Kanton Graubünden
Chur
12 hours ago
Secretary / Administrative Officer
- 07 May 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- Chur
Job summary
Join the diverse Kanton Graubünden, a trilingual gem in Switzerland! Enjoy a dynamic work environment with great benefits.
Tasks
- Handle social assistance and financial support requests independently.
- Process applications for scholarships and other aid services.
- Support social workers with administrative tasks and data management.
Skills
- Completed commercial training or equivalent experience required.
- Strong organizational and administrative skills essential.
- Empathetic communication style and IT affinity preferred.
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About the job
The only trilingual canton in Switzerland is economically, culturally and politically diverse. Graubünden, with 7106 km², is the largest canton in Switzerland and offers a high quality of life with 150 valleys, 615 lakes, 140 holiday resorts and countless days of sunshine per year. The Cantonal Administration of Graubünden is as versatile as our landscape. Bring your unique skills and help shape the future of the Cantonal Administration of Graubünden with us.
Secretary / Administrative Officer
Social Welfare Office Graubünden | 80–100 % | Chur
The cantonal Social Welfare Office fulfils the task of personal social and addiction support on behalf of the municipalities and assists people in accessing economic social assistance. To this end, it operates eight regional social services in the canton’s regions. The regional social service Chur/Plessur/Imboden is responsible for 10 municipalities with a catchment area of 67,000 people.
Social counselling, addiction support and financial assistance (gr.ch)
We are looking for the location Chur from 1 August 2026 or by arrangement
a Secretary / Administrative Officer.
- Independent submission of needs-based applications (e.g. scholarship applications)
- Processing applications for social assistance and situational benefits
- Obtaining quotes as well as registrations and changes with health insurance companies, liability insurers and migration authorities
- Submitting funding applications to funds and foundations in cooperation with social workers
- Recording and processing data in the electronic case management system and acting as a contact person for system queries
- Performing general secretarial tasks
- Recording the situation of new clients and providing factual information by telephone and at reception
- Supporting social workers with administrative tasks
- Other varied, interesting and responsible tasks
- Completed commercial training or a qualification in a comparable field with several years of professional experience
- Empathetic, clear and service-oriented communication style
- Good administrative and organisational skills
- Independent, responsible and constructive working – also in hectic situations
- Accurate and structured way of working
- Enjoyment of social issues and working with people from diverse social and/or cultural backgrounds
- Confident use of common MS Office programmes and IT affinity
- Knowledge of social insurance and foreign languages is an advantage
If you have any questions, please contact Rachel Veronika Hubacher, Head of Regional Social Service Chur/Plessur/Imboden, Tel. 081 257 30 34, or Karin Wöber, Team Leader Administration, Tel. 081 257 30 35, who will be happy to provide information.
Application deadline: 22 May 2026
