Social Referent 70-80% (m/f/x), social worker in the Geneva area
Caritas Schweiz Inland, Caritas Schweiz
Genève
Key information
- Publication date:27 January 2026
- Workload:70 – 80%
- Place of work:Genève
Act, quite simply. In Switzerland and in nearly 20 countries across four continents. Join us to realize the vision of a supportive society, as a
Social Referent 70-80% (m/f/x), social worker in the Geneva area
Caritas Switzerland manages a service that organizes and supports foster family placements. Caritas Family Placement is certified and approved by various cantons according to the Ordinance on Child Placement. Caritas Family Placement is committed to providing qualitative and sustained support to placed children as well as foster families, in a process of professionalization and skill development for foster families.
Your tasks
- Organization and support of foster family placements
- Recruitment of new families, support of the evaluation and authorization process
- Organization and facilitation of training days for foster families both in person and via videoconference
- Coordination of work and project management with the professional or social network surrounding the placed youth
- Support, advice, and coaching for foster families as well as placed children and youth
- Administrative work and financial monitoring of budgets for minors and foster families
Our requirements
- University of Applied Sciences diploma or Master’s degree in social sciences or equivalent diploma
- Interpersonal skills, listening ability, and capacity to work with complex situations
- Ability to act autonomously while collaborating closely with a multidisciplinary team and the network
- Minimum 2 to 3 years of professional experience in supporting children and/or youth, ideally in child protection
- Knowledge of the Geneva social environment
- Comfort in facilitating sessions (intervision and team meetings with foster families)
- Excellent command of spoken and written French
- Knowledge of German is a plus
- Proficiency with common computer tools
- Availability for some Saturdays per year
- Flexibility to work occasionally outside office hours
- Clean criminal record
- Driver’s license is a plus
Workplace: Geneva
Start date: April 1, 2026 or by agreement.Caritas offers attractive working conditions and an open work environment engaged with current societal issues. 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 Ms. Amélie Giafferi, Head of Family Placement Department, tel. +41 21 311 01 66.
We thank you for your interest and look forward to receiving your application by February 15, 2026 via the online portal.
