Service-Oriented Guardianship Administrator

Flens kommun · plný úvazek

Flen, Švédsko

Three municipalities become five! Now we're growing and looking for more wonderful colleagues! WE WANT SWEDEN'S HAPPIEST RESIDENTS. ARE YOU WITH US? In Flen Municipality, we're investing in building something long-term. A community where people thrive, grow, and stay. Our new and bold vision, Flen – Sweden's Happiest Municipality, is more than just words. It's a direction we've chosen together and a reminder of who we serve. In every meeting with a resident, in every decision we make, in every day we shape – we should think with our hearts. And it starts with us. Now we're looking for a handler for the guardianship office. If you enjoy being part of an operation focused on continuous development and legal certainty, you'll fit right in with us. We warmly welcome your application! THIS IS WHAT YOUR WORK WILL INVOLVE The Guardianship Board is a municipal authority responsible for supervising guardians, administrators, and statutory representatives. Starting January 1st, the board expands as Flen, Gnesta, Strängnäs, Trosa, and Vingåker municipalities collaborate in a joint Guardianship Board, the Sörmland Guardianship Board, with an office in Flen. The Guardianship Office's mission is to support the Guardianship Board and Guardian in implementing goals and strategies, preparing decision-making materials, and conducting supervision. The supervision shall work to ensure that those who have representatives in the form of a statutory representative, administrator, or guardian do not suffer legal losses. As an employee of the Guardianship Office, you'll work closely with your colleagues. You'll be part of a work team characterized by responsibility, collaboration, flexibility, and high standards for legal certainty and development. In guardianship operations, each employee has a unique and important role with great opportunities for personal and professional development. We care about maintaining high-quality guardianship operations and we're proud of the work we do. We enjoy working together and with our mission! WORK TASKS/ASSIGNMENTS Examples of work tasks in this role: Handling qualified legal matters such as investigation of and decisions on consent for property and condominium sales, estate settlements. Investigation, handling, and decision-making on matters concerning establishment, modification, and termination of guardianship as well as investigation and handling of the need for administrator and guardianship services and correspondence with the court. Representing the Guardian in court. Exercising supervision over representatives through review of accounting documents and investigating complaints against representatives. Recruitment, remuneration, and training of statutory representatives and administrators. Information and contacts with our principals, representatives, healthcare, other authorities, and the public. Preparing official statements to the Guardianship Board for decisions where delegation is lacking. Other administrative tasks and mail handling. FOR THIS ROLE YOU MUST: have a degree in law, economics, political science, social work, or other higher education deemed relevant, or alternatively many years of experience in guardianship operations or other authority functions within politically governed operations. be able to express yourself very well in Swedish, both verbally and in writing. WE HIGHLY VALUE experience in guardianship operations good knowledge of civil law including economic family law and administrative law good ability to assess representatives' accounting documents to identify discrepancies IT skills, particularly the ability to use various digital tools to achieve efficient case handling YOUR PERSONAL QUALITIES We're looking for someone who is passionate about making a difference and improving the quality of life for the most vulnerable in society. You see the bigger picture, anticipate problems, and plan both short and long term, enabling you to handle many cases simultaneously with high quality. You quickly identify what's essential and focus on concluding and achieving goals. When you need to adapt to new circumstances, you adjust with positivity while building trustworthy relationships with colleagues and those you collaborate with. So we're looking for someone who is organized, persistent, curious, self-driven, stable, and has personal maturity and good collaboration skills. It's important that you can manage contacts with different people in varying contexts in a respectful manner and understand that our residents' well-being is our priority. We place great emphasis on personal suitability. WHY WORK WITH US? In Flen Municipality, we want to give you good conditions to thrive both at and outside of work. We offer, among other things, vacation switching, wellness allowance, and compensation for patient fees up to the high-cost threshold – and there are more benefits than that. Many of our workplaces also have good commuting options. The City Hall in Flen is just a stone's throw from the train and bus station. READY TO APPLY? Applications and interviews are handled continuously throughout the recruitment process. Two positions Full-time, permanent. Start date January 1, 2027 or by agreement. Individual salary setting. We need your application by: September 20, 2026 During the interview, you'll need to verify your citizenship. You can do this by showing your passport, or ID certificate together with a valid ID document. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, EU, EES, or Switzerland, you instead need to show that you have a valid work permit – or that you are exempt from the work permit requirement. Employment can only take place after we have verified the work permit in accordance with the Aliens Ordinance. During the interview, you'll need to verify your citizenship. You can do this by showing your passport, or ID certificate together with a valid ID document. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, EU, EES, or Switzerland, you instead need to show that you have a valid work permit – or that you are exempt from the work permit requirement. As an applicant, you are responsible for documenting your competence clearly so that we can make a fair and objective assessment of your application. Contact person: Jenny Dunberg, Acting Chief Administrator, 0157-43 00 71 Trade union representatives can be reached via Contact Center: 0157-43 00 00 NOTE! If you have protected personal information, you should not submit your application through our system. Contact the municipality's website or the Contact Center for instructions.