Social worker

• 29 September 2026
• 100%
• Indefinite duration
• Landquart

Together for Graubünden
Switzerland's only trilingual Canton is diversified by 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 locations, and countless sunny days per year, it offers a high quality of life. The Graubünden cantonal administration is as diverse as our landscape.

Social worker #

Social service office | 80-100 % | Landquart ##

On behalf of the municipalities, the cantonal social service office fulfills the task of providing social and addiction-related assistance to people and supports the latter in accessing economic social assistance. For this purpose, it manages eight regional social services in the regions of the Canton. The Prettigovia/Herrschaft/Fünf Dörfer social service is responsible for 18 municipalities, with a catchment area of 43,000 people.
Social counseling, addiction assistance, and financial support (gr.ch)

For the Landquart location, we are looking for a social worker for 1 January 2027 or by agreement.

Tasks

• Solution- and resource-oriented social counseling addressed to individuals and families who find themselves in difficult life situations in relation to various types of issues
• Counseling for people affected by addiction and their families
• Counseling and financial support for people with S protection status from Ukraine hosted in individual accommodations
• Guaranteeing access to social insurance benefits as well as economic social assistance
• Collaboration with social authorities and specialized services
• Other varied, interesting, and responsibility-filled activities

What we expect from you

• Completed training as a social worker BSc/SUP or equivalent training
• Aptitude for working with people of different social background and/or cultural origin
• High counseling skills as well as solid specific knowledge in the field of addiction counseling, social assistance law, and the social insurance sector
• Sociability, ability to sustain intense working rhythms, predisposition for teamwork, good communication, organizational, and administrative skills
• Ideally, good knowledge of foreign languages
• Autonomous and solution-oriented working method

We look forward to receiving your online application and will be pleased to meet you.

In case of questions, Gion Andri Bundi, head of the Prettigovia/Herrschaft/Fünf Dörfer regional social service, is at your disposal at telephone number 081 257 66 28, or Laura Steinbacher, social worker, at telephone number 081 257 66 32.

Application deadline: 23 October 2026