Guardianship Board Member

Ventspils Municipality (Reg. No. 90000052035) announces an open competition for a vacancy of Guardianship Board Member position. Requirements for candidates: • Citizen or non-citizen of the Republic of Latvia; • at least 30 years of age; • obtained at least an academic bachelor's degree or professional bachelor's degree and level 5 professional qualification or other qualification corresponding to level 6 of the European Qualifications Framework as defined in Latvia's education classification in pedagogy, psychology, medicine, social work or legal science, education management or public administration; • at least three years of work experience in the relevant field of acquired education or in the performance of duties of a Guardianship Board chair, Guardianship Board vice-chair, or Guardianship Board member; • proficiency in the state language at the highest level; • impeccable reputation; • knowledge and understanding of the regulatory acts regulating the performance of job duties, general duties of the Guardianship Board; • ability to work under conditions of increased intensity, high stress resilience; • good communication, emotional resilience, and cooperation skills; • accuracy in performing work, high sense of responsibility; • ability to express oneself, argue one's opinion, and make decisions; • good skills in working with MS Office and other information technology programs; • desired knowledge of the training program mentioned in the fourth part of Article 10 of the Guardianship Board Law; • desired specialized knowledge in the field of child rights protection; • desired category B driver's license; • the candidate is not subject to any of the restrictions set out in Article 11 of the Guardianship Board Law. Main job duties: • participate in the work of the Guardianship Board, receive visitors, examine submissions and complaints, including submissions and complaints about parental conduct, provide consultations; • ensure timely, lawful, and quality preparation of Guardianship Board cases for examination and decision-making, reviewing documents received by the Board, preparing and providing responses to parties involved in the case; • participate in Guardianship Board meetings, ensuring collegial decision-making, as well as taking actions to ensure decision implementation; • represent the Guardianship Board in other institutions, including courts, prosecutor's office, State Child Rights Protection Inspectorate, police, and other institutions, provide expert opinions in accordance with the scope of authorization; • ensure the performance of tasks set out in the Guardianship Board Law and the institution's regulations; • conduct checks of family living conditions, compile and sign inspection reports and meeting protocols; • work with children's family cases and/or cases of persons with limited legal capacity; • prepare cases for court consideration, draft claims, petitions for special proceedings, appeals, and other document drafts; • enter information into NPAIS, BARIS systems in accordance with regulatory requirements; • perform notarial activities and other duties in accordance with regulatory requirements and instructions from the Guardianship Board chair. Documents to submit: • CV (curriculum vitae); • motivated application (no more than one A4 page); • certified copies of documents confirming education and qualifications; • certificate that the candidate is not subject to the restrictions set out in Article 11 of the Guardianship Board Law and meets the requirements specified in Article 10 of the Guardianship Board Law (attached as appendix). Additional documents may include: • certified copy of certificate for specialized knowledge acquisition in the scope and manner specified in Cabinet Regulation No. 984 of 05.12.2006; • certified copies of documents confirming additional training acquired in the past three years relevant to job duties; • recommendations. We offer: • dynamic work for an indefinite period; • opportunities to enhance professional experience and knowledge; • normal weekly working hours; • monthly salary EUR 1459.00 (before tax). Documents indicating the Guardianship Board Member position competition must be submitted by September 7, 2026 at 12:00, sent to the email address: [email protected], properly formatted and signed. Phone for inquiries: 26260930. See the Position Competition Regulations and Certificates on the Ventspils Municipality website www.ventspilsnovads.lv. ! We will review applications from candidates who have submitted the specified documents within the deadline. We will contact only those candidates whom we invite for a job interview. We inform you that personal data provided in the application documents will be processed in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) principles, for the purpose of ensuring appropriate selection of candidates. The personal data controller is Ventspils Municipality, Reg. No. 90000052035, Skolas Street 4, Ventspils, LV-3601, email: [email protected], phone 63629450. Additional information on personal data processing can be obtained on the Ventspils Municipality website www.ventspilsnovads.lv/lv/privatuma-politika, or in person at the Personnel Department of Ventspils Municipality Administration: Skolas Street 4, Ventspils, LV-3601, or by writing to: [email protected].

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