Child Welfare Board Member Assistant

Jelgavas valstspilsētas pašvaldības iestāde "Centrālā pārvalde"

LATVIJA, Pulkveža Oskara Kalpaka iela 9, Jelgava, Jelgava, Lotyšsko

Jelgava State City Municipality institution "Central Administration" announces a competition for the position of Child Welfare Board Member Assistant at the Jelgava State City Municipality institution "Jelgava State City Child Welfare Board" (for an indefinite period) Job Duties Description: participate in child welfare board meetings and discussions, providing technical support for meeting and discussion documentation in accordance with Cabinet of Ministers regulations; prepare invitations for individuals to attend the child welfare board; prepare and send requests and necessary documents for certificates for receiving social guarantees; prepare and formalize correspondence documents with institutions and individuals; monitor cases of children in out-of-home care, cases of persons under guardianship, as well as children's property matters in the manner prescribed by regulations, and resolve related issues; organize inspections of living conditions of children in out-of-home care and persons under guardianship; participate in living condition inspections, document inspection conversations in accordance with regulations; prepare, formalize document and decision drafts, identify persons who could provide explanations, and request documents necessary for case examination; perform technical data entry in databases (BARIS); participate in finding suitable guardians, custodians, and foster families, prepare and update reports on activities undertaken to protect the interests of children and persons under guardianship. Requirements for Applicants: A Child Welfare Board Member Assistant must be a person: 1. who is a citizen or non-citizen of the Republic of Latvia; 2. who has at least first-level professional higher education; 3. who has acquired specialized knowledge in the field of child rights protection; 4. who speaks the official language at the highest level (at least C1); 5. who has an impeccable reputation. 6. a person subject to any of the restrictions mentioned in points 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 of Article 11 of the Child Welfare Board Law cannot be a Child Welfare Board Member Assistant; 7. preference will be given to experience in state or municipal institutions, particularly in the field of child rights protection, family law, administrative law, or civil law. 8. knowledge of the regulatory acts of the Republic of Latvia governing child welfare board operations, administrative procedures, civil law, family law, and child rights protection. 9. ability to analyze complex legal situations and make substantiated conclusions. 10. accuracy, high sense of responsibility and ability to independently organize work, high stress tolerance and sense of responsibility, good communication and cooperation skills; 11. understanding of child welfare board work organization will be considered an advantage; 12. work experience in the development of documents (decisions, court claims, etc.); 13. good computer skills working with MS Office, Word, Excel, BARIS, NAMEJS, and other information technology programs. Application Documents: an application not exceeding one A4 page; a description of life, work, and professional experience (CV), indicating work periods, education level, job duties, language proficiency, as well as skills in working with digital tools and information communication technologies; copies of documents confirming education in one copy (for applicants who obtained education abroad, a document confirming academic recognition of education in Latvia must be attached); a certificate of consent to the processing of personal data (references) (Attachment 1); a certificate that the applicant is not subject to the restrictions specified in Article 11 of the Child Welfare Board Law (Attachment 2); proof of state language proficiency for applicants whose native language is not Latvian. The application and attached documents must be submitted by September 18, 2026 at 14:00 (inclusive) to the Jelgava State City Municipality institution "Central Administration" Customer Service Center at Liela Street 11, Jelgava, office 131, marked "Competition for the position of Child Welfare Board Member Assistant at Jelgava State City Municipality institution 'Jelgava State City Child Welfare Board'" or sent electronically, signed with a secure electronic signature, to the email [email protected], telephone for inquiries: 63081719. Applications submitted or sent after this deadline will not be considered. With the annex to the competition publication, which the applicant must complete and submit together with the application documents, you can familiarize yourself at: https://www.jelgava.lv/sludinajumi-vakances-noma/vakances/ The position is classified with professional classification code 3412 07, 7th position family, Level II, 8th salary group, with a monthly salary of 1509.00 euro gross. By applying for a competition for a vacant position, the candidate agrees to the processing of their personal data for the purpose of the selection competition - ensuring the selection of applicants. The personal data controller is Jelgava State City Municipality. Personal data will be stored for six months from the date of announcement of competition results. Additional information on personal data processing by Jelgava State City Municipality can be found on the municipality website in the "Personal Data Processing" section in the notice to data subjects – participants in the personnel selection process (applicants).