Within the Social Services Department of Mariestad Municipality, we are engaged in continuous improvement work to provide the best possible support for our clients.
Due to an upcoming parental leave, we are seeking a Senior Social Worker who wants to lead our case managers in the unit for social support and subsistence. With strong cohesion in our work groups and competency development, we lay the foundation for good work. Together, we enjoy coming to work!
Are you an experienced social worker who thrives with mentoring and method development? Then this might be something for you!
1 position(s).
JOB DUTIES
In your role as Senior Social Worker in the social support and subsistence unit, you will be based at Maria Nova's premises in central Mariestad.
In this unit, we work with clients in the areas of subsistence support, AME, integration, budget/debt counseling, and projects.
As a Senior Social Worker, you will support method development, distribute cases, conduct case reviews and case supervision, and provide guidance on current issues based on applicable legislation. An important part of the work is also environmental monitoring, where you create and revise guidelines and procedures based on changes in laws governing municipal authority, such as the new Social Services Act.
We invest in you! We do this by offering continuous competency development and mentoring both internally and externally, including legal advice.
In addition to joining work groups characterized by great commitment, humor, and professionalism, we also offer:
• Opportunity to influence and develop the business
• Wellness allowance
• Vacation exchange
• Opportunity for remote work part of the time
• Salary exchange to pension
• Parental benefits
• Insurance benefits
• Bicycle allowance
• Staff club
• Access to free indoor and outdoor swimming pools
You will join a workplace with openness to your ideas!
The position is a parental leave replacement for approximately 1 year, starting in fall 2026.
QUALIFICATIONS
For the position of Senior Social Worker, we are looking for someone who:
• Is trained as a social worker or has equivalent educational background
• Has previous work experience from social services and municipal authority
• Holds a driver's license (category B)
It is advantageous to have previous leadership experience and training in methods related to the unit you are interested in working in.
Since the work largely involves mentoring and method development, you must have a strong ability to convey information, teach methods, and strengthen your colleagues' competencies. You do this in an inspiring and motivating manner.
As a Senior Social Worker, you will handle acute situations where you are expected to prioritize and delegate based on the laws and regulations governing our operations. We see that you have good structure in your work and are flexible and creative in adapting to meetings, situations, and unpredictable days.
The work involves many contacts both internally and externally, so we expect you to value good cooperation and be team-oriented.
We will place great emphasis on personal suitability.
In your application, we want a CV that clearly shows your qualifications. You can skip the personal letter, as you will instead answer a few selection questions in your digital application. We plan to start interviews from week 33.
Warmly welcome to become part of us!
Salary form: Monthly salary.
Employment type: Fixed-term employment.
Duration: 6 months or longer, start date: Fall 2026.
Working hours: Daytime.
Mariestad is the municipality of the future with a clear direction—we will grow! Here you find jobs, green transition, good municipal services, and future confidence. This permeates all our operations.
We are at the starting line for a very exciting journey with planned major initiatives in several areas. These establishments will create great opportunities for the location and organization to grow and develop.
Do you want to be part of creating dream places together? Join our team as we shape the future of Mariestad!
We handle applications digitally through our recruitment tool. Applications submitted via email or paper format will not be prioritized. At an interview, you must bring identification, and prior to a job offer, we will ask you to provide a copy from the police's crime registry.
In our recruitment process, we have made decisions regarding recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore strongly decline contact from media sales representatives, recruitment websites, and similar.
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Due to an upcoming parental leave, we are seeking a Senior Social Worker who wants to lead our case managers in the unit for social support and subsistence. With strong cohesion in our work groups and competency development, we lay the foundation for good work. Together, we enjoy coming to work!
Are you an experienced social worker who thrives with mentoring and method development? Then this might be something for you!
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