Senior Social Secretary for Income Support Services

Jönköpings kommun · plný úvazek

Jönköpings kommun, Jönköping, Švédsko

Jönköpings kommun is a large employer with hundreds of different professional roles. We are growing as the municipality develops with more residents, more housing, and expanded services. We are always looking for new talent—employees with diverse backgrounds and experiences, united by a shared drive to create a better municipality to visit, live, work, and settle in. Would you like to be part of continuing to develop and supervise one of social services' most central areas? Do you have experience working with people aiming to achieve self-sufficiency? The Income Support Services area is now seeking a reliable and development-oriented Senior Social Secretary for one of our teams. Your new position With upcoming changes regarding the activity requirement effective July 1st, you as Senior Social Secretary will play an important role in, together with other employees in the area, interpreting, implementing, and putting the new requirements into practice. As Senior Social Secretary, you will provide guidance and support to social secretaries as they make decisions in cases concerning citizens' right to assistance and their path to self-sufficiency. You will help organize, lead, and plan the unit's work and participate in daily management and overarching decisions for the unit's operations, and make decisions in accordance with IFO's delegation order. A large part of your work will involve addressing current method and development issues in the area, where you will drive these matters and implement them in the operations. Right now, there is a major focus on the activity requirement and how we work with it. In addition to supporting social secretaries, you will be involved in onboarding new employees and monitoring work within the framework of the unit's operational plan. You stay updated on regulations, general guidelines from the Swedish Social Board, legislative changes, and their application. Internal and external collaboration with our partners is a major and important part of your assignment as you present cases in court, participate in network meetings, and other forums relevant to the position. The role places high demands on your leadership, your ability to drive change, and your capacity to create security in the organization during the ongoing transformation with the activity requirement. Your qualifications You should have a social work degree and several years of experience in Social Services' authority function, preferably within the income support services area. You have good knowledge of relevant legislation and expertise in the field. You also need good knowledge of case handling and documentation as well as experience with the documentation systems Combine and MIX. We appreciate previous experience in management. You have good command of Swedish in spoken, written, and reading. A valid driver's license (category B) is required for the position. We expect you to be driven and engaged, view the organization as a whole, and want to be part of developing the income support services area in Jönköpings kommun. We place great emphasis on personal suitability. What we offer you With us, you will receive individual salary setting, 7-hour workday, supervision, onboarding, wellness allowance, and paid vacation the first year. Read more about our benefits here. Welcome to us The Individual and Family Services division is part of the Social Services administration and is organized into three areas: child and youth care, adult services, and income support services and integration. The Income Support Services and Integration area encompasses financial assistance, integration housing, immigration and refugee services, budget and debt counseling, and interpreter services. The area employs approximately 95 employees distributed across six units, each with a unit manager. There are also employees responsible for investigating erroneous payments and business development. Good to know This recruitment concerns a permanent position as Senior Social Secretary within the income support services area, full-time, permanent, with start date by agreement. You will be placed in Team 2 and your workplace will be at Slottsgatan 5. In your application, we require a CV along with attached diplomas and current certificates of employment. All your previous employment must be verifiable with certificates showing position and scope of work. Even if you already work with us, you need to provide diplomas and certificates of employment for positions held outside the municipality. Applications not meeting these requirements will not be prioritized. Selection will be made on a rolling basis with interviews planned for weeks 41 and 42. This position is job evaluated and Senior Social Secretary is found in base group H. For more information about the position's salary range, see: Lön-och-lönestatistik. Before any hiring, you must provide a valid certificate from the police record for work in a leading position. We look forward to your application! Want to know more? Recruiting manager Lailla Chergui, tel: 036-10 22 12. Union representatives: Fackliga Soc. Together we make Jönköpings kommun better—for everyone. Come work with us. We welcome your application! Jönköpings kommun strives to offer an attractive workplace that is free from discrimination and provides equal opportunities for all. In preparation for this recruitment, we have made decisions regarding recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore politely but firmly decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance.