Social Worker FH

Department of Education

Tasks

Assessments

You assess the need for help and protection for children and adolescents on behalf of families, the KESB, or the courts. In cooperation with the parents as well as the specialist agencies in child protection, you triage or initiate appropriate assistance offers.

Mandate Management

You prepare reports for the KESB and the courts and are responsible for the implementation of statutory child protection measures. As a legal guardian (Beistandsperson), you advise and support the entire family system on educational matters.

Developing solutions serving the best interests of the child

You always place the child at the center, whether when indicating assistance for upbringing in the outpatient or inpatient sector, when advising parents in separation and divorce situations, or when assessing burdens in cases of domestic violence.

Cooperation in child protection

You build sustainable working alliances with parents, children, and other involved persons. Additionally, you maintain clear, binding, and professional cooperation with homes, providers of outpatient assistance, and other specialist agencies in the canton.

Team Building

You are ready and motivated to actively contribute to team-building processes and enjoy helping to shape a new team in the Child and Youth Welfare Center.

Profile

Experience

You have experience in statutory social work and ideally bring knowledge and/or additional qualifications in the areas of child protection, case management, as well as systemic and solution-oriented counseling.

Personality

Independent, impact-oriented, responsible, and structured working is among your strengths. You are open-minded, motivated, and appreciate a team-oriented working atmosphere.

Education

You have a Bachelor's degree in Social Work and can preferably demonstrate several years of professional experience in child protection.

Insight into our work

The Youth, Family and Sport division of the Erziehungsdepartement Basel-Stadt manages a large subject area surrounding childcare, child and youth welfare, early intervention, and sport. It informs and supports children, adolescents, and those involved in upbringing and advocates for high-quality, state and private offers. The promotion of grassroots sports and movement, in clubs and privately, is also among the central tasks. This work directly benefits many people in Basel: from children and parents to sports enthusiasts.

Benefits

Our employees can count on us, even when things are not running smoothly,

thank to professional care management and 100% continued payment of wages in the event of illness or accident throughout the entire employment relationship.

Working in the heart of Basel

Our centrally located sites are easily accessible on foot, by bicycle, and by public transport.

Benefit from our family-friendly framework conditions

We support our employees with more time for their families and a maintenance allowance in addition to the family allowance.

Utilizing talent and potential

We support professional advancement with a variety of further training and development opportunities across all stages of life.

Contact

Questions about the function

Christoph Nussbaum

Head of Child and Youth Welfare Center (KJZ)

+41 61 267 19 64

Questions about the application

Giuseppina De Gaetano

HR Business Partner

+41 61 267 65 85

Versatile.
Working for Basel-Stadt.

Something is common to all our more than 11,000 employees: they are committed at the pulse of the city by supporting, empowering, guiding, shaping, and protecting. In this way, with their commitment, they contribute every day to making Basel-Stadt livable and lovable. Just as diverse as our tasks are our employees as well as their possibilities. Welcome to the team of the Canton Basel-Stadt!