Social Secretary at Economic Assistance Reception Unit

Järfälla kommun · Full-time

Järfälla, Sweden

Do you want to make a difference for people applying for economic assistance? We are looking for you to work at our reception unit for economic assistance. Here you will meet people in different life situations and have an important role in providing the right support and guidance from the first contact with the social services. We welcome both those who are relatively new to the profession and those with longer experience. Regardless of where you are in your career, we offer a workplace where collaboration, competence development, and a good work environment are in focus. Are you committed to social work and want to contribute to a social service of high quality? Then you might be the one we're looking for. The Social Affairs Administration in Järfälla is responsible for elderly care, disability services, and individual and family care (IFO). Within IFO, we are approximately 200 committed and competent employees working to provide the municipality's residents with professional support and a high-quality social service. In Järfälla Municipality, you have the opportunity to make a real difference. We want our employees to develop in their professional roles and contribute to strengthening the operation. Together, we work to meet residents' needs and develop social services based on the new Social Services Act. Work at the reception unit is varied and characterized by both a high pace and many different types of cases. Therefore, we value close support in daily work. The unit has a unit manager and two team leaders who support the operation. In total, the unit consists of approximately 16 employees. In addition to social secretaries in reception, social assistants also work with home visits, housing guidance, and estate administration. As an employee at Järfälla Municipality, you are offered, among other things, a wellness allowance of 3,000 kronor, external supervision, and annual working hours. We also offer the opportunity to work remotely. We look forward to welcoming you to our unit! 1 position(s). WORK TASKS As a social secretary for economic assistance, you work with public authority duties and are responsible for investigating and assessing the right to economic assistance and motivating people toward self-sufficiency. You will, among other things: • Investigate and process applications for economic assistance. • Investigate and assess the individual's right to economic assistance. • Make decisions in accordance with applicable legislation and delegation. • Document cases in a legally secure and structured manner. • Have contact with the individual through, among other things, visits, telephone, and written communication. • Collaborate with internal and external actors. • Work independently based on the operation's procedures and guidelines. QUALIFICATIONS We are looking for someone who has: • A degree in social work or another equivalent education that the employer considers equivalent. • Previous experience with public authority duties within economic assistance. • Experience with independent case management within economic assistance. • Experience with the LifeCare management system. • Good knowledge of the Social Services Act and other relevant legislation. • Good ability to express yourself in Swedish, both orally and in writing. • Ability to work independently and quickly familiarize yourself with new operations. We place great importance on personal suitability in this recruitment. Warmly welcome to submit your application! Employment type: Permanent employment. Duration: Permanent, start date: Start date by agreement. Järfälla has northern Stockholm's most exciting geographic location and is growing rapidly. We offer a workplace with great variety, good development opportunities, and work according to the vision Järfälla for all forward. Read more about what it's like to work for us at the link below. We conduct limited background checks for final candidates in this employment process. Background checks are conducted only to the extent that it is relevant for the current position. In cases where an extract from the criminal record is required by law, you will also need to provide such an extract. We collect oral and written consent. For more information on how we work with background checks, see www.jarfalla.se/bakgrundskontroller We decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this job posting.