Social Assistance Coordinator

Riga Social Service Riga Social Service announces a job competition for a social assistance coordinator (Level 1) position (profession code 3412 03) Riga Social Service is a subordinate institution of the Welfare Department of Riga City Municipality that provides social assistance, organizes and delivers social services, and ensures assistant services to residents of Riga. The position's purpose 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. Your responsibilities will include: informing clients about their rights to social assistance, the possibilities and procedures for realizing these rights, as well as cooperation obligations in receiving social assistance; assessing the social and material situation of a person (family), preparing a Means of Subsistence Declaration, and processing electronically received "Means of Subsistence Declarations"; accepting and registering social assistance applicant submissions in the municipal social assistance information system SOPA; registering and maintaining computerized records of granted and received assistance; providing accurate and understandable answers to client inquiries and other related tasks; preparing drafts of administrative acts and informational letters in accordance with regulatory requirements. We expect: Level 1 higher professional education or Level 2 higher professional or academic education, or students pursuing education in social assistance, social work, or charitable social work 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; interpersonal skills and ability to communicate 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, annual vacation allowance up to 50% of monthly salary and paid additional leave up to 10 working days); transportation discounts on Riga city public transport routes; monthly salary - 1280.00 EUR (before tax); work location - Latgale District Department Social Assistance and Social Services Center, Salnas Street 2, Riga (TC Pļavnieki). When applying, please submit the following documents in the state language: a motivated cover letter; a curriculum vitae describing your life and professional experience; a copy of a document confirming education (for applicants who have obtained education abroad, a document on the academic recognition of education in Latvia must be attached); desirable references or recommendation letters from a previous or current employer, or indicate in your CV persons to contact for recommendations. Please note that only candidates who are selected for the next selection round will be informed of the results. This position does not have a civil service status. An electronic signature is required for the preparation of employment contracts and other documents. Submit applications with the notation "Social Assistance Coordinator Salnas Street 2 position competition" by 07.09.2026 to the Personnel, Document and Quality Management Department of Riga Social Service at: [email protected]. Phone for information: 67105695. Your personal data controller is Riga City Municipality (Riga Social Service). Address: Rātslaukums 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 your personal data as an applicant is available in the Regulations on Personnel Selection Privacy Policy.

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