Social Worker for the Child and Youth Investigation Unit
Something exciting is happening right now within social services in Strängnäs! We are in the middle of a cultural transformation – where trust, learning, and faith in the future are our guiding principles. We are developing work methods, leadership, and collaboration in line with the new Social Services Act's intentions: more preventive work, strengthened participation, and focus on the child's and family's own resources. With us, you get to help shape the future of social services – a social service that meets people with warmth, curiosity, and courage. The Social Office in Strängnäs Municipality is currently divided into six operational areas: Authority, Individual and Family Services, Elderly Care, Services for People with Disabilities, Health and Medical Care, and Administration and Digitalization. We are now looking for a new colleague for the Child and Youth Investigation Unit – an engaged team that puts the individual's needs at the center and actively works for development and improvements. We offer you: • A workplace in transition – where culture is just as important as structure. • Trust-based leadership, active participation, and a clear vision forward. • Supervision support, reflection time, and a wellness allowance of 3,000 kr. • Opportunity for remote work and flexible working hours. • Colleagues who support and share knowledge 1 position(s). WORK TASKS You work with receiving and handling applications and reports, as well as making assessments and making legally secure decisions. Cooperation with external and internal parties is an important part of the work. You have contact with the individual, children, guardians, and networks and conduct interviews and meetings with relevant parties. The work involves correct and legally secure documentation in the management system Treserva and keeping yourself updated on legislation and legal matters. You actively contribute to the development and improvement of work methods and collaborate closely with colleagues and management to create a safe and professional operation. As a social worker at the Child and Youth Investigation Unit, your main tasks are: • Investigate cases and follow up on interventions. • Conduct protection and preliminary assessments in ongoing cases. • Build good relationships with families and support change work. • Manage placements in emergency foster homes and treatment facilities. • Prepare cases according to LVU and participate in court proceedings. • Write care plans and decision documents. QUALIFICATIONS We are looking for you who have: • a degree as a social worker or as a behavioral scientist with specialized education that meets the qualifications for a social worker, • knowledge of legislation and authority practice, • good ability to express yourself clearly in speech and writing in Swedish, • good experience using IT as support in your work, • a Class B driver's license. It is also a merit if you have: • work experience in investigation work with children and young people, • education/experience in Signs of Safety or similar, • education/experience in FREDA, Sara/Patriark, MI, BBIC, SAVRY • worked in the management system Treserva. We place great emphasis on personal suitability and want you to share the municipality's values: development, respect, openness, and clarity. We are looking for someone who is organized and enjoys collaboration! You can work independently and take your own initiative, but also enjoy collaborating and building good relationships. You are calm and confident and have the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks at the same time. We believe you are flexible, solution-oriented, and have an easy time communicating and building trust with the individual, relatives, and our partners. You are courageous, curious, and thrive in an environment where we learn from each other. Just as important is your genuine desire and willingness to be part of our common journey forward! Do you want to help build the social services of the future – where we make a real difference? We conduct continuous selection, so don't wait – submit your application today and become part of our journey! For work within IFO with children and young people, an extract from the police criminal record must be provided before employment. Employment type: Permanent employment. Duration: Permanent, Start date: Start date by agreement. Probation period may be applied. Welcome to Strängnäs Municipality! Strängnäs Municipality has just over 39,000 residents and is strategically located in the Mälard Valley with excellent transportation connections. It is close to the major city of Stockholm, which is reached by train in less than 50 minutes, and Eskilstuna is even closer. Our municipality is an attractive place for both living and working, where you have the opportunity to make a real difference for society and its residents. We actively work based on values characterized by respect, openness, development, and clarity. In our annual employee survey, we see that our employees thrive. We hope you want to be part of our team and together with us build the future Strängnäs. Together we create a stronger municipality and make each other better. Strängnäs Municipality applies smoke-free working hours to create a healthy work environment for all employees, colleagues, and users. Application Process and Personal Data Handling: • As an applicant, you are responsible for documenting your skills clearly so that we can make a fair and just assessment of your application. • When working with children and young people, an extract from the police criminal record is required before employment. • Strängnäs Municipality handles your personal data in accordance with applicable legislation. You can read more about our personal data handling on our website: https://www.strangnas.se/kommun-och-politik/overklaga-beslut-rattssakerhet/personuppgifter-i-strangnas-kommun Strängnäs Municipality has selected media channels for this recruitment and therefore declines contact with ad sellers and recruitment services. We look forward to learning more about you and how you want to contribute to Strängnäs' future.
- Město
- Strängnäs
- Adresa
- Nygatan 10
- GPS
- 59.3594181, 17.0340106
- Publikováno
- 24. 8. 2026
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