Benefits Assessment Officer for Elderly Care

Stockholms kommun · Full-time

Karlavägen 104, Stockholm, Sweden

Stockholm – our capital city with millions of dreams, expectations, and ambitions. We work for everyone who lives here today and in the future. Now we're looking for you who want to think big, new, and differently with us – for the people of Stockholm. The Central Stockholm district encompasses the central parts of Stockholm, Norrmalm, and Östermalm. Here we work to provide our 155,000 residents with the best services in preschool, social services, elderly care, and urban development. We welcome you who want to make a difference for the residents of Central Stockholm. Welcome to Us Would you like to work with public authority responsibilities and are interested in serving the elderly? Benefits Assessment for Elderly is responsible for exercising public authority according to the Social Services Act for people over 65 years old. The department is led by a department manager and includes a staff unit and four benefits assessment teams with a total of 93 dedicated employees. Each team is led by a team manager, and within the teams work benefits assessment officers, mentors, group leaders, transportation service and fee handlers, and administrators. Your Role As a benefits assessment officer, you are responsible for investigating needs, assessing, deciding on, and following up on services according to the Social Services Act for people over 65 years old. Follow-up of approved services, implementation, and costs are included as part of your responsibilities. The work consists largely of documentation and meetings with others, and therefore requires strong communication skills both verbally and in writing. In this posting, we are seeking a permanent employee. What We Offer Would you like to be part of our wonderful, large, and dedicated team? If so, you'll become part of a workplace characterized by professionalism, warmth, and high work morale. Within the workplace, we help each other and support one another during busy periods, share knowledge and work satisfaction. As a permanent employee, you have the opportunity for vacation exchange, flexible hours, and wellness benefits. We also offer summer working hours. We work in fresh offices in an open office landscape, close to Odenplan and Torsplan with excellent public transportation. Your Competence and Experience We are looking for you who have: A degree in social work (Socionomexamen). Relevant experience of more than 6 months in benefits assessment within elderly care. Good knowledge of the Social Services Act and legal precedents. Strong Swedish language skills, both verbal and written. It is beneficial if you have: Knowledge of Stockholm City's guidelines for elderly care within social services. Experience working with benefits assessment within Stockholm City. Practical experience and knowledge of the documentation systems Paraply and LifeCareSP. We need someone who is flexible and can easily adapt to changing circumstances. In benefits assessment, you will make many decisions, and we are looking for someone who makes decisions with good judgment and acts on them despite limited information, time pressure, or difficult circumstances. You work well with other professionals and value collaboration, and you are passionate about continuous service development. As a person, you are organized with strong ability to organize and prioritize your work efficiently. We are looking for someone with good teamwork skills who is self-driven and always keeps the individual in focus. To succeed in the role of public authority officer, it is important that you are professional in your work role, can distinguish between the personal and professional, and that you are confident, stable, and have self-insight. In this recruitment, we will place great emphasis on your personal qualities, motivation, and commitment to the task. We warmly welcome your application! Stockholm City uses competence-based recruitment, which aims to recognize each person's competence and thus prevent discrimination. Please note that you should never upload a police certificate (Data Protection Regulation, GDPR) as part of your application.