Family Foster Care Case Handler for the Placement Team in Upplands Väsby Municipality

Are you an experienced family foster care case handler? Do you want to contribute to children placed in foster care receiving a stable and supportive environment that provides a secure upbringing? Are you motivated by creating lasting change? Then this position might be right for you as we strengthen our family foster care services with an additional family foster care case handler. What We Offer You You will become part of a group of knowledgeable, competent, and innovative colleagues. You will work in an environment where there is close collegial support from your colleagues and from the group's senior case handlers and assistant unit manager. With us, you have the opportunity to grow both professionally and personally through external supervision, training opportunities, and other professional development. Today the group includes three family foster care case handlers, one contact handler, and six child case handlers. There is also a parental support worker who works with the placed children's biological parents. Now we are strengthening the group with an additional family foster care case handler. It is a workplace where you receive a wellness allowance and the opportunity for vacation exchange. Once you have settled into your tasks, there is the possibility to work from home 1-2 days per week if work allows, and you have flexible working hours where there is room to balance work and leisure. About Us The Investigation and Placement Unit for Children, Youth, and Relationship Violence is part of Individual and Family Services in Upplands Väsby. Our unit consists of 53 employees with different roles and responsibilities. We have a reception team and three investigation teams for children, youth, and relationship violence. We also have a placement team for family foster care where contact services are included. The unit has two family therapists and a recruitment process is underway for parental support workers. There are four senior case handlers whose responsibilities include introducing new employees and providing certain methodological support. Two administrative assistants serve the entire unit, which is led by two unit managers and four assistant unit managers. Together we create meaningful work, and with the new social services act, great opportunities open up for us to develop social work! We have a "dare to do" mentality which means we dare to test and learn from our mistakes. Together we work based on the overarching political goal of good living conditions for children, young people, and adults in Upplands Väsby municipality. Our social office is located in Väsby center with proximity to other units with authority and our preventive units. About the Position In the role of family foster care case handler, you are responsible for recruitment, matching, investigation, and the important task of providing support and supervision to foster families. To succeed in this assignment, close collaboration is required with the child case handler who is responsible for the placed child, where together you ensure that the child receives the support and care they need from the foster family. As a family foster care case handler, you have the opportunity to build long and meaningful relationships with families who have the right conditions to take on a foster care assignment. You also help ensure that our foster families receive the right professional development through various training initiatives. Are You the One We're Looking For? We are looking for someone who has: - A degree in social work - Several years of professional experience in family foster care - A class B driver's license (travel to children and young people placed in other municipalities occurs) It is an advantage if you have: - Training in supervising foster families and knowledge of Signs of Safety - Good knowledge of child development and needs, as well as an understanding of attachment theory and its importance for children's health and well-being - Training in the "Lasting Relationship" method, as we use this investigation method We value that you have a positive attitude and the ability to create security and trust. You are relationship-oriented and have an easy time making contact and building relationships. Furthermore, you are stable and collaborative, which for us means that you can handle what others might consider an acute situation by maintaining calm and considering what is best from the child or young person's perspective. You also need to be organized and results-oriented to succeed in the role, through having good planning in handling your cases and working purposefully. At the social and care office, we work with everything from adoption matters to end-of-life care. Our activities and organizational culture are characterized by our core values regarding participation, competence, trust, and respect. This is the foundation of our work and an approach towards each other and those we serve. We warmly welcome your application! We only accept applications through our recruitment system. Background checks may occur during the recruitment process. Learn more about our offices and workplaces: The Municipality's Workplaces Meet some of our employees: Meet Our Employees With us you receive both secure employment terms and several different employee benefits, including a wellness allowance and favorable offers through our benefits portal. More information can be found at: The Municipality as an Employer Upplands Väsby municipality is a Swedish-speaking administrative area; please inform us if you are Finnish-speaking. Open to Everyone We focus on your competence, not your other circumstances. We are open to adapting the role or workplace according to your needs.

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