Riga Social Service
Riga Social Service announces a competition for candidates for the position of social assistance organizer (Level 1) (profession code 3412 03)
Riga Social Service is a subordinate institution of the Department of Welfare of Riga City Municipality that provides social assistance, organizes and delivers social services, and ensures assistant services to residents of Riga in the municipality.
The purpose of the position is to assess and ensure the provision of social assistance to meet people's basic needs. Accept and register applications from social assistance applicants, evaluate a person's social and material situation, and prepare means of subsistence declarations.
We will entrust you with:
informing clients about their rights to social assistance and about the possibilities and procedures for exercising these rights, as well as their obligations in receiving social assistance;
assessing the social and material situation of a person (family), preparing a Means of Subsistence Declaration, processing electronically received "Means of Subsistence Declarations";
accepting and registering applications from social assistance applicants in the municipality's social assistance information system SOPA;
registering and maintaining computerized records of allocated and received assistance;
providing accurate and understandable answers to clients' questions, etc.;
preparing drafts of administrative acts and information letters in accordance with regulatory requirements.
We expect:
Level 1 higher professional education or Level 2 higher professional or academic education, or students acquiring education in social assistance, social work, or charitable social work study programs, as well as at least short-cycle higher education;
State language proficiency at C1 level (highest level);
ability to navigate regulatory documents;
excellent computer and office equipment skills;
communication culture and ability to interact with people;
ability to make independent decisions within your competence.
We offer:
employment for an indefinite period;
professional training;
social guarantees (including health insurance; after one year of work, vacation allowance once per calendar year up to 50% of monthly salary and paid additional leave up to 10 working days);
fare discounts for public transport routes in Riga;
monthly salary - 1280.00 EUR (before tax);
work location - Social Assistance and Social Services Center of the Latgale District Department, Salnas Street 2, Riga (TC Pļavnieki).
When applying, please submit the following documents in the state language:
a motivated cover letter;
a description of your life and professional experience (CV);
a copy of a document confirming education (for applicants who obtained education abroad, a document on academic recognition of education in Latvia must be attached);
preferably references or recommendation letters from your previous or current workplace, or indicate in your CV persons you can provide as references.
Please note that only candidates who are selected for the next selection round will be informed of the results.
The position does not have the status of a state official; an electronic signature is required for the preparation of employment contracts and other documents.
Applications marked "Social Assistance Organizer at Salnas Street 2 position competition" must be sent to the Personnel, Documentation and Quality Management Department of Riga Social Service at the email address [email protected] by 17.08.2026. Phone for inquiries: 67105695.
Your personal data controller is Riga City Municipality (Riga Social Service). Address: Ratslaukums 1, Riga, LV-1539.
The purpose of personnel selection is to identify the most suitable candidate with whom the municipality can establish employment relations.
More information about the processing of the applicant's personal data is available in the Regulations on Personnel Selection Privacy Policy.Riga Social Service
Riga Social Service announces a competition for candidates for the position of social assistance organizer (Level 1) (profession code 3412 03)
Riga Social Service is a subordinate institution of the Department of Welfare of Riga City Municipality that provides social assistance, organizes and delivers social services, and ensures assistant services to residents of Riga in the municipality.
The purpose of the position is to assess and ensure the provision of social assistance to meet people's basic needs. Accept and register applications from social assistance applicants,…