Preventive Social Worker for Individual and Family Services - Adults
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Would you like to be part of making a real difference in people's everyday lives? The Social and Care Administration in Katrineholm Municipality works with support, care, and public authority functions for people in different stages of life. Our mission is broad and spans multiple operations, from elderly care and home healthcare to individual and family services, as well as public guardian services. We meet people with different needs, conditions, and life situations. What is common to our work is that we contribute to security, independence, and a dignified life. With us, you become part of an organization that develops and makes a concrete difference for Katrineholm's residents every day. Now we have the opportunity to expand our operations with a preventive social worker. This is not just a new colleague for us — it is a new position, which means you get a unique chance to shape the assignment, influence the work approach, and contribute to how we develop support within individual and family services with a focus on adults. We are looking for an engaged and driven social worker with a focus on preventive work within financial assistance as well as the adult support unit. The role involves working early in processes to counteract homelessness, long-term need for financial support, and strengthen individuals' opportunities for self-sufficiency. The units work with social workers handling financial assistance and estate administration, substance abuse and addiction, domestic violence/honor-related violence and oppression, crime, and homelessness. Within the adult support unit, there are residential educators, alcohol and drug therapists, counselors, and budget and debt advisors. We offer you varied and exciting work with individual introduction and opportunities for professional development. The workplace has nice and bright facilities within walking distance of the train and bus station but also has bus connections between them. You have a flexible work schedule and the option of vacation exchange. We care about your well-being and offer, among other things, wellness benefits of 2,000 kronor per year. 1 position(s). JOB RESPONSIBILITIES Based on the new Social Services Act's focus on early and preventive measures, you work as a preventive social worker proactively and outreach to counteract homelessness, prevent long-term need for financial support, and strengthen individuals' opportunities for self-sufficiency. You work closely with both internal and external actors to identify risks early and contribute to sustainable solutions. In the role, you are responsible for developing and driving eviction prevention work. You provide support, guidance, and motivating interventions aimed at strengthening the individual's independence. This also means that assessments in the form of public authority functions may occur. The work takes place in close cooperation with, among others, landlords, the Employment Agency, the region, and budget and debt advice, as well as other relevant actors. You are also responsible for conducting information initiatives and providing advice to collaboration partners, and actively contribute to the development of new working methods in line with the Social Services Act's increased focus on early and preventive measures. The content of the position may develop and change over time based on the organization's needs. QUALIFICATIONS We are looking for someone who is a social worker or has another academic degree that the employer deems equivalent. You have a B driver's license for manual transmission, good knowledge of the Swedish language in both speech and writing, and good IT skills with the ability to work in different computer systems. You have competence in the field of individual and family services with a focus on adult support and financial assistance. You have experience working in accordance with relevant legislation, such as the Social Services Act (SoL) and the Care Services Act (OSL). It is a merit if you are trained in MI (motivational interviewing) and have experience working with comorbidity, eviction prevention measures, and crime prevention work. As a person, you are proactive and have the ability to drive the work forward by developing new solutions and implementing ideas in practice. You work in a structured manner by planning, organizing, and prioritizing effectively, as well as creating sustainable working methods. You are relationship-oriented, enjoy an outward-facing role, and have a talent for building and maintaining professional networks. At the same time, you are creative and contribute with new perspectives and working methods that can be implemented in concrete results in the organization. Salary form: Monthly salary. Employment type: Permanent position. Duration: Permanent, start date: By agreement. Katrineholm is a municipality where enthusiasm is the driving force for creativity and development, for life, learning, and enterprise. Our approximately 3,300 employees make a big difference every day, where we work together based on our values RED; respect, openness, clarity, and trust to create the best conditions for our citizens. Everything is close here, an hour's train ride from Stockholm and two hours from Gothenburg. Read more about us as an employer, our offerings, and career paths here: https://www.katrineholm.se/arbeta-hos-oss/vi-som-arbetsgivare.html The current position is filled under the assumption that the necessary decisions are made. According to the Social Services Act, an extract from the police's criminal record must be presented by people before they are employed to work at care homes (HVB homes), supported housing, or protected housing. You can order this on the police website. Katrineholm Municipality applies individual salary setting. All permanent employees are offered a full-time position, and we apply smoke-free working hours throughout the organization. We use e-recruitment to streamline and ensure quality in our recruitment work. All your information is saved to your CV account and you can easily log in and update your information whenever you want. Please fill in your information as carefully as possible to provide an accurate picture of yourself. The information is processed and stored in accordance with the Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We warmly welcome your application! In connection with the recruitment process, we have made decisions regarding recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore firmly decline contact from media sales representatives, recruitment websites, and similar.
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Přehled
- Typ
- job
- Stav
- active
- Viditelnost
- public
- Město
- Katrineholm
- Adresa
- Upplandsgatan 2
- GPS
- 58.98875264264, 16.191687881113
- Telefon
- Zobrazení
- 3
- Publikováno
- 22. 7. 2026
- Upraveno
- 13. 8. 2026