Are you a social worker with a positive approach and a talent for building relationships? Do you want to work in a preventive and health-promoting environment? We welcome your application!
About the Workplace
The Social Administration is responsible for individual and family care in the city. Our mission is to enable residents to become self-sufficient in life so they can take an active part in society.
We have undergone an exciting organizational transformation focused on creating a more accessible social service based on three main areas: authority, services, and housing. We have high ambitions. But to succeed, we need you.
The Family Center is a meeting place where different professions work together and meet prospective parents and families with children. The Family Center operates in a preventive and health-promoting way, focusing on activities and early support measures aimed at children's and parents' health and well-being. Family Center work is conducted in collaboration with child health services, open preschools, and where applicable, midwife clinics. Helsingborg has six family centers, and as one of our staff members is moving on to become a team leader for the family centers and mobile family support, we are now seeking her successor at Family Center Oliven.
Welcome to a team of friendly and competent colleagues who are eager to share their expertise!
What is a Family Center https://youtu.be/5hYtpquIJbc
Responsibilities
Together with other professionals at the Family Center, we work to early identify needs and risks in children and families and offer help and support, for example through conversations. In your role, you will contribute to driving and developing the Family Center's activities. Your duties also include conducting parenting courses, leading theme meetings at open preschools, guiding families to appropriate support, conducting district monitoring in the city, and providing community information. We collaborate with other administrations and organizations within the city.
The Administration is implementing Signs of Safety across all operations, which will characterize all our work. We believe in finding solutions within families' own networks and building on what already works.
What We Offer
We offer you varied, responsible, and stimulating work with opportunities for personal development. The workplace is smoke-free and health-conscious. As an employee, you receive a wellness allowance of 3,000 kronor per year.
Qualifications
For this position, we require:
A degree in social work or another higher education qualification that the employer deems equivalent
We consider the following as merits:
Experience with change work involving families with children
Experience from family center work
Experience with collaboration between, and knowledge of, the various authorities that families with children may have contact with
Training in Protective Circles, ABC, Parenting in Sweden, or other evidence-based and proven parenting support programs
Knowledge of Växa tryggt and Barnsäkert
Experience working with families from different cultures
Understanding of the importance of attachment and interaction for children's development
Personal Qualities:
You have a welcoming attitude and are secure in yourself. You are skilled at building good and trusting relationships and can "mingle with quality." You need to be able to work both independently and as part of collaborative efforts. Clarity, structure, and flexibility are important competencies in this work.
Working for Helsingborg City
Want to help create a better city together with the residents of Helsingborg? Then work for Helsingborg City. Here you can use your creativity and drive to make life easier and safer for our residents, visitors, and business community. Together with curious and helpful colleagues, you make a difference in people's lives, both today and in the future. A good job today, a better city tomorrow.
You can read more about what it's like to work for the city here: https://helsingborg.se/arbete/sa-ar-det-att-jobba-i-staden/
Additional Information
Selection is ongoing, so submit your application today! If you have questions about the position, feel free to contact Rebecka Heijel, Parenting Support Specialist, 0706-677929.
Application Deadline: 2026-08-09
Employment Type: Permanent
Scope: Full-time
Start Date: 2026-11-01 or by agreement
Number of Positions: 1
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About the Workplace
The Social Administration is responsible for individual and family care in the city. Our mission is to enable residents to become self-sufficient in life so they can take an active part in society.
We have undergone an exciting organizational transformation focused on creating a more accessible social service based on three main areas: authority, services, and housing. We have high…