Team Leader Social Counseling

The Insel Gruppe as an employer

With the Inselspital, Universitätsspital Bern, the Riggisberg, Aarberg, Belp hospitals, and the Berner Reha Zentrum Heiligenschwendi, the Insel Gruppe forms the largest full medical care system in Switzerland; from cutting-edge medicine to basic care. Over 11 000 employees from 102 nations ensure that our patients are treated according to the latest developments, methods, and possibilities of medicine.

For our specialized unit for Elderly and Nursing Homes and Spa/Cure, we are looking for a committed team leader who enjoys leading and promoting employees, working in an interprofessional environment, and actively developing processes. The specialists in the team advise patients and relatives on questions regarding the transition to an elderly and nursing home or a spa clinic and provide support with social insurance law issues as well as social problems that become apparent in connection with hospital discharge.

Team Leader Social Counseling ##

What awaits you

• You lead the seven employees of the team and bear the professional, personnel, and organizational responsibility
• You advise and support employees in complex case constellations and undertake your own casework if necessary
• You promote cooperation with the treatment teams and external partners, especially elderly and nursing homes and authorities, and ensure the professional quality of the work
• You analyze and optimize processes in discharge management and develop and update concepts, information sheets, and work aids

What you bring with you

• Completed degree in Social Work (BSc/BA/MSc)
• Several years of professional experience, ideally in healthcare, social assistance, or adult protection
• Initial leadership experience or motivation and potential to grow into a team leader function
• Good knowledge of the Swiss social insurance system and the aftercare landscape, as well as interest in process management, change processes, and the further development of processes
• Good German skills, good French skills are an advantage
• Independent, structured, and solution-oriented way of working as well as resilience, empathy, and teamwork skills

Our offer

• A responsible leadership task with scope for design
• A versatile activity in the dynamic environment of cutting-edge medicine
• Careful induction into the area of tasks and responsibilities
• A motivated team that lives cooperation and mutual support
• A central place of work and regulated office working hours

Application deadline: 22. November 2026

Questions about the position?

Further information will be gladly provided by

Stefanie Zehnder
Head of Social and Discharge Counseling

+41 31 632 77 84