Social Worker - Children and Youth

Leksands kommun · smluvní (DPP/DPČ)

Leksand, Švédsko

Are you someone who gets energized by helping people in a meaningful role and wants to create better opportunities for children and young people in Leksands municipality? Do you also want the chance to receive full support and time to carry out your responsibilities in a municipality where everything is close by? Then you might be the person we're looking for! Highlights of the job: Work with engaged colleagues, team leaders, and management nearby A varied job where no two days are the same Opportunity to make a difference for children and families Did you know: that in Leksands municipality we offer hybrid work, remote work up to two days per week? that as a social worker you receive five extra days off each year, in addition to your vacation days, plus the option for vacation exchanges? that every employee in the municipality is offered a wellness allowance? Your responsibilities Social workers in the children and youth field are responsible for handling child welfare cases for ages 0-18 years (sometimes up to 21 years). This work can include receiving and assessing notifications of concern, investigations, and follow-up of interventions. Social workers are led by a senior social worker and a unit manager. We look forward to continuing our transition based on the new Social Services Act, which means becoming a more preventative, accessible, equal, and knowledge-based social service. In your role as a social worker with us, you will have an important part in the transition work and our renewed working methods. Tasks are carried out both independently and in collaboration, both internally and with external partners. In this role there are short decision-making paths where you can always seek support from your manager, team leader, and closest colleagues. As a social worker at IFO Children and Youth, you will work with engaged colleagues, develop, and work with one of Sweden's most important jobs. Since one of our colleagues will be on leave for a period, we are seeking a social worker for a temporary position. There is a possibility that the temporary assignment could become a permanent position. Your profile You are educated as a social worker (socionom). Previous experience with public authority work is a merit. Since the tasks involve continuous documentation, good knowledge of the Social Services Act (SoL) and the ability to handle digital tools are required. Experience with the Lifecare management system is a merit. A driver's license (category B) is required. To succeed in this position, you need to be a secure and stable person with good self-awareness and the ability to separate the personal from the professional. You also need to be excellent at planning, organizing, and prioritizing your work efficiently and meeting deadlines. Since the position involves working with people who may be in difficult social and vulnerable situations, you are expected to show good judgment in your statements, actions, and decisions, as well as be accommodating in your interactions and have good collaboration skills. We place great emphasis in this recruitment process on your personal profile. About the workplace Within IFO Children and Youth, we meet children, young people, and their families who need various types of support. We place great emphasis on internal and external collaboration to provide the best possible support and help to our residents. Our strength is that we care for each other, support one another, and create joy at work even in difficult situations. We are all different but complement each other well! The Social Sector is the largest of four sectors in Leksands municipality. The sector is responsible for care of the elderly and people with disabilities, social psychiatry, health and medical care (HSR), individual and family care (IFO), open care, and public authority work, and consists of approximately 550 permanent employees and 200 temporary workers. IFO Children and Youth consists of a unit manager, 1 senior social worker, 10 social workers, 2 foster care secretaries, and 1 family law secretary. What we offer you For us, it is important that all our employees find a balance between work and home, feel secure in their employment, and increased quality of life through working for the municipality. If we succeed with this, there are good conditions to also succeed with our shared mission, which is: We do what we should by taking shared responsibility for our democratic mission, using our resources wisely, and always keeping focus on those we serve. We do it well and are proud of our work and the results we achieve, and we welcome engaged and brave employees who want to develop and improve together with us. We do it together by collaborating and learning from each other. Dialogue is important to us, and we find new solutions together with those we serve, with trust, care, and respect. We strive for a health-promoting work environment, job satisfaction, community, and personal development. Skills development is a given, and we encourage our employees to further develop through courses, training, and networking. On our website we have gathered information about what it's like to work for us. For more information, please see https://leksand.se/jobba-hos-oss For applicants, we have the ability to offer relocation services, see further http://www.rekryteringslots.se Your application To ensure quality in the recruitment process in Leksands municipality and enable good communication with our applicants, we ask you to submit your application digitally via the link. Application documents consist of a CV and a cover letter. Identification to verify your identity will need to be presented at a possible interview. This is standard in all our recruitment processes. Please note that certain positions within Leksands municipality are subject to background checks. The type of check conducted depends on the position's content and responsibilities. This social worker position is subject to this requirement. Application deadline 261004 Appointment made by agreement. We review CVs continuously so it's good if you submit your application as soon as possible. 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