of subsidiarity
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team and within the external network
- Actively participate in conferences, intervisions, and supervisions
- Conduct home visits
- Manage mixed files
- Supervise university of applied sciences interns
- Training as a social worker or equivalent qualification
- Knowledge and experience of the Social Assistance Act (LASoc)
- Administrative and writing skills
- Excellent ability to prioritize tasks and manage stress
- Comfort with using computer tools
- Sense of collaboration, negotiation, and teamwork
- Empathy and ability to support people in vulnerable situations
- Mastery of German in addition to French is desired
- Cross-cultural skills and/or affinity for the asylum and refugee field
Start date: August 1, 2026, or by agreement.
Caritas offers attractive employment conditions and an open working environment in an international context. For the active development and implementation of digital transformation, we rely on employees with a digital and agile mindset who willingly participate in change processes.
For more information about the position, please contact Mr. Bruno Caviglioli, Head of Social Welfare Service, tel. 026 425 81 00.
We thank you for your interest and look forward to receiving your application by May 31, 2026, via the online portal.
