Specialist in Social Work (Professional Guardianship in Child Protection)

What you will do with us With us in the team, you will take over the care of German- and French-speaking children and young people in difficulties in the family and educational area and carry out various tasks for the Child and Adult Protection Authority KESB. • Are you looking for a meaningful and interesting activity where you can take care of the personal well-being of the people entrusted to you? • Are you familiar with managing guardianships and trusteeships as well as clarifying situations of endangerment? • Do you like to network with other institutions and specialists to develop possible solutions? • Can you write reports, applications, and correspondence in German and French? Then you are exactly the person we are looking for to complement our team! What you should ideally bring • Diploma in Social Work FH/HFS • Experience in child protection or willingness to attend a corresponding specialist course • Good knowledge of the Windows environment and possibly of Tutoris It goes without saying that you will perform administrative tasks, be able to organize yourself well, and be resilient. Come and join the team in Biel and work for the largest bilingual city in Switzerland! Quality of life Our employees can combine meaningful work with leisure time and thus gain quality of life. We examine part-time positions and home office whenever possible. If you prefer to work 42 hours instead of 41 hours a week, you will get an extra week of vacation. We also offer additional days off. Families - our future We invest in families and support them, among other things, with an extended maternity and paternity leave. In addition, we grant 2 weeks of pre-natal leave. And in addition to the statutory child allowances, we also offer a maintenance allowance. Equal and greater opportunities In the Biel city administration, there is equal opportunity and pay. The personal development of our employees is important to us, so that they also have good opportunities on the labor market in the future. For this reason, we invest in internal and external training and further education. We think ahead Our pension fund benefits are excellent. Many people do not necessarily think about this during their working life. We do. We have a low entry threshold and the coordination deduction is already dependent on the employment rate. The federal parliament is still discussing this - we have been doing it for a long time. We also cover 60% of the contributions. Support in difficult situations We take a look and take responsibility. Our external trust office is anonymous for all concerns of our employees. We cover 65% of the daily allowance insurance contributions and our case management advises and accompanies people from the beginning to the end of a challenging situation. À la Biennoise We live bilinguism naturally in everyday life. Our employees speak either German or French and improve their language skills in the other language on the side. The city of Biel lives from its diversity. All people are welcome with us. We use our diversity and complement each other. We have a lot to offer Here you will find our attractive employment conditions with numerous benefits and discounts. Maybe you will soon be part of the City of Biel team too! Your place of work Zentralstrasse 49 2501 Biel Your contact Questions about the position? Jolanda Steiner Head of the Department for Children and Young People 032 326 15 54 Jolanda Steiner Head of the Department for Children and Young People 032 326 15 54