Social Worker (60 - 100 %)

Your new challenge immediately or by arrangement as

Your tasks

• Counseling of asylum seekers and recognized refugees (personal assistance);
• Provision of economic social assistance according to SKOS and asylum guidelines;
• Cooperation in clusters (social work, administration, professional integration) to optimally promote linguistic, professional, and social integration;
• Maintenance of partnership-based cooperations with other offices, municipalities, and private entities;
• Case and file management;
• Special further tasks, participation in working groups and committees based on experience, suitability, and inclination.

Your profile

• Bachelor / FH degree in Social Work;
• Experience in the migration sector;
• Experience in the provision of economic social assistance;
• High social competence and ability to work in a team;
• Initiative, resilience, and the ability to deal with different expectations;
• Proficient German in spoken and written form; knowledge of foreign languages is an advantage;
• Good ICT knowledge / application skills; case management software KLIBnet is an advantage.

Our offer

• Demanding, interesting, and varied activity in a dynamic environment;
• Opportunity to contribute and implement own experience and ideas;
• Mobile-flexible working within the framework of cantonal specifications;
• Annual working hours;
• Fixed-term employment for 1 year with the option of extension;
• Working conditions and social benefits according to cantonal guidelines.

Interested?

Then we look forward to receiving your application by 23 October 2026 via the application link.

For further information, Tanja Hertig, Team Leader Social Counseling, is at your disposal, +41 41 594 11 46.

Your working environment

The Social Services Asylum department within the Cantonal Social Office is responsible for the counseling, care, support, and accommodation of individuals and families in the asylum, refugee, hardship, and emergency aid sector of the entire Canton Zug.

Further open positions at: www.zg.ch/stellen