Social Worker

Uster, the third largest city in the Canton of Zürich, is a dynamically growing city in the greater Zürich area with around 37,000 inhabitants and is known as an innovative regional center.

At the Social Services of the City of Uster, the person is at the center. We advise and support people in different life situations – professionally, respectfully, and solution-oriented. Due to a retirement, we are looking for a motivated person in the area of "Social Counseling and Asylum Coordination" for the Social Counseling team as of 1 November 2026 or by arrangement as

Social Worker 80%

Your main tasks

• You arrange economic social assistance and accompany people on the path to more stability and independence
• You advise people on social, health, legal, and financial issues
• You support and promote their professional and social integration
• You clarify entitlements to subsidiary benefits and ensure their accessibility
• You manage your cases and files independently and develop and execute decisions
• You work closely with your specialist team as well as with internal and external specialist offices, institutions, insurance companies, and authorities
• You contribute your experience and your ideas and actively participate in the further development of our area

What you bring with you

• You have a university of applied sciences degree in Social Work or an equivalent qualification
• Ideally, you bring experience in statutory social assistance
• You encounter people in stressful situations in an appreciative, respectful, and equal manner
• You possess counseling and negotiation skills and work independently, well-organized, and reliably even in demanding situations
• You are committed, willing to learn, and enjoy contributing to working groups and helping to shape changes
• You express yourself confidently and appropriately for the target group, both orally and in writing
• Administrative tasks suit you, and you have a good understanding of numbers
• You work confidently with MS Office; knowledge of the specialist application KLIB is an advantage

Your contact person

For queries, the Head of the Service Group Social Counseling and Asylum Coordination, Daniel Brechbühl, Telephone , or his deputy, Nina Hüsser, , are at your disposal.

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