Senior Social Worker - Children and Youth, Järfälla Municipality

Järfälla kommun · Vollzeit

Järfälla, Schweden

Are you our next colleague in Children and Youth? Have you worked for a few years as a social worker and want to give back by supporting and mentoring colleagues, and take another step in your own development? Then the role of senior social worker might be the next step for you. We are currently looking for an experienced social worker who wants to become part of our team and contribute their expertise. In our Children and Youth unit, we work to make a difference in the lives of children and young people, always with their best interests in focus. The unit is part of Individual and Family Care (IFO). We are organized into four smaller work groups with 12 social workers, 2 group leaders, and a unit manager, which provides close leadership and good support in the work. Each work group also has a social worker in a more senior role, who contributes with experience and support in daily work. As a new employee, we offer you a well-structured introduction and training in BBIC and Signs of Safety. You will also receive support from our competence team, which keeps us updated with current research and offers ongoing training. Collaboration with our internal open care, located near our office in Jakobsberg, makes the work smooth. The office location, just 19 minutes by commuter train from Stockholm Central, makes it easy to get to work. We are a committed team working to create a safer and better existence for children and young people. Here you have the opportunity to develop and contribute in a work environment where you can really make a difference. 1 position(s). DUTIES The Children and Youth unit is responsible for authority exercised for children and young people aged 0-20 years and their families. The work is based on a systemic perspective where the focus is on the family's and network's strengths, resources, and risks. An important part of the work is to listen to and respect families' own solutions, especially the children's experience of their situation. The children's and young people's participation is central to our work and we are constantly working to develop this. As a social worker, an important part of your mission is to build relationships and motivate positive change to find individual solutions that make a difference in the lives of children and families. As a senior, you share responsibility with the group leader for parts of the introduction of newly hired social workers, and you serve as a function in the unit to support and guide colleagues, regardless of experience, in daily work. You mainly have co-responsibility for cases, but depending on the unit's needs, you may have more of your own cases in periods. As the senior caseworker, you also participate in the unit's business development based on prioritized focus areas determined at the unit level. This can, for example, involve leading method meetings or workshops to practically support the implementation of various methods or working practices in the groups. You are simply there so that we together in the unit do an excellent job! As an employee, you receive several benefits, including a wellness allowance of 3,000 kronor per year, external supervision, and flexible working hours (annual working hours). QUALIFICATIONS To be relevant for the position, we see that you have: • Degree in Social Work (Socionomexamen) • 3-5 years of experience in authority work within Children and Youth (BoU) • Experience of working according to BBIC • Good knowledge of Signs of Safety It is a merit if you have: • Training in and/or experience of EARL and SAVRY • Training in motivational interviewing (MI) • Class B driving license Furthermore, we are looking for someone with the ability to: • Work structurally by planning, organizing, and prioritizing your work efficiently. • Be stable and maintain calm and professionalism even in stressful or challenging situations. • Collaborate well with others by being attentive and contributing to a good work environment. You are also self-reliant and have the ability to understand other people's perspectives or situations without losing yourself in others' feelings, and you understand the role as an authority representative. Great weight will be placed on personal suitability. Does this sound like a position for you? We warmly welcome your application! Employment form: Permanent employment. Duration: Permanent, start date: Start date by agreement. Järfälla has northern Stockholm's most exciting geographical location and is growing rapidly. We offer a workplace with great variety, good development opportunities, and work according to the vision Järfälla for everyone forward. Read more about what it's like to work with us via the link below. We conduct limited background checks for final candidates in this recruitment process. Background checks are conducted only to the extent relevant for the current position. In cases where an extract from the criminal records register is required by law, you will also need to provide such an extract. We collect consent orally and in writing. For more information on how we work with background checks, see www.jarfalla.se/bakgrundskontroller Selection and interviews take place continuously during the process. The position may be filled before the final application deadline. We warmly welcome your application! We decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this ad.