Two positions for Social Worker (m/f/d) 60% and 80%

The Social Assistance Service - composed of about twenty social workers managed by 3 team leaders and headed by a service manager - has the mission of granting social assistance to refugees who are not financially autonomous. The teams follow them individually, establish monthly budgets and provide them with material and personal assistance in accordance with cantonal law and the principle of subsidiarity. They also support them in their administrative procedures and evaluate their integration needs. The Service works in close collaboration with the Finance & Administration and Reception, Housing and Infrastructure, Integration and legal services.

In order to complete our team, we are looking for two Social Workers, one at 60% and the other at 80%.

Your tasks

• Welcome, accompany and advise statutory refugees within the framework of social assistance
• Establish monthly budgets
• Ensure the principle of subsidiarity
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team and within the external network
• Actively participate in colloquiums, intervisions and supervisions
• Conduct home visits
• Management of mixed files

Our requirements

• Training as a social worker or deemed equivalent
• Knowledge and experience of the social assistance law (LASoc)
• Administrative and writing skills
• Excellent ability to prioritize tasks and manage stress
• Proficiency in the use of IT tools
• Sense of collaboration, negotiation and teamwork
• Empathy and ability to accompany people in situations of vulnerability
• Mastery of German in addition to French desired
• Transcultural skills and/or affinity for the field of asylum and refugees

The place of work is Fribourg.
Start date: 1st January 2027 or to be agreed.

Caritas offers interesting employment conditions and an open working climate in an international context. For the active development and implementation of digital transformation, we rely on employees with a digital and agile mindset who are willing to participate in change processes.