Child Secretary, Children and Family Unit

Now you have the chance to become one of us! We work together with heart and quality to provide the best possible service to Ronneby municipality's residents. Ronneby is beautifully situated between sea and forest in the middle of Blekinge. We also have excellent communications by car, train, and plane. Your 2,500 future colleagues are skilled at meeting future challenges and our residents' increased expectations through digitalization, collaboration, and engaged leadership. Together with you, we make Ronneby even better! Read about Ronneby municipality at https://ronneby.se/naringsliv--arbete/arbeta-hos-oss.html The Children and Family Unit consists of 26 employees who work with children and young people aged 0-21 years and their parents. The unit is led by a unit manager with support from two team leaders and is divided into Reception Group, Investigation Group, Placement Group, and Foster Care Group. We also have an administrator who is part of the unit and provides support to the social secretaries in administrative work. As one of our child secretaries is going on parental leave, we are seeking a new colleague. 1 position(s). DUTIES As a child secretary, you are responsible together with your 5 colleagues for placed children and young people, both under the Social Services Act and the Care of Young Persons Act. You handle all issues that may arise in the child's life, follow up on interventions, and collaborate with the responsible foster care secretary and/or residential care home. In your daily work, you are supported by team leaders, colleagues, and the unit manager. The work aims to ensure the child has good development and a favorable school experience. The work includes regular meetings with children, biological parents, service providers, and collaborative partners. The workplace has well-functioning and established routines and structures. The unit continuously works on development initiatives, including the three-part parenthood model, support for biological parents, and the health and schooling of placed children. We also have joint collaboration with the Education Administration, "SURF", regarding the schooling of placed children. We offer you external supervision, competence development, and wellness activities during work time, or alternatively a wellness allowance. You will receive an individually tailored introduction based on your needs. All staff members in the unit participate in Yrkesresan training programs. As our new colleague, you will have engaged coworkers, community, and colleagues who support each other. You are welcome to contact us if you have any questions about the position. QUALIFICATIONS We are seeking someone who holds a degree in social work and has previous experience in authority work within child welfare services. You should have good knowledge of current legislation, the Social Services Act, the Care of Young Persons Act, and BBIC. As a person, we see that you are secure, stable, and have a good capacity for self-insight. In your work, you are relationship-building and enjoy collaboration both within your own work group and with other activities and authorities. It is a prerequisite that you can communicate well in both speech and writing. A driver's license is required. We place great importance on personal suitability. Employment type: Permanent employment. Duration: Permanent. Please note that Ronneby municipality has removed the personal letter from the application process. As an applicant for a position with us, you will instead be asked to answer a number of questions in the application process where you describe your competence in the requested area. In the selection process, we will use these answers as a complement to your CV, and will not request a personal letter. Where there are legal requirements for criminal record excerpts, you will need to provide such a document. For certain positions in Ronneby municipality, we conduct background checks of final candidates. At Ronneby municipality, our employees are covered by central collective agreements (HÖK and AB). We apply individual and differentiated salary setting, and offer compensation according to the provisions of the collective agreements. Our salary policy work is based on the central collective agreements. If you have questions, you are welcome to contact the Personnel Unit at [email protected]. To ensure quality in the recruitment process and enable good communication with you as an applicant, we ask that you apply via the application link in the advertisement.

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