Stadt Thun
Thun
Specialist in Generations, Volunteering and Addiction (60 – 70 %)
- 21 October 2026
- 60 – 70%
- Permanent position
- Thun
Job summary
Join the Stadt Thun's Fachstelle Gesundheitsförderung team! Enjoy a dynamic role that promotes community health and social integration.
Tasks
- Serve as the key point for aging, volunteer work, and prevention.
- Connect people and organizations to address societal challenges.
- Organize events and projects that foster exchange and visibility.
Skills
- Degree in Social Work or similar qualification, with experience.
- Strong networking abilities and workshop moderation experience.
- Analytical thinking and proficiency in MS Office.
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About the job
The Social Department includes the Assessment Service, the Social Service for Children and Adolescents, the Social Service for Adults, the Central Services, the Social Audit Office, the Health Promotion Unit and the Employment Integration Unit.
For the Health Promotion Unit we are looking for a specialist by arrangement
Your tasks:
- You are the central point of contact for the City of Thun on the specialist topics of ageing, intergenerational relations, volunteering and addiction prevention/harm reduction
- You bring people and organisations together and jointly create solutions for societal challenges
- You address current issues in your specialist area and contribute to professional and conceptual development
- You initiate and organise events and projects that create encounters, promote exchange and make social issues visible
- You independently write reports and decision-making documents in a structured manner with a focus on the essentials
- You represent the City of Thun in regional and cantonal committees and bring in its concerns as well as your expertise
- You actively help shape the future direction and development of the unit
You bring with you:
- Degree in Social Work (University of Applied Sciences or University) or comparable qualification
- Several years of professional experience in social work; in-depth knowledge in the areas of responsibility and project management desired
- Strong networking skills and experience in moderating workshops
- Enjoyment in contact with external organisations
- Flexibility, innovative strength, resilience, assertiveness and conflict management skills
- Quick comprehension, analytical thinking and good work organisation
- Interest in political and social issues
- Very good German language skills, spoken and written
- Good user knowledge of common MS Office programmes
What to expect:
- Varied and exciting activity
- Independent work with scope for design in an attractive and diverse field of work
- Contemporary employment conditions with the possibility of home office
- Attractive workplace in a central location in Thun
- Childcare allowances in addition to family allowance
- Season tickets for Strandbad Thun, Flussbad Schwäbis, Kunsteisbahn Thun as well as discounts at the Thun City Library and the municipal flower shop
Contact
For further information, please contact Ursula Hänny, Head of the Social Department.
