Social Secretary - Elderly Care

Welcome to Herrljunga! With a strategic location in Västra Götaland and proximity to larger cities, you can easily commute and enjoy big city amenities, while maintaining the charm and community feel of a small town. With nature nearby, there are also plenty of opportunities for outdoor activities and recreation. With us, you get the chance to work in a stimulating environment where your work truly makes a difference. We put people at the center and strive for every employee to feel welcome and seen. Want to help shape the future of Herrljunga? Join us to make our municipality the best place to live, work, and be. Together we are building a Herrljunga with growth potential! The Care, Support and Administration Unit is part of the Social Administration's operational area Individual and Support in Herrljunga Municipality. The unit is located at Verkstadsgatan 11 A-B, approximately a ten-minute walk from Herrljunga Station, and shares premises with Adult Support and Treatment, Financial Assistance, and Children and Families. Throughout the entire operation, approximately 35 employees work in close collaboration to best meet our assignments. We are characterized by a committed approach where courage and creativity contribute to operational development and to making Herrljunga Municipality an attractive place to live and work. Our operation is based on the guiding principles of trust, security, accessibility and transparency. The Care, Support and Administration Unit consists of two social administrators and eight social secretaries with the task of investigating and assessing needs in the areas of social psychiatry, elderly care and disabilities according to LSS and SoL. 1 position(s). WORK DUTIES About the Position At the Care, Support and Administration Unit, we work together in a committed team where collaboration, support and knowledge sharing are a natural part of everyday work. We value a good work climate and a work environment where everyone contributes to operational development. We are now looking for a social secretary who wants to be part of our team and shares our commitment to making a difference for people in need of support. Our mission is to ensure that elderly people have their needs assessed and their rights fulfilled according to current legislation. As a social secretary in elderly care, you have a central role in this work. Work Duties As a social secretary, you are responsible for public authority duties under the Social Services Act (SoL). You investigate, assess and make decisions about interventions in elderly care based on the individual's needs, legislation, guidelines and procedures. The assignment includes: Receive and handle applications for support and assistance. Investigate and assess individuals' needs. Inform about rights, possibilities and current interventions. Make decisions according to current legislation. Order approved interventions to providers. Follow up and reconsider previously decided interventions. The work involves many contacts with individuals, relatives and collaboration partners. You collaborate closely with the municipality's service delivery operations, such as home care, as well as with health and medical services, authorities and other actors to ensure coordinated and quality support. What We Offer With us, you get meaningful and socially important work where you have the opportunity to make a real difference in people's everyday lives. You become part of a workplace with good cohesion, engaged colleagues and an open and permissive work climate. We offer: Varied and developmental work with personal responsibility. Introduction and support from experienced colleagues. Close collaboration within the team and with other operations. A workplace where trust, security, accessibility and transparency permeate the operation QUALIFICATIONS We are looking for someone who wants to make a difference for people in their everyday lives. You have a genuine interest in public authority duties, lawful case handling and professional conduct. You enjoy meeting people and have the ability to create trusting relationships, even in complex and sometimes challenging situations. You have a degree as a social worker or other education that the employer considers equivalent. It is meritorious if you have experience with public authority duties in elderly care, the disability services area or other parts of social services. You have good knowledge of social law, the case handling process and documentation as well as a good ability to analyze, assess and make well-founded decisions. To succeed in the role, you need to be structured, responsible and able to plan and manage your work independently. At the same time, you are a team player who appreciates collaboration and enjoys sharing knowledge and experiences with colleagues. You express yourself well in Swedish, both verbally and in writing, and can communicate in a clear and educational manner. We consider it meritorious if you have experience with the IBIC approach and with the business systems Combine and SAMSA. As a person, you are committed, solution-focused and responsive. You have good judgment, high integrity and the ability to remain calm even when work pace is high. We place great emphasis on personal suitability and are looking for someone who wants to contribute to our positive work environment and our shared mission. Requirements Degree as a social worker or other education that the employer considers equivalent. Good knowledge of Swedish, both verbally and in writing. Class B driver's license. E-legitimation. Employment Form: Permanent employment. Duration: Start date: 2026-10-26. In Herrljunga Municipality, full-time work is the norm with the possibility of part-time work. If full-time assignments are not available, it may mean that positions can be combined with other tasks, or at another workplace. To quality assure the recruitment process in Herrljunga Municipality and enable good communication with our applicants, we ask you to submit your application digitally and not via email or paper format. We warmly welcome your application! To staffing and recruitment companies and to you as a salesperson: Herrljunga Municipality has done its part for recruitment and we decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this announcement.

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