Social Worker

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For Bern. With heart. With impact.

In the city of Bern, over 4,500 people working across five directorates and more than 80 job profiles work together. We are committed with passion and conviction to the people who live here, who work here. Together we shape the community and the future of this city - visible, perceptible, sustainable. For our city. For Bern.

Acting diversely

Diversity makes our city lively and strong - also as an employer. We are committed to ensuring that all people can actively participate and help shape things - regardless of age, origin, gender, sexual orientation, disabilities, or other characteristics. Because a city for all only arises when it is also thought of, shaped, and supported by everyone.

Become part of our team

Your work has an impact - for Bern and for the people who live and work here. Together with us, shape the community and the future of this city: visible, perceptible, sustainable.

At the Directorate for Education, Social Affairs and Sport, the human being is at the center. The Asylum Social Service fulfills tasks in the asylum and refugee sector and is responsible for strategic and operative tasks surrounding the topic of asylum.

The Asylum Social Service is responsible for promoting linguistic, professional and social integration and the provision of social assistance benefits to recognized refugees, provisionally admitted persons and asylum seekers.

Since 01.07.2020, the Asylum Social Service has been a regional partner of the Canton of Bern and is responsible for the care of persons from the asylum sector in Bern, Köniz, Muri, Ostermundigen, Bremgarten and Zollikofen.

For the Asylum Social Service of the city of Bern, we are looking for social workers to reinforce our team in the area of supporting refugees. Our field of work is demanding, dynamic and socially relevant. To ensure professionally sound, reliable and high-quality case management, we want to noticeably reduce the case load in the team as part of this recruitment.

Application deadline: 4. November 2026

Tasks & Profile

What you move

• Counseling of persons with refugee status (B, F-FL.), provisional admission (VM), asylum seekers (N) as well as protection seekers (S) in personal, material, financial and legal matters according to the mandate of the Health, Social and Integration Directorate (GSI)
• Subsidiarity assessments
• Calculation of budgets for clients according to cantonal guidelines
• Promotion and support of linguistic, professional and social integration according to the GSI mandate
• Maintaining the database and data processing in the case management system (NFAM)
• Cooperation and networking with internal and external agencies

What you bring

• Completed training in Social Work
• Professional experience in statutory social work as well as in the asylum sector is an advantage
• Good IT skills
• Flexibility, independence and high resilience
• Team player

Your benefits in Bern

For meaning & city life

With us, you change something. You help shape city life, take responsibility and make Bern more livable.

Security & stability

We offer you fair pay, clear structures, regulated working hours and long-term perspectives.

Space for your whole life

Our working model adapts, wherever possible, to your life. With us, you bring all areas of life into harmony.

Grow with Bern

We give you space for development, further training and independent action.

Healthy in everyday life

With sport, movement and advice, you stay in shape: physically, mentally, socially - and not just at the workplace.

Advantages for every day

We offer you practical extras that make your everyday life easier and more enriching.

Would you like to learn more?

Contact

Do you have questions about the application process or the employer Stadt Bern? I am happy to help you further.

Inthuja Kaneshalingam

Personnel & Finance Clerk

031 321 48 74

Questions about the position

Would you like to learn more about this position and our team at the Stadt Bern? I look forward to meeting you and am happy to help further!

Markus Sterchi

Team Leader ASD

031 321 72 45

Your application process

This is how the application process works with us:

Step 1: Online application

Submit your application documents online via our job portal. So that we can process your documents further, you must create a login. After you have submitted your application, you will receive a confirmation. We assess each application individually based on the criteria in the job advertisement. This sometimes takes a bit of time. If your application fits, we will contact you for an initial interview.

Step 2: Interviews

In the job interview - by telephone, on-site or online - we want to get to know you. We check whether your expectations for the position match ours, which experiences and skills you bring, whether our culture appeals to you and how you fit into the team. If there is mutual interest and depending on the position, several interviews take place. All your questions regarding the position, the team or the terms of employment are always welcome.

Step 3: Further steps in the process

Depending on the position, we arrange a trial or observation day, give you a professional task, organize a meeting with the team or invite you to an assessment. As a rule, reference checks are also part of our application process. You will be informed transparently about all steps in the process.

Step 4: Application decision

Are you convinced by us and we by you? After a verbal acceptance, you will receive a confirmation, the contract documents and information on how it continues until the start of the position. It didn't work out? We are happy if you apply for other exciting positions despite a rejection.