Social Secretary for Children and Youth in the Foster Care Unit

Stockholm – our capital with millions of dreams, expectations, and ambitions. We work for everyone who lives here today and in the future. Now we are looking for you who wants to think big, new, and differently with us – for the people of Stockholm. Hägersten-Älvsjö is one of 11 district administrations in Stockholm City with approximately 3,000 employees. Today we are one of the city's largest district areas with approximately 130,000 residents. In Hägersten-Älvsjö you have close access to the city, public transportation, and nature. We offer a dynamic workplace with opportunities for you to develop in your role. Welcome to us Do you want to be an important part of our work and contribute to ensuring that placed children and youth receive the best possible support? As a child secretary with us, you will have the opportunity to contribute to creating a good and secure environment for children in foster care. Does this sound like something for you? We warmly welcome your application! The Business Area for Children, Youth, and Family in Hägersten-Älvsjö consists of units including: reception, children, children and youth, youth, foster care, and family support. Our business area is led by an area manager and six unit managers. Together we move forward and help create a social service that is modern and characterized by high quality. The Foster Care Unit consists of three groups led by two group leaders and a coordinator. One group consists of foster care secretaries, recruiters, and family treatment specialists, as well as a group of child secretaries and staff providing administrative support/case management support. The third group consists of contact secretaries. We also have an ongoing initiative with enhanced support to foster families where two family treatment specialists work in the unit. The unit's staff have many years of experience and various competencies. One of our child secretaries is changing positions within the unit and we are now looking for you to work as a child secretary. Now we are looking for you with experience working in authority functions, who together with knowledgeable and committed colleagues wants to work to ensure our children have the best possible time during their foster care placement. Do you want to be part of developing both yourself, our work methods and approaches, and work for the best interests of the child? Apply for the job with us! What we offer To support family care secretaries and child secretaries in conducting high-quality social work, we have developed case management-focused support through an administrator and special emergency foster care case managers. With us you have good opportunities for professional development based on the unit's competency supply plan and you are actively involved in developing high-quality support services. To give you a good start in your new workplace, we place great emphasis on your introduction and you will receive support from our competent mentors. In addition to regular case supervision with management, you will receive external supervision every four weeks in Gamla stan. We are located in fresh, newly renovated premises at Telefonplan. We apply winter and summer working hours as well as flexible hours. There are opportunities for remote work when the work allows. You will have access to Stockholm City's benefits; read more about it here. Your role As a child secretary, your role includes following up on placements for children and young people aged 0–20 placed in foster homes according to the Social Services Act or the Care of Young Persons Act. This primarily occurs through home visits to the foster families, individual conversations with the placed child, and conversations with guardians. You will have contact and collaborate with networks and other important people around the placed child. The work includes travel both in the local area and to other parts of Sweden. You will have contact with the children's parents and networks, foster families, schools, and other professional contacts in close collaboration with foster care secretaries. Your competence and experience We are looking for you who have: • a degree in social work • at least 1 year of current experience working with authority functions in children and youth services • good ability to express yourself in Swedish both orally and in writing • good knowledge of legislation within the Social Services Act and the Care of Young Persons Act It is meriting if you have: • current experience working in foster care • Signs of Safety • a B driver's license As a child secretary, you need to be a professional, confident, and stable person. You have the ability to build good relationships with children and their families, as well as others you collaborate with. You have good collaboration skills, are structured, and organize your work proactively. You are flexible and can quickly adapt and reprioritize based on new circumstances. You are engaged and have a strong drive to do what is best for our clients and the organization, take initiative, appreciate a varied pace, and want to contribute to development and new thinking. We place great emphasis on personal suitability and the ability to fit into the team and to bring and complement the team's competencies. Other information We are recruiting without a personal letter in this recruitment to strengthen the focus on the competencies and experiences required for this role. When assessing your application, we will only base our evaluation on your CV and a number of questions you will answer when you apply for the position. We ask that you answer the questions concretely and briefly, and that there is a clear connection between your answers and your CV. We see diversity as enriching and welcome all applicants. Please attach your diploma/degree certificate to your application if possible. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis. Before an employment contract is signed, you must provide a certificate from the criminal record register. Stockholm City works with competence-based recruitment aimed at recognizing each person's competence and thus preventing discrimination.

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