Inspector with Focus on Social Services

The Health and Care Inspectorate (IVO) is in a development phase where our mission is expanding and placing increased demands on our oversight activities. To meet this challenge, we are now strengthening our operations and seeking inspectors for Malmö. About the Job As an inspector, you will work with oversight of elderly care and activities under LSS/SoL. The work includes inspection of, among other things, special residences, home care services, day activities, and housing with special services and other LSS activities. The work involves planning, conducting, and following up on oversight measures. You work closely with your colleagues and contribute to identifying shortcomings, assessing the quality of operations, establishing decisions, and ensuring that people receiving support, care, and services have their rights upheld. Work Tasks: - Plan and conduct both announced and unannounced inspections, - Prepare oversight by gathering, reviewing, and compiling relevant documentation, - Conduct interviews with children and young people, adults, staff, relatives, service users, management, and board members in connection with inspections, - Analyze observations and assess operations' quality and regulatory compliance, - Compile and analyze material gathered through various methods during oversight, - Document materials and prepare decision-making documents for determinations, - Participate in assessment meetings and present cases to decision-makers. IVO is an organization in development, and in the longer term, your work area may change as IVO receives new assignments, priorities, and directives. Qualifications We are looking for you who have: - A degree in social work or equivalent, or another degree that the authority deems relevant, - At least three years of current experience in work related to social services, - Current experience with administrative authority work and case handling, - Good knowledge of laws and regulations within the social services field, - Good skills in Swedish, both spoken and written, - B-class driver's license. It is advantageous if you have: - Experience working with oversight activities, - Experience working with elderly care and disability care. Personal Qualities To succeed in the role, you need good collaboration skills and enjoy working closely with colleagues with different competencies and perspectives. You have the ability to balance quality and production pace in an operation with high demands for legal certainty and accuracy. The role also requires that you are flexible and can adapt to changed working methods and conditions. Since the assignment is complex and sometimes challenging, you need good judgment, personal maturity, and a professional approach. What IVO Can Offer You We offer a developing role in a dynamic knowledge-based organization where you contribute to developing modern and effective oversight. We continuously improve our working methods and strive for a composition of employees that reflects society's diversity. Read about our terms and benefits here: https://www.ivo.se/om-ivo/arbeta-hos-oss/ Application You apply by answering our selection questions and attaching your CV. The application must be submitted in Swedish. Answer the questions clearly and thoroughly as they form the basis for the selection; do not refer to other documents such as your CV. Answering the questions is a prerequisite for your application to be considered complete. Apply by September 11, 2026. Other Information Position: Inspector Employment Type: Permanent employment with a six-month probationary period Work Location: Malmö Working Hours: Flexible time Start Date: By agreement Business travel may occur. IVO Contributes to Safe and Secure Care and Services IVO stands for commitment and broad knowledge of Swedish healthcare and services. We review, learn, and work to make care and services better and safer – always with a focus on patients and service users. We have over 850 employees. Oversight work is conducted at six offices in Umeå, Stockholm, Örebro, Jönköping, Gothenburg, and Malmö. In Stockholm, there are also cross-authority departments for stakeholder control, operational support, legal support, analysis, planning, and communication, as well as the Director General's office. Please refrain from contacting us if you are an external recruitment agency or sales representative.

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