Social Worker 60-100%, Social Counseling Schlieren

AOZ is a non-profit, independent public-law institution of the City of Zurich with over 2000 employees and more than 1000 intercultural interpreters and volunteers. On behalf of the Confederation, cantons, City of Zurich and other municipalities, it provides professional services in the area of migration and integration.

Social Worker 60-100%, Social Counseling Schlieren ##

Your tasks

• You verify, clarify and ensure the entitlement to economic and personal social assistance on the basis of the Social Assistance Act, the Asylum Assistance Ordinance and other laws and guidelines.
• You assert legal claims against third parties according to the principle of subsidiarity.
• You carry out IT-supported case management (Tutoris).
• You advise and accompany individuals and families in various life situations.
• You initiate and implement adequate measures in cooperation with internal and external specialists as well as specialist organizations.
• You promote and accompany the integration of refugees according to the Zurich Integration Agenda.

Your profile

• Degree in Social Work or nearing completion (FH) or completed degree in Sociology, Ethnology, Political Science, Psychology, Educational Science; Human Geography with the willingness to undergo further training in social assistance law
• Diplomas from abroad must have already been submitted to the SBFI (State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation) and a "measure" must be in place or have started
• Professional experience and knowledge in social assistance as well as in the asylum system
• Good IT application skills (MS Office), as well as familiarity with case management systems
• Very good German skills (at least C1), other asylum-relevant languages are an advantage
• Conceptual and communicative skills, as well as high social competence and resilience

Danijela Simic
HR Recruiting Partner
recruiting@aoz.ch