Description:
Borås City is in an exciting phase where the Individual and Family Care Administration is growing and developing to better meet residents' needs. Are you interested in meeting people and understanding their life situations? The Family Court in Borås is now seeking a family court secretary where we offer you an exciting and developmental role in an operation where you contribute to meaningful work. About the Department The Family Court is part of the Individual and Family Care Administration in Borås City and handles family law cases also for Bollebygd, Svenljunga, and Herrljunga municipalities. The work group consists of family court secretaries, social administrators, senior social secretaries, and a unit manager. In total, we are 15 employees. At the Family Court, we continuously work to improve our methods with a strong focus on children's participation and co-creation in various family law processes. With collaboration in focus and a systemic approach, we work to prevent and improve support for children and families in custody disputes. The senior social secretary provides close work leadership, distributes cases, and mentors the family court secretaries. With us, you will be part of a workplace with well-established routines and a clear structure, which forms the foundation for secure and legally sound operations. As our colleague, you will become part of a generous and helpful work group with high competence and extensive collective experience. As our future colleague, you will have the opportunity for exciting, meaningful, and creative work. You will be offered a good introduction by an appointed mentor. In addition to regular case supervision, you will also receive external supervision. For us, competence development is a given. Currently, we are implementing a training initiative on iRiSK and Whole Child. We are located in centrally situated premises at Österlånggatan 64 in Borås. Job Responsibilities The Family Court is tasked with investigating and supporting children and parents in family law matters, such as custody investigations, collaboration meetings, visitation support, adoption, and paternity and parenthood investigations, with the child's best interest in focus. Qualifications We are looking for someone with a degree in social work or, in combination with relevant work experience, another university degree that the employer considers equivalent. Experience working in family law and/or authority work with children and young people is meritorious. The work requires that you have very good ability to express yourself in speech and writing. You have knowledge of children's needs and development and have experience conducting conversations with parents and children. You have the ability to create good relationships and collaborate with others, and you are calm, stable, and professional. Since work often involves meeting people in crisis and/or with complex life situations, it is important that you yourself can see possibilities, convey hope, and treat people respectfully. As a person, you are confident and drive your work forward responsibly and independently. A class B driver's license is required. Upon being offered employment, you must provide a certificate from the police criminal record register. Application You submit your application with attached documents via our application function, which you can access via the Apply button below. If you have protected personal information, you should not submit your application here. Instead, contact the recruiting manager. Contact information is available in the job listing. Do not include references with protected identity. Please note that applications become public records according to the principle of public access. Other Information As an employee of Borås City, you receive access to wellness benefits, free admission to Borås City's swimming facilities, a favorable flexible time agreement, the opportunity for extended vacation days through vacation exchange, and other excellent benefits.
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Overview
- Type
- job
- Status
- active
- Visibility
- public
- City
- Borås
- Address
- Borås Stad
- GPS
- 57.7163713, 12.9247245
- Phone
- Published
- 12. 8. 2026
- Edited
- 15. 8. 2026