Family Foster Care Secretary in Family Care Services

Stockholms kommun · Full-time

Måsholmstorget 20, Skärholmen, Sweden

Stockholm – our capital 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 to think big, new, and differently with us – for the people of Stockholm. Skärholmen District Administration is one of Stockholm city's 11 district administrations and covers the districts of Bredäng, Sätra, Skärholmen, and Vårberg. More than 1,000 employees work here for our 38,000 residents. We offer a municipal operation that we're proud of and we have wonderful diversity. Welcome with your unique contribution! Are you a driven and experienced family foster care secretary who wants to help ensure that children placed receive safe, stable, and developmental home conditions? Take the opportunity and apply to us – we're now recruiting a family foster care secretary for a temporary position. Welcome to us Social Services in Skärholmen is facing an exciting period as we develop our work approach to meet the requirements of the new Social Services Act. We strive to be a social service that is accessible, professional, and meets residents in the best possible way. Family Care is part of the Children and Youth area together with the Children and Reception Unit, Youth Unit, and Open Care Services. With us, you'll have the opportunity to work with foster care for children and young people aged 0–21 years, in close collaboration with foster families, social workers, and other professionals around the child. We offer an inspiring and developmental work environment where you get to influence how the operation is shaped. Here we highly value commitment, professionalism, and collaboration, and we work together so that every child and young person receives a safe and supportive environment. You'll become part of a team with experienced and committed colleagues. We practice close leadership where family foster care secretaries are supervised by a team leader, which provides support in daily work and creates good conditions for development and work quality. Read more about Skärholmen's social work What we offer We are a workplace where we help and support each other and care for a good work environment. You're offered an exciting and developmental assignment with great opportunity to influence, both in your own area and the department's development. You'll work at an administration that utilizes competencies and welcomes initiatives and new ideas. Here you work together with committed colleagues in an important mission. With us in Skärholmen, there's an opportunity to make a real difference for those we're here for. Additionally, we offer you good flexible working hours, vacation exchange, wellness allowance, winter and summer work schedules, favorable occupational pension, and the opportunity to work partially from home if the work allows. Read more about our benefits within Stockholm city. Your role As a family foster care secretary, you're responsible for recruiting, investigating, and supporting foster families and emergency care homes. You have a central role in ensuring that children and young people placed in foster care receive a safe, stable, and developmental life. You actively seek families willing to receive children and young people, conduct interviews, home visits, and register checks, and write investigations according to the National Board of Health and Welfare's guidelines (for example, Nya Kälvesten or BRA-fam). The work is characterized by both independence and close collaboration with colleagues, other professionals, and external partners. You work continuously with follow-up and support to foster families. This includes regular visits, supervision, and counseling to ensure that placed children receive appropriate care and support based on their individual needs. An important part of the role is calculating and following up fees and expenses in accordance with the municipality's guidelines and the child's needs. You're responsible for documentation and any adjustments to compensation. You also work with quality assurance, assess foster families' conditions to carry out their assignment, identify needs for training or support, and contribute to developing quality and routines. You provide both practical and emotional support throughout the placement and participate in training initiatives for foster families, such as "A Home to Grow In." The work involves close collaboration and continuous reporting. You collaborate with the child's social worker, guardians, and other professionals around the child, such as school staff, health care, child and adolescent psychiatric services, BUP, and other municipalities. Documentation and follow-up take place in accordance with applicable laws and guidelines. As a family foster care secretary, you contribute to creating a legally sound, high-quality, and child-focused foster care where the child's best interests are always central. Your competencies and experience Requirements: Sociology degree Meritorious: Experience working with children, young people, and families, preferably in foster care, child and youth care, or similar operations Good knowledge of the Social Services Act, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and relevant guidelines for foster care Documentation experience and experience writing investigations and follow-ups in accordance with applicable laws and guidelines Experience investigating, supervising, or following up on families Ability to recruit and assess foster families and emergency care homes Experience collaborating with other professionals working with children, such as schools, health care, and other municipalities' social services The position requires good collaboration skills and the ability to adapt approach and communication to the current situation. You who are applying have a structured work method, are responsible, and work independently. Furthermore, you are empathetic and responsive with the ability to build trust with both children, families, and colleagues. Other information The position is a temporary assignment for one year starting October 1st. Interviews may take place during the application period. A background check will be conducted before an employment contract is signed. Welcome with your application! Stockholm city practices competency-based recruitment aimed at recognizing each person's competencies and thereby preventing discrimination. Remember never to upload a police record (GDPR) with your application.