We are now seeking a substitute foster care recruiter for our joint recruitment team within the Family Foster Care Team GGVV. We are four municipalities—Gislaved, Gnosjö, Värnamo, and Vaggeryd—working together to ensure that children and young people have access to safe and sustainable foster homes. The recruitment team is located in Gislaved Municipality and works on behalf of all four municipalities.
This position is a temporary assignment covering for a colleague on parental leave. The position is full-time (100%) divided into 70% foster care recruitment and 30% various tasks within foster care recruitment, child follow-up, and investigation.
Responsibilities
As a foster care recruiter, you will work on recruiting foster homes together with another recruiter. You will be part of the investigation process for approving foster homes by, among other things, making initial contacts, conducting interviews, and making home visits—that is, the initial screening of a potential foster home. You need to be able to market the assignment, find new recruitment contacts, and quickly respond to and maintain contact with interested families. Travel and home visits to inform and conduct interviews are also part of the work.
Work is conducted during daytime hours, but some marketing takes place in the evenings and on weekends; training sessions may also be held in the evenings.
The work includes collaboration with child secretaries and investigation secretaries in the children and youth units. You will work particularly closely with our other recruiter and together with the foster care case workers who, after investigation, will take responsibility for the foster home you help investigate. The work includes taking responsibility for and participating in the development of foster care services together with your colleagues and management. Organizing training for foster homes and foster care secretaries, such as "A Home to Grow In."
Qualifications
Sociology degree or other relevant university education. Experience working within family care previously. It is an advantage if you have experience investigating contractors, experience in municipal operations, good administrative skills, and can express yourself well verbally and in writing.
To succeed in this role, you are flexible, service-oriented, and have the ability to build trusting relationships. Furthermore, you are structured, have good collaboration skills, and can see the bigger picture. To succeed in this role, you will need to work independently and prioritize your own work in consultation with your immediate supervisor. You should be the "face" of our 4 municipalities, and with commitment and positivity, you want to market us as a contractor.
You also need to have the ability and willingness to negotiate financial matters with prospective foster families.
We conduct background checks (criminal record excerpts) as a form of suitability assessment for all those offered employment in operations where there is direct and regular contact with children and young people.
What We Offer
Good salary development
Skill development through your professional journey
Paid vacation from the first year of employment
Remote work by agreement
Free swimming at the municipality's swimming facility and discount on gym membership
Free parking at the workplace
The recruitment process may begin before the announcement period ends
Welcome to submit your application!
In Gislaved Municipality, full-time employment is a right, and therefore vacant positions* are advertised on a full-time basis. When operations can accommodate part-time work, that is of course a possibility. *Positions shorter than 3 months and certain roles may be exempt. In preparation for the recruitment process, Gislaved Municipality has taken a position on recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore firmly decline contact from media sales representatives, recruitment sites, and similar entities.