Social Worker (female or male)

Uster, the third largest city in the Canton of Zürich, is a dynamically growing city in the Greater Zürich area with around 37,000 inhabitants and is known as an innovative regional center.

At the Social Services of the city of Uster, the person is at the center. We advise and support people in various life situations - professionally, respectfully, and solution-oriented. Due to a retirement, we are looking for a motivated person in the area "Social Counseling and Asylum Coordination" for the Social Counseling team as of 1 November 2026 or by arrangement as

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Your main tasks

• You arrange economic social assistance and accompany people on the path to more stability and independence
• You advise persons on social, health, legal, and financial issues
• You support and promote their professional and social integration
• You clarify claims for subsidiary benefits and ensure their access
• You manage your cases and files independently and develop and implement decisions
• You work closely with your specialist team as well as with internal and external specialist offices, institutions, insurance companies, and authorities
• You contribute your experience and your ideas and actively help shape the further development of our area

What you bring with you

• You have a university degree of applied sciences in Social Work or an equivalent qualification
• Ideally, you bring experience in statutory social assistance
• You encounter people in stressful situations appreciatively, respectfully, and at eye level
• You possess counseling and negotiation skills and work independently, well-organized, and reliably even in demanding situations
• You are committed, willing to learn, and enjoy contributing to working groups and helping to shape changes
• You express yourself confidently and appropriately for the target group, both orally and in writing
• Administrative tasks suit you, and you have a good understanding of numbers
• You work confidently with MS Office; knowledge of the specialist application KLIB is an advantage

We offer you

• A versatile task with room for maneuver and social impact
• A motivated and committed team
• A careful introduction to your new area of responsibility
• Attractive further training and development opportunities
• At least five weeks of vacation
• Possibility of day-wise home office

With us, the case is clear. We live a "Du" culture. Therefore, we communicate in this manner even during the application process and in the job interviews.

Your contact person

For queries, the Head of Service Group Social Counseling and Asylum Coordination, Daniel Brechbühl, telephone 044 944 73 61, or his deputy, Nina Hüsser, 044 944 76 79, are happy to assist you.

Interested?
Then we look forward to your online application.