Social Worker Asylum Social Assistance

The Thierstein district in the Solothurn Schwarzbubenland comprises 12 municipalities with over 16-000 inhabitants. The Zweckverband Sozialregion Thierstein is responsible for statutory social assistance, voluntary social counseling, the management of child and adult protection mandates, as well as mother and father counseling.

To strengthen our team, we are looking for, effective immediately or by arrangement, a

Social Worker Asylum Social Assistance ##

Your Tasks

As part of the Asylum Social Assistance team, you will accompany asylum seekers, provisionally admitted persons (VA), persons with protection status S, and recognized refugees through their daily lives and support them on the path to a self-determined life. You will independently manage social assistance cases, secure the legally guaranteed subsistence basis, and stand by your clients in administrative, social, and personal matters. In doing so, you will work closely with the Asylum Coordination and Asylum Care specialist groups.

• You provide economic and personal assistance according to social legislation
• You advise and support clients of different nationalities in diverse life situations
• You create budget calculations, arrange the payment of material support, and claim priority benefits according to social law and ordinances
• You mediate in education, employment, and integration programs
• You maintain cooperation with specialists, social institutions, and authorities

Your Profile

• You are an empathetic personality who impresses through flexibility, resilience, and positive thinking.
• You also hold a diploma in Social Work or an adequate education
• Experience in statutory social work as well as sound knowledge of social assistance legislation and social insurance
• Enjoyment of responsibility and complex situations, networked way of thinking, independent action, sense of economy, and enjoyment of challenging quality work
• Knowledge of MS Office programs (knowledge of KLIBnet is an advantage)
• Efficient and correct dossier management

We Offer

• Independent, responsible, and varied activity with professionally and personally demanding tasks.
• Employment conditions according to the municipal guidelines of the Canton Solothurn, with fair social benefits and clear structures.
• Working environment with contemporary IT infrastructure and modern specialist applications, including the case management system KLIBnet.
• Flexible working hours and flexible design of working days for optimal compatibility of professional and private life.
• Appreciative and supportive leadership team that lives cooperation at eye level and promotes a cooperative team culture.
• Dynamic team of experienced social workers, which actively shares its knowledge and strengthens one another.
• Regular intervision as well as attractive internal and external continuing education opportunities to promote professional and personal development.

Application Information

Are you a committed personality and can you identify with the exciting task and the requirement profile? Then we look forward to your application via our online application portal. Please submit your complete documents.