Kanton Graubünden
Landquart
Secretary / Assigned Officer
- 18 August 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- Landquart
Job summary
Join the trilingual Grisons Canton as a Secretary for Social Services! Embrace a dynamic work environment with meaningful impact.
Tasks
- Collaborate closely with social workers to support Ukrainian refugees.
- Assess new clients' situations and provide tailored information.
- Maintain accurate electronic case management data and documentation.
Skills
- Commercial training or equivalent experience in a related field.
- Proficient in MS Office and strong communication skills.
- Excellent organizational abilities and a customer-oriented mindset.
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About the job
The only trilingual canton in Switzerland is diverse in its economic, cultural, and political profile. With an area of 7106 km², Graubünden is the largest canton in Switzerland and, with 150 valleys, 615 lakes, 140 tourist resorts, and countless days of sunshine per year, offers a high quality of life. The cantonal administration of Graubünden is as diverse as our landscape.
Secretary / Assigned Officer
Cantonal Office of Social Services | 60–80 % | Landquart
On behalf of the municipalities, the Cantonal Office of Social Services fulfils the task of providing social and addiction assistance to individuals and supports them in accessing economic social aid. To this end, it manages eight regional social services in the canton. The Prettigovia/Herrschaft/Fünf Dörfer Social Service is responsible for 18 municipalities, with a catchment area of 42,000 people.
Social counselling, addiction assistance and financial support (gr.ch)
For Landquart we are looking for a secretary / assigned officer from 1 October 2026 or by agreement.
- Close collaboration with social workers in financial support for persons with S protection status from Ukraine accommodated in individual housing
- Assessment of the situation of new clients and provision of specific information by phone and at the counter
- Recording and processing data in the electronic case management system
- Processing applications for social assistance and circumstantial benefits
- Requesting quotes and making notifications and changes with health insurers, liability insurance, and migration authorities
- Point of contact for users by phone and at reception
- Supporting social workers in administrative tasks
- Handling general secretarial duties
- Coordinating and scheduling consultation appointments
- Other varied, interesting, and responsible activities
- Completed commercial training or equivalent training with several years of professional experience
- Familiarity with common MS Office programmes
- Empathetic, clear, and service-oriented communication style
- Good administrative and organisational skills
- Independent, responsible, and constructive working method even in hectic situations
- Precise and structured working method
- Attitude towards social issues and working with people from different social and/or cultural backgrounds
- Knowledge of social insurance and foreign languages is an advantage
If you have specialist questions, Gion Andri Bundi, head of the Prettigovia/Herrschaft/Fünf Dörfer regional social service, is happy to assist you at telephone number 081 257 66 28 or Mathias Kaufmann, head of the social services section, at telephone number 081 257 26 68.
Application deadline: 4 September 2026
End of employment: 31 March 2028. There is the possibility of extending the employment.
