Unit for Children and Youth Seeks Investigating Social Worker

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Stenungsund, a community with hope for the future and development with people and nature at its center. Stenungsund Municipality is an expanding coastal municipality with approximately 28,030 residents, a strong business sector, residential areas near the sea, and excellent communication opportunities. The municipality has a well-developed cultural and associations life as well as great conditions for outdoor activities and recreation. Wholeness, openness, participation, and transparency are the municipality's core values. The municipality's vision is to reach 35,000 residents by 2035. Stenungsund Municipality is part of the Gothenburg Region Municipal Association, which serves as a forum for collaboration and experience exchange, as well as several other municipal collaborations. In the transition process based on the new Social Services Act, the unit offers exciting team collaborations with the Family Support Unit in crime prevention work with children and youth, as well as in a newly started project regarding early coordinated interventions in preschool. Do you want meaningful work where you can help create security, participation, and change for children, young people, and their families? At Children and Youth in Stenungsund Municipality, you will become part of an experienced and dedicated work group with close support, high competence, and a strong focus on development. The municipal office is centrally located in Stenungsund with proximity to train and bus stations for commuters and access to parking for drivers. The municipal office is right on the waterfront next to the guest harbor, and nearby there is a wide selection of shops and lunch restaurants. Stenungsund Municipality offers several benefits such as annual working hours, wellness allowances, and vacation exchanges. 2 position(s). JOB DUTIES As a social worker in the unit for children and youth ages 0-20, you work with children and young people as well as their families and networks. The unit is divided into two investigation groups with 6 social workers and one senior social worker each, as well as a reception unit with four social workers and one senior social worker. Collaboration between the groups and their senior social workers is close. We hold team meetings both with the full group and in the smaller group to maintain the sense of unity while also having the smaller setting for case discussions and similar matters. We work with reception weeks, where one investigation group receives new investigations for two weeks and then has time to work on ongoing cases for the following two weeks, while the other investigation group receives new investigations. We are implementing Signs of Safety and have contracted with a trainer who will support us in this process during 2026-2028. We offer you varied and enjoyable work in a dedicated work group with extensive experience and high competence in the field. Most colleagues have more than five years of experience in child and youth authority work, and among the senior social workers there is many years of experience in management. It is a unit that cares for one another and where laughter comes easily. For us as a work group, it is important to interact with respect for the individual's integrity and participation as well as with good legal certainty. We work on developing cooperation to best meet our clients' needs. In our work environment efforts, we actively work on support for handling the psychologically demanding aspects of the work. There is an opportunity to work from home 1 day/week depending on what works for the operations. QUALIFICATIONS We believe you thrive in a daily environment where you can combine independent responsibility with close collaboration. You have a respectful approach, value legal certainty and participation, and want to contribute to good cooperation both internally and externally. As an applicant, you need to have a degree in social work (socionom) or other education deemed equivalent by the employer according to HSLF-FS 2017:79 to be eligible for work in the unit. Experience as a social worker in Children and Youth or another unit within social services is meritorious. The role requires that you hold a class B driver's license. Before an employment offer, an acceptable extract from the police criminal record must be provided. Great weight will be placed on personal suitability! Employment type: Permanent employment. Duration: Permanent, start date: Start date by agreement. Interviews and selection may take place on a rolling basis, so do not delay submitting your application. We strive for a balanced gender distribution and see diversity as a strength, so we welcome applicants with different backgrounds. In preparing our recruitment process, we have made decisions about recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore respectfully decline contact from media sales representatives, job boards, and similar services. We use e-recruitment to streamline and quality-assure our recruitment process. All your information is saved in your CV account and you can easily log in and update your information whenever you wish. Please fill in your information as carefully as possible to provide an accurate picture of yourself. For salary ranges, we refer you to our website: http://www.stenungsund.se/lonestatistik If a salary range is missing for the current position, you are directed to contact the responsible manager according to the advertisement. Background checks may be conducted before employment. We warmly welcome your application!Stenungsund, a community with hope for the future and development with people and nature at its center. Stenungsund Municipality is an expanding coastal municipality with approximately 28,030 residents, a strong business sector, residential areas near the sea, and excellent communication opportunities. The municipality has a well-developed cultural and associations life as well as great conditions for outdoor activities and recreation. Wholeness, openness, participation, and transparency are the municipality's core values. The municipality's vision is to reach 35,000 residents by 2035.…

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Stenungsund

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Stenungsunds kommun

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57.8846644, 11.9855579copyopen in

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Published

21. 7. 2026

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4. 8. 2026

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