Social Worker, 90% (Work Focus Intake)
Wädenswil
Key information
- Publication date:12 September 2025
- Workload:90%
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:Wädenswil
Job summary
Wädenswil is a vibrant city on the left Zurich lake shore. Join our dedicated team!
Tasks
- Conduct case assessments and clarify responsibilities.
- Review claims and provide economic assistance as needed.
- Offer guidance to individuals, couples, and families in need.
Skills
- Tertiary education in Social Work, Social Insurance, or Law.
- Positive attitude towards social assistance issues.
- Structured and efficient working style with resilience.
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Wädenswil is an attractive city on the left shore of Lake Zurich with about 25,600 inhabitants. Around 350 employees work in the city administration, providing comprehensive services to the population daily.
The Social Services department belongs to the Social Affairs division and is responsible for advising and supporting people with social and/or financial problems in the areas of social assistance and adult protection.
For the Social Work Social Services team, we are looking for a
Your areas of responsibility include
- Case intake and clarification of material and formal responsibility
- Eligibility check and granting of economic assistance according to SHG as well as application to the social authority
- Clarification of the subsidiarity of economic assistance, assertion of social insurance claims and other benefits against third parties
- Advice and support for individuals, couples, families, and young adults with personal, social, and economic issues
- Administrative tasks
- Prospect of deputy team leadership of the Social Work team
What you bring
- Education at tertiary level, preferably in social work, social insurance, or law
- Positive attitude and interest in social assistance and social insurance law issues
- Networked thinking, structured and efficient working style as well as
- Resilience
- Suitability and enjoyment for working in an administration
- Interest in a personnel leadership role in a deputy function
We offer you a varied, responsible, and challenging activity in an open-minded team as well as an attractive workplace in the middle of the city center.
