Social Worker Making a Difference for Children and Youth

We're on the move and scaling up! At Lotsen Children and Youth in Mariestad, we are investing and seeking several positions on the assessment and placement side! Now you have the chance to step into an important and meaningful role where every day you get to influence the lives of children who have it extra tough. You'll get a varied, challenging, and very rewarding assignment where you get to use both your heart and mind to create safe environments for those we serve. Do you also want to work as a social worker in an organization that promotes development, employee well-being, and a positive work environment with great results? Then you're welcome to join us! 4 position(s). WORK TASKS We are seeking social workers for our two teams: Assessment and Placement. If you're interested in a position in the assessment team, which takes over after the reception has made a preliminary assessment, the work continues with: • Assessment of children's needs and parents' capabilities. • Follow-up of assistance decisions. • Collaboration with schools, police, child and adolescent psychiatric services, and other actors around the child. • Customizing solutions for families. In our placement team, which takes over after an assessment has been completed, you represent the child's interests and needs, ensure that the child has meaningful contact with their parents, and that the child is involved in their own care. You work toward reunification, parental involvement in care, and enabling them to receive the right support. This involves: • Following the care of placed children and youth based on their individual needs and rights • Considering and reconsidering care, making contact plans and contact assessments. • Close collaboration with foster care coordinators and cooperation with schools, police, child and adolescent psychiatric services, and other actors around the child. If you thrive with shorter contacts, meeting deadlines, and can quickly adapt your work, the assessment team might be the right workplace for you. If you prefer, on the other hand, longer-term cases where you follow clients over time, the placement team is recommended. With good team cohesion and skills development, we lay the foundation for good work - We make a difference for the children! QUALIFICATIONS For these positions, we're looking for someone educated as a social worker with a valid driver's license. Previous work experience from social services and authority administration for children and youth is a plus. You need to be skilled at creating security and working alliances with those you meet, so families dare to be honest, and you need to develop a safe way of communicating difficult assessments and decisions yourself. This is an assignment that gives a lot back but also sometimes takes a toll on your strength. You therefore need to have an inner acceptance of not always being able to do everything and a belief that small steps will pay off in the long run. You also need to take care of your own well-being and set boundaries for your commitment to be able to stay and be there for the children and youth over time. What can we offer you? For us, you as an employee are our most important resource, and we care that you have a good balance between work and leisure. That's why we've introduced four trust days per year that can be taken as full or half days for recovery purposes. We also offer wellness benefits, flexibility, and the opportunity for vacation banking. At work, the fruit basket is stocked and we have a shared Friday breakfast. From time to time, we arrange lunch workouts for better health and team cohesion. We have dedicated time for documentation on Wednesdays and method meetings every week with themes based on what the work team requests. As support in your work, there are both senior social workers, a unit manager, and social administrators on site. We're also a work team that supports each other, laughs a lot, and helps out when days become unpredictable. Here it's natural to check with your colleague next to you before you go home wondering about something. Beyond the method meetings, each employee has the opportunity for continuous skills development through the Professional Journey program and other training based on both the organization's and the employee's needs. We actively strive for an equal, equitable, and inclusive approach, and the organization has been LGBTQI+-certified since 2023 through Samkrafter. About the application When you submit your application, we want a CV showing your previous qualifications. You can skip the personal letter, but instead you'll answer some selection questions. We place great emphasis on personal qualities and good references. Before a job offer, we will request a criminal record check. Recruitment is ongoing, so don't delay with your application. A probationary period may be applied. You're warmly welcome to Lotsen! Employment type: Permanent position. Duration: Start date: As soon as possible by agreement. Mariestad is the city of the future with a clear direction—we're growing! We're at the starting line for a very exciting journey with major initiatives in several areas. These developments will create great opportunities for the area and organization to grow and develop. Do you want to be part of creating dream conditions together? Welcome with your application and become part of our team as we shape the future Mariestad! Wondering what there is to do and see when you're not working with us? Visit www.livetiskaraborg.se and discover all the possibilities that Skaraborg has to offer. In this recruitment, we've decided where and how this position should be visible. We therefore firmly decline contact from external recruitment assistance.

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