Support Services Coordinator – Disability Services

Stockholms kommun · Full-time

Storforsplan 36, plan 11, Farsta centrum, Farsta, Sweden

Stockholm – our capital city with millions of dreams, expectations, and ambitions. We work for everyone living here today and in the future. We are now looking for you to think big, new, and differently with us – for the people of Stockholm. Our part of the city is located between the lakes Drevviken and Magelungen. This is where Farsta District Administration works, with 1,400 dedicated employees who now need a new colleague. With us, you'll be close to both subway and commuter trains, shops, and restaurants. And close to swimming in summer and ice skating in winter. Welcome to us Our mission is to meet the individual's need for support services with the aim of contributing to increased independence based on the individual's circumstances. We place great emphasis on ensuring the individual's participation in designing the support service. We use the DUR investigation method. Our target group is people with disabilities aged 0-65 years. The Disability Services unit consists of a work team of 21 employees. 18 employees work as support services coordinators and we are divided into a children's group and an adult group. The unit also has a coordinator who provides support to families with children with disabilities, a group leader, and a unit manager. What we offer You will become part of a work team characterized by strong user focus, good atmosphere, extensive experience, responsibility, generosity, and high ambitions. We offer, in addition to meaningful social work, an introduction and regular methodological support together with your colleagues. Meaningful work with interesting and challenging tasks in an operation that continuously develops based on users' and society's needs. • Open and engaged leadership through a unit manager and group leader with extensive experience in the field. • In assistance assessments and complex cases, we apply co-management for high legal security for the individual and support for you as a support services coordinator. • Professional development, through external supervision and training, among other things. • A workplace that strives for balance between work and private life. • Flexible working hours and winter and summer time options. • An introduction adapted to your needs and previous experience. • Meaningful and stimulating work where you can make a difference. • Opportunity to participate in our change journey in the transition to a new social services act. Our workplace is in fresh premises in Farsta centrum close to subway, shopping center, and beautiful walking routes. We offer advance vacation and the possibility of vacation exchange. Also wellness allowance and the opportunity to advantageously purchase training cards for Stockholm city's swimming and gym facilities. Read more about benefits in Stockholm city here: Your role As a support services coordinator, your tasks include: • Investigating and making decisions according to the Social Services Act (SoL) and the Act on Support and Services for Persons with Disabilities (LSS). • Following up on granted support services. • Planning, organizing, and prioritizing your work. • Contact with internal and external partners such as other social services, healthcare, rehabilitation, psychiatry, and the Social Insurance Agency. Your competence and experience We see that you have: • A degree in social work or other higher education that is assessed as equivalent by the employer. • Good knowledge of current legislation within LSS and/or SoL. • Very good communication skills in both speech and writing. It is meriting if you have: • Worked with authority functions. • Worked with support services coordination. The work is characterized by user focus, where we see that you have good conduct that can be adapted to the person you meet. You are communicative and solution-oriented in meeting with users, you see possibilities and are positive in your work. With good collaboration and cooperation skills, you easily build trusting relationships. You work both independently and in a structured manner by planning, organizing, and prioritizing your work well. By creating good relationships, you also have the ability to establish contact with people in vulnerable situations. As a person, you are calm, stable, and have the ability to maintain a realistic perspective on situations that arise in daily work and in meetings with people. We recruit without personal cover letters, so only upload your CV. Stockholm city works with competence-based recruitment aimed at recognizing each person's competence and thus counteracting discrimination. Remember never to upload a police record extract (Data Protection Regulation, GDPR) in connection with your application. To work for Stockholm city with children, young people, elderly people, and people with disabilities, including work in their homes, you need to present an extract from the criminal record in connection with the interview. For leading or critical positions, an extract from the criminal record may also be relevant. The extract should not be older than six months from the date of issue.