Deputy Head of Department Social Counseling

Department Head Deputy Social Counseling

80% - 100% - Hochdorf - from 01.01.2027 or by agreement

The Center for Social Affairs is one of the largest associations of its kind in Switzerland. On behalf of 28 municipalities with a catchment area of over 100,000 people, we are actively engaged, accessible, and networked in the following areas: Child and Adult Protection Authority (KESB), Professional Guardianship, Social Counseling, Mother and Father Counseling, Addiction Counseling, and School Social Work.

The Social and Addiction Counseling department operates polyvalently and offers a wide range of counseling services. These include personal and economic social assistance, youth and parenting counseling, budget and debt counseling, assessments for municipalities and in the area of child protection for the KESB, as well as addiction counseling. The department also includes school social work in eleven municipalities.

Your Responsibilities

Overall Operational Responsibility

• Co-responsibility for cross-location collaboration and the integration of the department in the Center for Social Affairs

• Joint decision-making in operational matters

• Active participation in operational development and quality management, as well as relationship management and professional exchange with the member municipalities of the Hochdorf region

Personnel Responsibility

• Personnel management of the Social Counseling team at the Hochdorf location

• Participation in personnel and team development

• Conducting probationary, employee, and exit interviews

Professional Responsibility

• Professional and operational responsibility for the Social Counseling (SB) team at the Hochdorf location

• Professional coaching of employees

• Case management in polyvalent social counseling

• Responsibility for high quality, professional standards, and efficiency of social counseling and addiction counseling according to Quatheda guidelines

• Participation in project and concept work

You Bring

• Completed degree in Social Work (FH)

• Several years of professional experience in one or more fields of social work

• Leadership training (or willingness to complete it)

• High reliability and resilience

• Conflict resolution skills and assertiveness

• Knowledge in controlling, quality management, and operational development

• Integrative, mature, and loyal personality

We Offer You

Paid breaks of 15 min. per half day

25-33 days of vacation, possibility of unpaid leave/sabbatical and additional vacation purchase of 1-2 weeks

Appreciative atmosphere and collegial working environment

Flexible working time model, possibility of home office

Free on your birthday (proportional to your workload)

Time and financial support for further education

Your Contacts for

Questions about the application process
Christine Albisser
HRM Specialist
041 914 34 29

Questions about the position
Jim Wolanin
Managing Director
0419143429

Are you interested?
We look forward to your application. If you have any questions, Christine Albisser and Jim Wolanin are happy to assist you. Applications via email cannot be considered.

Your Workplace

Center for Social Affairs
Bankstrasse 3b
6281 Hochdorf