Social Secretary to Child and Youth Authority, Domestic Violence Unit

GÖTEBORGS KOMMUN · Full-time

Göteborgs Stad, Göteborg, Sweden

Description Would you like to be part of creating meaningful work and making a difference for children and young people who have experienced violence? We are seeking a social secretary for our Family Violence Unit. We are a specialist unit tasked with conducting evidence-based work for children who have witnessed/experienced violence. You will be part of one of three teams consisting of six social secretaries with a lead social secretary who supervises, and together with your colleagues will support you in your authority functions. Your workplace will be in pleasant premises at the social office at Borstbindaregatan 12 A where all our investigation units and reception are located together in an open office landscape with fixed workstations. The office is centrally located near Hjalmar Brantingsplatsen with good transportation connections. Duties The work involves investigating and assessing the needs of children and young people (0-18 years) for support, making decisions and following up interventions based on risk and protective factors using BBIC and in accordance with current legislation (SoL, LBSB, and LVU). You will handle cases under the law on children in protected housing and we work closely with Intimate Partner Violence. The work includes meetings, conversations with children, young people and families, where documentation is an important part. A goal is to increase children's voice and participation - conversations with children are therefore a central task. You have an important role for the children and families we meet and we work together for success. Collaboration with each other, cooperation with our implementing units, protected housing, other cooperation partners and important people for the family are therefore crucial. Introduction, supervision and skills development we consider essential. In addition to introduction, you will be offered continuous professional development through Yrkesresan and training in other methods available in the unit. The unit actively works on skills development regarding children who have experienced violence, intimate partner violence and honor-related violence. Your lead social secretary and your mentor will provide close support during your introduction in addition to the department's introduction coordinator. Qualifications A degree in social work (socionomexamen) is required for this position. To succeed in the role, you need knowledge of child development and legislation in this field. We would like you to have experience working with violence. Previous experience with authority functions and/or other social work with children and young people is a merit. You need good ability to express yourself in Swedish both verbally and in writing. Knowledge of Treserva and a driver's license are merits. Other You must bring a passport/national ID and possibly proof of residence permit if you have citizenship outside the EU/EES to your interview. This is so we as an employer can verify your identity and ensure you have the right to work in Sweden. Gothenburg City applies individual and differentiated salary setting. Here you can find more information about, among other things, salary statistics Salary, compensation and benefits - Gothenburg City About Us The Social Administration Hisingen is part of the social services in Gothenburg City. We are one of four social administrations. We work purposefully to create a better everyday life for the residents of Hisingen. We offer support within individual and family care, social emergency services, assistance with substance abuse and integration issues. We also work with recreational activities and preventive work such as public health work, urban planning, local safety work and integration issues. Do you want important and meaningful work? Welcome to the Social Administration Hisingen!