Orust – the green and secure island where thoughts are free and dreams come to life. We invest in development and commit to both welfare and our employees. We are proud that our most recent employee survey showed that nearly 90% of our staff are proud to work for Orust Municipality. Welcome to us!
One of our colleagues has decided to move on to another position.
We are now looking for you who have a passion for children's and young people's living conditions and life situations! Do you want to come to a workplace where you get a good introduction and have the opportunity to develop and grow in your professional role? Then you have the chance to work alongside a competent and dedicated team with excellent collaboration.
About Us
IFO Children and Youth is part of Individual and Family Services, which is included in the municipality's Care sector. The activities include investigation work and outpatient services provided in-house. Those of us working at the unit have assignments as intake function staff, investigators, child welfare officers, and foster care coordinators.
The unit includes five family counselors, two of whom work as family counselors/youth supporters.
We are a dedicated team of employees with various experiences in social work that provides broad expertise. Our common goal is to strengthen children's rights and work for the best interests of children and families. We actively work with method development in both investigative procedures and in-house services. We have continuous supervision and ongoing professional development regarding legislation, trauma, and methods for developing conversations with children. We have a positive work climate and good team cohesion.
Your Responsibilities
As a social worker, you will work in the regulatory activities.
You will be part of the investigation team with a senior social worker who leads and supports you in the process for which you as a case handler are responsible for investigations of children and youth according to SoL and LVU legislation. As part of the investigation team, you will follow a schedule and as needed provide support to cover on-call duties for the intake function.
You will join a unit where we help each other. We see possibilities in our differences and enjoy developing together. We strive for a workplace where there is time and space for reflection, training, and recovery. Here you can make a difference in children's lives.
The position requires that you have good knowledge of social workers' work and current legislation. In close and open collaboration with your immediate supervisor and with the senior social worker, you are expected to actively participate in internal development work.
We offer a good work environment with reasonable workload and ongoing work with method development in both investigative procedures and in-house services.
About You
We are looking for you who are a social worker or social pedagogue with authorization to work with regulatory matters concerning children and youth. You have well-documented experience from social services work with children, youth, and families. Great importance is placed on personal qualities. We particularly value that you have personal drive, a desire to make a difference for individuals, a development-oriented approach, and a good sense of structure.
You are also good at prioritizing, following up, have good pedagogical abilities, strong collaboration skills, and are a reliable person who contributes to a good work climate with job satisfaction.
Interviews for the position may be conducted on a rolling basis during the application period.
Other Information:
Working Time/Duration: Full-time, permanent position
Salary: Individual salary negotiation, please state salary expectations
Start Date: By agreement
Application Deadline: 2026-08-30
Driver's License: Required, the position involves business travel
For Orust Municipality, it is a matter of course that diversity and gender equality benefit the work team, workplace, and employer. We apply smoke-free working hours. In certain professions at Orust Municipality, an extract from the criminal record registry or security clearance is required. This applies to all those who work in schools, HR, the Finance Department, and those providing direct support to users within the Care sector. If you want to know more about Orust Municipality as an employer and the benefits we offer, you can read more on our website: Orust.se We politely but firmly decline direct contact from staffing and recruitment companies as well as sellers of additional job advertisements.Orust – the green and secure island where thoughts are free and dreams come to life. We invest in development and commit to both welfare and our employees. We are proud that our most recent employee survey showed that nearly 90% of our staff are proud to work for Orust Municipality. Welcome to us!
One of our colleagues has decided to move on to another position.
We are now looking for you who have a passion for children's and young people's living conditions and life situations! Do you want to come to a workplace where you get a good introduction and have the opportunity to develop and grow…