If you are energetic and ready for new challenges,
and wish to develop yourself and use your professional knowledge and experience to achieve common goals,
then we need you as a colleague
in the team of the State Social Care Center "Zemgale"!
THE STATE SOCIAL CARE CENTER "Zemgale" reg.no. 40900035103 is the largest state provider of long-term social care and social rehabilitation services in Latvia.
WE ARE HIRING a social worker at the "Jelgava" branch (indefinite term, full-time, 1 position)
Key job responsibilities:
- Determine client social needs and identify social problems;
- Provide support to clients in conflict resolution, selecting appropriate advisory methods;
- Advise clients on matters related to their rights and obligations;
- Understand the client's socialization process and opportunities for maintaining social functioning, taking into account the client's internal resources;
- Promote client independence and autonomy in maintaining their social skills and developing cognitive interests;
- Represent and, if necessary, perform mediation functions, cooperating with other institutions and specialists in the client's interests (residence registration, benefits and pension matters, guardianship issues, etc.);
- Lead specialist team work;
- Use social work theories and methods in professional activities, in accordance with the client's situation;
- Develop an intervention plan appropriate to the client's situation and, if necessary, coordinate the work of involved specialists and other responsibilities.
Requirements for candidates:
- Second-level professional higher education in social work;
- Desirable practical work experience in the position;
- Digital skills and valid electronic signature.
We offer:
- Social guarantees in accordance with state administration regulations;
- Salary (gross) EUR 1083 – EUR 1445, remuneration during probation up to EUR 1089, average salary after probation EUR 1241;
- 25% monthly supplement from the established monthly salary for work related to special risk;
- Additional leave for special risk (3 working days per year) and additional leave for annual evaluation (from 4-10 working days per year);
- Work experience in state administration;
- Normal reduced working hours of 35 hours per week;
- Friendly, responsive and professional colleagues;
- Health insurance after 3 months of work.
Work location: VSAC "Zemgale" branch "Jelgava", Kalnciema ceļš 109, Jelgava.
Attention! VSAC "Zemgale" personnel document management will be provided electronically. Therefore, you will need to use a self-issued electronic signature for document signing.
Send your professional activity description (CV) and copies of educational documents certified with the note "Social Worker" to the email: [email protected].
By applying for the advertised position, you entrust your personal data to the State Social Care Center "Zemgale". Detailed information about personal data processing aspects for achieving this purpose is provided on the institution's website at:
https://www.vsaczemgale.gov.lv/lv/media/2279/download
We inform you that we will contact only those candidates who are invited for an interview. We will notify of rejection only to candidates who are invited for an interview. If you have not received an invitation to a job interview within two weeks after sending your CV, you may consider that your candidacy was not forwarded to the negotiation stage.
*The State Social Care Center "ZEMGALE" (reg.no. 40900035103) is a direct state administration institution under the Ministry of Welfare that provides state-funded long-term social care and social rehabilitation services to adult persons of both genders with severe mental health disorders (disability groups I and II).If you are energetic and ready for new challenges,
and wish to develop yourself and use your professional knowledge and experience to achieve common goals,
then we need you as a colleague
in the team of the State Social Care Center "Zemgale"!
THE STATE SOCIAL CARE CENTER "Zemgale" reg.no. 40900035103 is the largest state provider of long-term social care and social rehabilitation services in Latvia.
WE ARE HIRING a social worker at the "Jelgava" branch (indefinite term, full-time, 1 position)
Key job responsibilities:
- Determine client social needs and identify social problems;
- Provide…