Social Worker

Rīgas Sociālais dienests

LATVIJA, Baldones iela 2, Rīga, Rīga, Lotyšsko

Riga Social Service Riga Social Service announces a competition for candidates for the position of social worker (working with adults in the field of social care and social rehabilitation services) (profession code 2635 01) Riga Social Service is a subordinate institution of the Welfare Department of Riga City Municipality that provides social assistance, organizes and delivers social services, as well as ensures assistant services in the municipality to Riga residents. The purpose of the position is to provide assistance and professional support in addressing social issues for adults. We will entrust you with: informing and consulting clients about their rights and opportunities, as well as the procedure for receiving social care and social rehabilitation services (hereinafter – social services) and social assistance; identifying and assessing the client's social situation and problems; assessing the client's self-care abilities and needs, as well as the opportunities (resources) of the person or their family members to participate in the provision of social services to adults and the necessity of social services for the client in the manner prescribed by legal acts; creating a client file, regularly documenting the social case management process in the file, and ensuring the documentation necessary for service provision; preparing draft administrative acts and other documents, organizing correspondence with clients, state and municipal institutions, as well as natural and legal persons; preparing opinions on the social service fee, determining its validity in accordance with the active client (client's family) maintenance declaration (hereinafter – MD) term; establishing the duties of the client, their provider, and the municipality to cooperate. Agreeing and providing the client and their provider with understandable explanations and precise answers about the client's and their provider's cooperation duties in receiving social services and payment for received services in the manner prescribed by legal acts; managing the course of social case resolution; using the Municipality's social assistance information system SOPA and other databases in your work. We expect: first or second cycle higher education in social work or charitable social work, or students from the second year onwards studying in the field of social work; state language proficiency at C1 level (highest level); skills to navigate legal acts; excellent computer and office equipment skills; contact culture, ability to interact with people; ability to make independent decisions within your competence. We offer: interesting and responsible work on an indefinite basis; opportunity to gain valuable work experience in a team with professional and responsive colleagues; professional training; dynamic work environment and opportunity to enhance professional skills; social guarantees (including health insurance, after one year of work, annual vacation bonus once per calendar year up to 50% of monthly salary, and paid additional vacation up to 10 working days); transport fare benefits on Riga city public transport routes; monthly salary - 1420.00 EUR (before tax); work location – Pardaugava District Branch Social Assistance and Social Services Center, Baldones Street 2, Riga, (TC Dzirciems); opportunity to work remotely 1 day per week (after the trial period). When applying, please submit the following documents in the state language: a motivated cover letter; a description of your life course and professional experience (CV); for students – a certificate from the educational institution confirming the fact of studies; a copy of the document confirming education (for candidates who have obtained education abroad, a document on the academic recognition of education in Latvia must be attached); preferred references or recommendation letters from the previous or current workplace, or indicate in the CV persons to contact for recommendations. The position has a defined civil servant status; an electronic signature is required for the completion of the employment contract and other documents. Please note that only candidates who are selected for the next selection round will be informed of the results. Submit applications with the notation "Social Worker (working with adults in the field of social care and social rehabilitation services at Baldones Street 2 for the position competition)" by 28.09.2026 to the Personnel, Documents and Quality Management Department of Riga Social Service at the email address: [email protected]. Phone for information: 67105695. Your personal data processor is Riga City Municipality (Riga Social Service). Address: Ratslaukums 1, Riga, LV-1539. The purpose of personnel selection is to identify the most suitable candidate with whom the municipality can establish employment relations. More information on how your personal data is processed is available in the Regulations on Personnel Selection Privacy Policy.