Gislaveds Social Services is seeking a social secretary for the Authority, Children and Family Unit, as two of our investigators are moving on to new challenges within the administration.
As an employee in Gislaveds Municipality, you are a co-creator in your workplace. You are given the opportunity and expected to contribute to the development of operations through your knowledge and experience. With us, respect for diversity and the equal value of all people are fundamental.
Job Duties
The Authority, Children and Family Unit is seeking a social secretary to work with children and young people up to 21 years old and their parents. As a social secretary, you will investigate the situation and support needs of children and young people, make decisions, and follow up on implemented interventions. If you enjoy being "the spider in the web," this is a job for you.
The work is based on both the Social Services Act (SoL) and the Care of Young Persons (Institutional Care) Act (LVU). Operations are led by a group leader and unit manager. We work according to BBIC (Children's Needs in Focus) with the goal of conducting high-quality social work built on knowledge, continuity, participation, and a holistic perspective.
We can offer challenging and developmental tasks within a supportive culture. The unit consists of a unit manager, 3 group leaders, and 25 social secretaries, of which 7 social secretaries and 1 group leader work in foster care, distributed among 3 foster care secretaries and 5 child secretaries.
To create work satisfaction and good quality in our work and a good work environment, you work together with colleagues who have broad expertise and who are happy to help each other. We are committed and see it as self-evident to work with the individual's needs in focus. For us, it is important to develop, and with active employee participation and trust-based leadership, we want you to contribute to improving our operations. We are a workplace where our employees enjoy their work, feel well, and develop, which is reflected in our continuous employee surveys.
Qualifications
You are trained as a social worker or have other education deemed equivalent for authority work regarding children and young people. It is meritorious if you have experience working with authority responsibilities within the target group of children and youth. You have good communication skills and can express yourself well in Swedish, both spoken and written.
You have the ability to analyze complex problems, see the long-term significance of things and further consequences, and adapt your actions accordingly. You see opportunities in change and contribute with new ideas and new approaches to work-related issues. You see operations from a holistic perspective, can connect whole and parts, future and present. We want you to be able to take initiative, start activities, and achieve results. You also have the ability to structure your own work independently and prioritize among tasks to be performed by focusing on the right things when much is happening around you.
We are looking for someone who listens, communicates, and resolves conflicts in a constructive manner. You have the ability to put yourself in someone else's perspective or situation without taking on their feelings, and you need to be calm and stable and show courage in difficult situations.
A B-category driving license is required.
What We Offer
A strong team spirit with committed colleagues.
Good working hours.
Opportunity to work remotely.
Competitive salaries.
External supervision.
Competence development through professional training, such as difficult conversations, in-depth LVU training, etc.
Paid vacation from the first year of employment.
Free swimming at the municipality's swimming facility and discount on gym membership.
Free parking at the workplace.
Very good staff association and internal social committee.
Your employee participation is closely linked to your ability to collaborate and participate in your own and the organization's development. With us, this means that you have good cooperation with your manager and colleagues, both at your own workplace and in the rest of the municipal group. You treat everyone with high service level, kindness, and high quality through customer and service focus. You take responsibility for being involved in operational matters and are solution-oriented.
We place great emphasis on personal suitability and that your view of employee participation aligns with ours.
We apply background checks (extract from the criminal record register) as a form of suitability assessment for all those offered employment in activities where there is direct and regular contact with children and young people.
Do you want to be part of our success? Welcome with your application!
In Gislaveds Municipality, full-time employment is a right, and therefore vacant positions* are advertised as full-time. When operations can accommodate part-time work, it is of course a possibility. *positions shorter than 3 months and certain positions may be exempted. In preparation for recruitment, Gislaveds Municipality has taken a position on recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore firmly decline contact with media sales representatives, recruitment sites, and similar.Gislaveds Social Services is seeking a social secretary for the Authority, Children and Family Unit, as two of our investigators are moving on to new challenges within the administration.
As an employee in Gislaveds Municipality, you are a co-creator in your workplace. You are given the opportunity and expected to contribute to the development of operations through your knowledge and experience. With us, respect for diversity and the equal value of all people are fundamental.
Job Duties
The Authority, Children and Family Unit is seeking a social secretary to work with children and young…