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Social work and care in Switzerland

There are currently 1,181 openings in this field in Switzerland, 297 of them posted in the last seven days. 76% of the jobs can be part-time or have a flexible workload, and 90% are permanent.

Active listings as of 19 October 2026.

1,181active openings
297new this week
76%part-time possible
90%permanent

By canton

Zurich355 openings Bern163 openings Aargau99 openings Vaud75 openings Lucerne68 openings Basel-Landschaft48 openings St. Gallen47 openings Solothurn46 openings Zug45 openings Basel-Stadt42 openings Schwyz29 openings Fribourg25 openings Thurgau20 openings Geneva19 openings Schaffhausen17 openings Graubünden16 openings Valais15 openings Appenzell Ausserrhoden8 openings Glarus7 openings Ticino6 openings Neuchâtel6 openings Jura6 openings Obwalden5 openings Nidwalden5 openings Uri5 openings

Towns with the most openings

Zurich149 openings Basel40 openings Lucerne30 openings Lausanne24 openings Bern23 openings Winterthur23 openings Biel/Bienne16 openings Schaffhausen16 openings Aarau14 openings Zug13 openings Uster12 openings Geneva11 openings Liestal10 openings Langnau im Emmental9 openings Dübendorf9 openings Breitenbach9 openings Baar9 openings Kloten8 openings Köniz8 openings Fribourg8 openings Thun8 openings Olten8 openings Risch7 openings Lenzburg7 openings

Who is hiring in Switzerland

Stadt Zurich
35 openings
VEBO Genossenschaft
10 openings
Kanton Zürich
8 openings
Stadt Luzern
8 openings
Stiftung Lebensart
7 openings
Stiftung Orte zum Leben
6 openings
Etat de Fribourg
6 openings
Stadt Biel / Ville de Bienne
5 openings
EVAM
5 openings
KSML
5 openings

Ranked by number of active listings.

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