Social Assistance Coordinator

Rīgas Sociālais dienests

LATVIJA, Hanzas iela 7, Rīga, Rīga, Lotyšsko

Riga Social Service Riga Social Service announces a competitive recruitment for a social assistance coordinator (Level 1) position (profession code 3412 03) Riga Social Service is a subordinate institution of the Welfare Department of Riga City Municipality that provides social assistance, organizes and delivers social services, and ensures assistant services to residents of Riga within the municipality. The purpose of the position is to assess and ensure the provision of social assistance to meet people's basic needs. Accept and register applications from social assistance applicants, evaluate the person's social and material situation, and prepare subsistence fund declarations. You will be entrusted with: informing clients about their rights to social assistance and the possibilities and procedures for exercising these rights, as well as their responsibilities in receiving social assistance; assessing the social and material situation of a person (family), preparing a Subsistence Fund Declaration, and processing electronically received "Subsistence Fund Declarations"; accepting and registering social assistance applicant submissions in the municipality's social assistance information system SOPA; registering and maintaining computerized records of assistance granted and received; providing accurate and understandable answers to clients' questions, etc.; preparing drafts of administrative acts and informational letters in accordance with regulatory requirements. We expect: Level 1 higher professional education or Level 2 higher professional or academic education, or students acquiring education in social assistance, social work, or charitable social work study programs, as well as at least short-cycle higher education; State language proficiency at C1 level (highest level); ability to navigate regulatory documents; excellent computer and office equipment skills; interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with people; ability to make independent decisions within your competence. We offer: interesting and responsible work for an indefinite period; opportunity to gain valuable work experience in a team with professional and responsive colleagues; professional training; social guarantees (including health insurance; after one year of work, annual vacation allowance 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 - 1280.00 EUR (before tax deduction); work location – Northern District Department Social Assistance and Social Services Center, Hanzas Street 7, Riga (TC Ziemeļi). When applying, please submit the following documents in the state language: a motivated cover letter; a CV describing your life experience and professional background; a copy of a document certifying your education (for applicants who obtained education abroad, a document on academic recognition of education in Latvia must be attached); preferred references or recommendation letters from previous or current workplace, or specify in the CV persons to contact for recommendations. Please note that only candidates who are selected for the next round of selection will be informed of the results. The position does not have a civil service status; electronic signature is required for employment contract and other document execution. Submit applications with the notation "Social Assistance Coordinator position at Hanzas Street 7 competition" by 14.09.2026 to the Riga Social Service Personnel, Documentation and Quality Management Department at: [email protected]. Phone for information: 67105695. Your data controller is Riga City Municipality (Riga Social Service). Address: Rātslaukums 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 about data processing of applicants is available in the Regulations on Personnel Selection Privacy Policy.