Social Worker – 50%

With more than 13'000 employees representing 160 professions, the Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève are a leading institution at the national and international levels. To learn more about our institution, take a few minutes to consult our 2025 retrospective by clicking here. The position is attached to the Direction des Soins. The Direction des soins embodies authority in matters of care. Its mission is to guarantee the quality and safety of care within the establishment. As such, the Direction des soins has oversight of all care activities (nurses and various health professional bodies). To fulfill its mission, it relies on three pillars of expertise: quality, sustainability and digital innovation; clinical expertise and professional practices; management and transformation. The social service is composed of several committed teams, operating in an environment rich in interprofessional collaborations. You will intervene with hospitalized or outpatient patients facing social, administrative, psychological or family difficulties, requiring a social assessment and close support of their situation related to care. Social Worker – 50% As a social worker within the HUG, you will intervene with the patients of the geriatric and rehabilitation department using a global and multidisciplinary approach. You will ensure the social follow-up of hospitalized male and female patients, particularly in neurorehabilitation units. Your role consists of evaluating the social needs of female and male patients and their relatives, identifying social difficulties and proposing adapted solutions. You intervene in the management of administrative and financial requests, and accompany patients in their procedures for maintaining residence at home, rehabilitation or transition to another establishment (EMS, care structures). You work in close collaboration with the internal multidisciplinary team as well as with external partners. Your work is based on individual interviews, family interviews and multidisciplinary colloquiums to establish a relationship of trust with female and male patients, understand their situation and develop concrete and personalized solutions. You are also responsible for the rigorous transmission of the social needs and projects of female and male patients to the care team and external partners. Finally, you actively participate in professional monitoring of social and legislative themes, particularly social insurance, and in the prevention of social problems. You are involved in the continuous improvement of practices within the service. Qualifications You hold a Bachelor HES in social work or a title deemed equivalent. Holding a CAS as a trainer or and/or a Federal Certificate in social insurance constitutes an asset. You possess solid knowledge of the social network of the Geneva basin as well as social insurance. Experience in social work in a hospital setting and/or in geriatrics is also an advantage. Possessing excellent interpersonal skills, you enjoy working in interdisciplinarity and are comfortable managing complex and emotionally demanding situations. Organized, you know how to manage priorities, demonstrate autonomy in your activity and possess excellent writing skills. Furthermore, you master common IT tools. Additional Information Service/Workplace: Département de gériatrie et réadaptation, Hôpital de Bellerive Start date: Number of positions: 1 Activity rate: 50% Function class: 15 Contract type: CDD Application deadline: Request for information: Mme F.Vannier, social team leader, tel. Your application file must include a cover letter, your curriculum vitae, copies of the diplomas and certificates required for the position, as well as your two most recent work certificates. This advertisement is addressed indistinctly to women and men. Wishing to commit to the fight against unemployment, the HUG encourage applications coming from the Office cantonal de l’emploi. Only applications submitted via the recruitment platform are taken into account. Paper and email applications will not be processed. jpid15ac106jm jpit0730jm jpiy26jm