Substitute Social Secretary at Jobbcentrum

Do you want to be part of Jobbcentrum's work with people at the center? At Jobbcentrum, we meet residents with respect, curiosity, and confidence in their own abilities. We are looking for someone who wants to work professionally and structurally – but also with heart and commitment. We are now seeking a substitute social secretary due to parental leave. About the Workplace Jobbcentrum is a unit within the Work and Livelihood area in the Social and Care Administration of Hudiksvall Municipality. Here we work with labor market issues, financial assistance, housing, and reception of newly arrived residents, as well as the municipal activity responsibility. Our mission is to create conditions for inclusion, self-sufficiency, and participation in society. We work in teams where social secretaries and coaches work together to provide coordinated and cross-professional support. For us, good service, commitment, work satisfaction, and confidence in people's abilities are central values. We adapt our work to the individual's needs while also caring for a sustainable work environment for our employees. The unit has two main responsibilities: To support, motivate, and coach people toward independence, work or studies, and self-sufficiency. To investigate and make decisions about financial assistance to ensure a reasonable standard of living in the meantime. Work Tasks Your work tasks involve authority functions, primarily handling and documentation of financial assistance. You investigate, assess, and make decisions in accordance with applicable legislation and ensure legally sound and professional handling. The work tasks are performed both independently and in cooperation, both internally and with external partners. The workload in financial assistance varies throughout the month, with periods of higher and lower numbers of applications. This creates room to adapt the work based on operational needs and to prioritize social work and meetings with clients. You document in the Treserva system and cooperate both internally within the municipality and with external actors. This is a one-year substitute position with the possibility of extension depending on the scope of parental leave. The social secretary taking parental leave will remain in the operation during an overlap period. Recruitment is ongoing, so do not delay your application. Your Profile The work involves meetings with many different people in difficult situations and with different needs. As a person, you need to feel confident and have the ability to be flexible and adapt your approach based on each given situation. You need to be able to maintain calm in unforeseen situations and be attentive and accommodating. It is important that you can express yourself well in speech and writing in Swedish and have a trustworthy and respectful manner. It is natural for you to collaborate and contribute to development in a positive way. You have a child perspective as a matter of course in your work. You have good digital skills, are experienced in working with different systems, and have good knowledge of the Office package. We believe that you: Have strong confidence in the individual's own ability to create change Are curious and open to new ways of working Have good cooperation skills and see the value of collaboration Work carefully and with good judgment Have high service awareness and a clear individual focus We are looking for someone who: has completed higher education in social work, social work program, or other equivalent education that the employer deems relevant is structured, responsible, and has good cooperation skills can work independently and make decisions within given frameworks has good ability to express yourself in speech and writing in Swedish Meritorious Experience with authority functions Experience with the Treserva system About the Administration We are here for people. We offer various types of support to children, young people, families, and adults who in some way have a need for our services. We provide people with the support they need to then move forward on their own to work, studies, or in other ways get help to develop. We care for our elderly when they need support in their daily lives. We are one of few municipalities in Sweden with a unified social service. This means that authority functions as well as treatment and support services exist within one and the same administration. We see this as an enormous strength. We create value for our residents and contribute to a good and dignified life – for everyone, regardless of circumstances. We place great emphasis on early interventions and preventive work, professional and individually adapted support. We are a learning workplace - We make each other better through our quality work with a focus on those we are here for. We are the Social and Care Administration – part of Hudiksvall Municipality. About Hudiksvall Municipality In Hudiksvall Municipality, distances are short to most things you want to do and need, and you have time left for what is important in life. Here you will find proximity to contrasting environments, an active associational life, and a business community with great initiative - many world-leading companies are based in our municipality. Hudiksvall Municipality is the largest employer in the municipality. Together we are 3,800 employees in 300 different professions, working every day to create value for those we are here for – our residents. It is an important task that should be permeated by security, openness, participation, and equality. In this way, we help each other build a society where all people are equally valued. About Your Application Remember not to write sensitive personal information or evaluative information in your application. If you have protected personal information, we want you to apply by contacting the recruitment manager listed in the announcement. Your application will be a public record in accordance with the principle of public access. Read more about what we as an employer can offer you: www.hudiksvall.se/jobbahososs

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