Social Assistance Coordinator

Rīgas Sociālais dienests

LATVIJA, Hanzas iela 7, Rīga, Rīga, Lettland

Rīgas Sociālais dienests Rīgas Sociālais dienests announces a recruitment competition for a social assistance coordinator (Level 1) position (profession code 3412 03) Rīgas Sociālais dienests is a subordinate institution of the Welfare Department of Rīga City Municipality that provides social assistance, organizes and delivers social services, and provides assistant services to residents of Rīga in the municipality. The purpose of the position is to assess and ensure the provision of social assistance to meet people's basic needs. Accept and register applications from social assistance applicants, evaluate a person's social and material situation, and prepare subsistence declarations. We will entrust you with: informing clients about their rights to social assistance and the possibilities and procedures for exercising these rights, as well as their obligations to cooperate in receiving social assistance; assessing a person's (family's) social and material situation, preparing a Subsistence Declaration, and processing electronically received "Subsistence Declarations"; accepting and registering social assistance applicant submissions in the municipality's social assistance information system SOPA; registering and maintaining computerized records of allocated and received assistance; providing accurate and understandable answers to clients' questions, etc.; preparing drafts of administrative acts and informational letters in accordance with regulatory requirements. We expect: Level 1 higher professional education or Level 2 higher professional or academic education, or a student acquiring education in a social assistance, social work, or charitable social work study program, as well as at least short-cycle higher education; command of the state language at C1 level (highest level); ability to navigate regulatory acts; excellent computer and office equipment skills; communication skills and the ability to interact with people; the ability to make independent decisions within your competence. We offer: interesting and responsible work for an indefinite period; the opportunity to gain valuable work experience in a team with professional and responsive colleagues; professional training; social guarantees (including health insurance; after one year of work, a vacation allowance once per calendar year up to 50% of monthly salary and paid additional vacation up to 10 working days); transport fare benefits on Rīga city public transport routes; monthly salary - 1280.00 EUR (before tax payment); work location – Social Assistance and Social Services Center of the Northern District Branch, Hanzas iela 7, Rīga (TC Ziemeļi). When applying, please submit the following documents in the state language: a motivated cover letter; a curriculum vitae describing your life and professional experience; a copy of a document confirming education (for applicants who obtained education abroad, a document confirming academic recognition of education in Latvia must be attached); optional references or recommendation letters from a previous or current workplace, or indicate in your CV persons to contact for recommendations. Please note that only candidates who advance to the next selection round will be informed of the results. The position does not have the status of a state official; an electronic signature is required for the execution of the employment contract and other documents. Please send applications marked "Social Assistance Coordinator Hanzas iela 7 position competition" by 05.10.2026 to the Personnel, Documents and Quality Management Department of Rīgas Sociālais dienests at: [email protected]. Phone for information: 67105695. Your personal data controller is Rīga City Municipality (Rīgas Sociālais dienests). Address: Rātslaukums 1, Rīga, LV-1539. The purpose of personnel selection is to identify the most suitable candidate with whom the municipality can establish an employment relationship. More information about the processing of the applicant's personal data is available in the Regulations on Personnel Selection Privacy Policy.