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Caritas Switzerland prevents, alleviates and fights poverty in Switzerland and worldwide in around 20 countries. More than 1'400 employees work across the world to achieve the goals of Caritas Switzerland. A just world whose strength is measured by the wellbeing of the weak and in which all people have access to food, water, health, education and work.
Vacancies
Commit yourself with us for a world without poverty.
Apply for a job: We look forward to receiving your application via the «Apply now» button in the relevant job advertisement. If you have any questions about advertised positions, please contact the person named in the advertisement.
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Caritas Switzerlandas an employer
Caritas Switzerland is an attractive and fair employer with varied and challenging tasks. Our personnel policy is grounded in high quality and efficiency standards a well as the needs of the staff.
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Caritas Switzerlandas an apprentice company
Caritas Switzerland offers apprenticeships in various professions. During the training, the apprentices are supervised and accompanied by various vocational trainers. The available apprenticeships are advertised each autumn.
Caritas Switzerlandas a career start
With the (university) internship, Caritas Switzerland offers a temporary entry opportunity of 3 to 12 months before, during or after your studies.
Career starters are given the opportunity to gain practical experience at Caritas Switzerland, to apply the theoretical knowledge gained during their training or studies, and to gain insights into the way Caritas works and its projects.
Remuneration during the internship depends on the qualification. The following information applies to a workload of 100%.
- Internship during training or bachelor's degree: CHF 2,500 / month * 13
- Internship with bachelor's degree or during master's degree: CHF 3,600 / month * 13
- Internship with master's degree: CHF 4,000 / month * 13
- Legal internship with ECTS credits (Universities of Neuchâtel and Fribourg): unpaid
Current internship positions are advertised at the top of the page under job vacancies
Workingat Caritas Switzerland
Caritas Switzerland offers progressive employment conditions and an open working atmosphere at the pulse of social issues. Your advantages at a glance:
At Caritas Switzerland, we work 42 hours a week. In many functions, you benefit from flexible working hours or part-time work.
Caritas offers 5 weeks holiday a year. Employees aged 50 and over get 6 weeks of holidays. There is also the possibility of receiving the 13th monthly salary in holiday days.
Women are paid the full salary during maternity leave of 16 weeks. Men get two weeks paternity leave. Employees with children receive a company child allowance.
With many functions, there is a possibility of working part of the time from home or on the move.
Caritas Switzerland supports employees with internal and external further training. We offer a range of internal education and training and generally contribute to external further training.
Caritas Switzerland engages in occupational health management and supports the well-being of its employees in the workplace.
Caritas Switzerland pays fair and competitive salaries and adheres to equality of pay between men and women.
Caritas Switzerland offers you an attractive and healthy pension fund. We take on sixty per cent of the contributions and also insure low incomes with a reduced entry threshold.
Caritas Switzerland pursues a constructive and solution-oriented cooperation. The staff association is an important social partner which represents you in all personnel matters towards Caritas Switzerland as the employer.
Valuesat Caritas Switzerland
We stand up for our values.
Personnel policy and culture: The corporate culture of Cartas Switzerland is characterised by mutual understanding and trust. It forms an important basis for a constructive working atmosphere. For cooperation in the organisation, we are guided by the values of our mission statement. We acknowledge and promote the self-reliance and joint responsibility of each individual employee. Women and men have the same opportunities I all company matters.
Leadership and leadership principles: Managers set the company culture and thus have a decisive influence on shaping the success of the organisation. Caritas Switzerland therefore offers attractive options of leadership development.
Peopleat Caritas Switzerland
With heart and soul in action for Caritas Switzerland – Find out more from our employees about the work at Caritas Switzerland.
«My work effort produces a positive effect! The direct cooperation with people who work in the project gives me energy and motivation. The commitment of the staff is huge and their determination to improve the situation inspires me.» Luca Heim, Programme employee Chad.
«Seeing how the refugee children smile when they are back at school after having to leave their country is a unique moment in my daily life as a teacher.» Emilie Romanens Amorn, teacher at the asylum centre Matran
«The publications of Caritas Switzerland offer a well-established forum for social and development-policy discourse. It is a great honour to be able to publish the Development Policy Almanac and the Social Almanac in cooperation with experts.» Fabian Saner, Head of Education Advisory Service
Further information
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