Job Trosa, Sweden

Social Secretary

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Employer
TROSA KOMMUN
Employment type
Permanent
Experience required
Yes

In Trosa, there is room to do social work for real. Here you work close to families, together with colleagues who support each other and leadership that prioritizes a sustainable work environment. In recent years, the social services have undergone a major reorganization and have worked purposefully to create even better conditions for both social work and a workday where people thrive and develop. The Children and Family Unit in Trosa is part of our social office, a workplace characterized by commitment, joy, and a desire to make a difference. Here you become part of a team that supports each other in both difficult and important decisions and that gladly goes the extra mile for both residents and colleagues. The unit consists of both regulatory functions and open care activities including fieldwork. The unit has ten engaged employees working together with a unit manager. The unit manager leads the group with a focus on work satisfaction and a sustainable work environment, an important prerequisite for creating high quality for the children, young people, and families we meet. A workplace we have created together During the past year, the entire social office has co-created the work environment and culture we want. The result is our value base TRIVS, which permeates leadership, collaboration, and community in the activities. We are proud of that. With us, there are good conditions to work close to children and families and to conduct social work with quality. We value a sustainable workload and want there to be room to deepen the work, build relationships, and meet families on their terms. https://youtu.be/5apTVB7eMmc Do you want time for social work – for real? We are seeking an engaged social secretary to our children and youth group who wants to work with investigation and follow-up of children and young people 0–18 years. With us you get time to meet children and families – not just handle cases. Our social secretaries typically have around 8-12 ongoing cases each. The low caseload creates room for close and qualitative social work: meeting children in their everyday lives, making home visits, collaborating with the family's network, and beginning change work already during the investigation period. We want an investigation to be more than a mapping. Contact with social services should be able to make a difference here and now. Therefore, we work actively and preventively together with the child, family, and other important people around them. Trosa is a smaller municipality, which gives us close leadership, short decision paths, and close collaboration between colleagues and activities. You have close support in difficult assessments and good opportunities to influence both work methods and the development of the activities. For us, work satisfaction, security, and a sustainable work environment are prerequisites for being able to do really good work for children and young people. Here you get the opportunity to use all your competence as a social secretary. WHAT DOES YOUR ASSIGNMENT AS A SOCIAL SECRETARY INVOLVE WITH US? You will work with children and young people who are to be investigated or followed up, and you will receive close support from the unit manager and senior social secretary in your work. You will come to a unit driven by development and with a focus on quality work, all to strengthen and protect the children and young people who come to us. In the role as social secretary, you will, among other things: work based on the legislation SoL and LVU investigate and assess cases within child welfare in accordance with BBIC be responsible for follow-up of placed children and young people according to SoL and LVU collaborate with the child's network and internal and external partners make decisions and follow up measures independently be responsible for the entire process in your cases create participation for the children and young people we meet through close collaboration with their network Work tasks may change over time. WHOM ARE WE SEEKING? We place great importance on personal suitability and are seeking you who are self-driven, stable, and have an easy time building trust and good relationships. You have good collaboration skills and are driven by creating quality for those we exist to serve. You want to be part of developing a social service characterized by high quality and lawful case management. You who are applying are/have: a degree in social work or relevant education that has been validated previously good ability to express yourself in Swedish in speech and writing B-driver's license We consider it meritorious if you also have: experience with investigation work within social services, preferably with children and young people knowledge and experience of BBIC and Signs of Safety knowledge of relevant legislation WHAT DO WE OFFER? We offer a workplace where we have fun together despite an important and sometimes demanding mission. Here, mutual trust is a natural part of the culture and we actively work to create good working conditions for everyone. We offer competitive salary and salary development and actively work to be attractive even compared to neighboring metropolitan regions. With good commuting options from Stockholm and our neighboring municipalities, it is easy to reach us. As an employee at the social office, you get, among other things: flexible working hours (opportunity to flex between 07–09 and between 15–19) opportunity for remote work when work allows high participation in the development of activities opportunity to contribute to the transition to new social services legislation a manager who supports your development through ongoing dialogue and follow-up introduction adapted to your experience clear routines and support documents in daily work a modern workplace in bright facilities close to communications, services, and gym free parking is offered to you if you do not commute by public transport Furthermore, we offer you as a municipal employee: Wellness allowance and health-promoting activities via Sunt Liv Reinforced occupational pension that gives you more Secure conditions with collective agreements and insurance Extra compensation if you become a parent (and/or become ill) Introduction day for all new employees Good commuting options from Stockholm and our neighboring municipalities as well as free parking for you if you do not travel by train or bus Read more about our benefits in the brochure about our https://extra.skr.se/download/18.18f9f5a61926b4a1e532618/1728397193467/Sag-hej-till-ditt-kollektivavtal-2024.pdf CRIMINAL RECORD EXTRACT Anyone offered a position within the Children and Family Unit needs to present an extract from the criminal record. Such an extract must be ordered by you personally, and you do this through the following link: https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/barn-annan-verksamhet/

Profession
Socialsekreterare
Salary type
Fixed monthly, weekly or hourly pay
Open positions
1
Contact person
Tarkan Ruonala
Employer Workplace
Trosa kommun
Region
Södermanlands län
Occupation Field
Yrken med social inriktning
Postcode
61980
Duration
Ongoing
Scope Of Work
100–100 %
Working Hours
Full-time
Driving License
Yes
City
Trosa
GPS
58.9093863, 17.5557669
Published
11. 8. 2026
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