Description
We are seeking two committed social workers for adult authority services.
The unit is responsible for work related to harmful use and addiction within individual and family care services on Hisingen. This includes handling applications for support/care and treatment, reports of concern regarding harmful use and addiction, LVM handling, and assistance housing for the target group. The unit is also responsible for outreach and motivational work targeting adults.
Based on the new Social Services Act, accessibility and user focus are high on the agenda.
We strive to maintain a reasonable caseload that enables quality work and time for recovery. You will be offered close methodological support, method development, and external supervision. The workplace actively promotes a good working environment and the administration offers wellness benefits.
For us, it is important to stay updated on new laws and guidelines and to maintain high competence in all our subject areas. We are involved in the city's work both within housing and harmful use and addiction issues.
Work Tasks
As a social worker in adult authority services, you are responsible for handling applications for support/care and treatment, reports of concern regarding harmful use and addiction, LVM handling, and assistance housing for the target group. You investigate and follow up on granted assistance, with the goal of helping our users achieve as independent a life as possible.
Qualifications
We are looking for someone with a degree in social work who has strong investigation and documentation skills and takes responsibility for following up on ongoing interventions. Experience with the target group on harmful use and addiction issues is a merit. We would like you to have previous experience with authority services within SoL and LVM. If you also have experience with evidence-based methods such as ASI, Audit/Dudit and/or MI, that is a merit. A driver's license and good computer skills are required.
As a person, you are a team player while also having the ability to work independently, drive processes, and make your own decisions. You are confident in yourself as a person and in the role of social worker.
You have good communication skills, which means you can meet people with respect and deliver difficult messages in a clear and professional manner. You will collaborate both internally and externally, so it is important that you easily establish and maintain good relationships.
The work requires that you can organize and allocate your time between collaboration, documentation, and client meetings to create quality in the operation. It is important that you understand what it means to work in a politically governed organization and that your chosen interventions are cost-effective.
Other
The recruitment consists partly of a permanent employment and partly of a six-month temporary position.
For your interview, you need to bring your passport/national ID and possibly proof of residence permit if you have citizenship outside the EU/EES. This is so we as an employer can ensure your identity and secure that you have the right to work in Sweden.
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Selection and interviews take place continuously during the application period.
About Us
Socialförvaltningen Hisingen is part of the social services in Göteborgs Stad. We are one of four social administrations. We work purposefully to create a better everyday life for residents on Hisingen.
We offer support within individual and family care, social emergency services, help with substance abuse, and integration issues. We also work with leisure activities as well as preventive work in areas such as public health, urban planning, local safety efforts, and integration issues.
If you want important and meaningful work, welcome to join us at Socialförvaltningen Hisingen!