Social Worker - Harmful Use and Addiction and Domestic Violence

Örkelljunga kommun · Vollzeit

Biblioteksgatan 10, Örkelljunga, Schweden

Örkelljunga is part of "Family Helsingborg" where 11 municipalities in the expanding Skåne Nordväst region work together to benefit the common region. Örkelljunga is a municipality with stable finances and currently has just over 10,000 residents. Örkelljunga is characterized by proximity where strong collaboration and short decision-making paths are the municipality's strengths. Here, as an employee, you have greater opportunity to influence your personal development as well as the development of the organization at large. As part of Örkelljunga municipality, you have the opportunity to work across boundaries and make a real difference. The Social Services Department in Örkelljunga municipality consists of social services, elderly care, municipal health and medical care, care for people with disabilities and preventive functions. We are organized into a prevention unit, authority unit and implementation unit. Our guiding principle is teamwork, utilizing the small municipality's strength which is the ability to work closely together in short decision-making chains for an efficient organization and an operations-focused perspective. 1 position(s). DUTIES As a social worker in harmful use and addiction and domestic violence, you work with authority responsibilities according to SoL and LVM. You meet adults in vulnerable life situations, investigate needs for support and protection, and make decisions on interventions. The assignment includes handling applications and concern reports, following up on interventions and working together with the individual to achieve the best possible solution and sustainable change. You are also responsible for documenting work in a legally secure manner and for ensuring that the handling is conducted in accordance with applicable legislation, guidelines and knowledge support. A central part of the work is to motivate change and to identify resources, opportunities and ways forward together with the individual. We therefore see that you have a strong ability to establish contact and create alliance with people in vulnerable situations. You have a professional, open and non-judgmental approach regarding background, culture and group affiliations. You dare to ask the difficult questions in a respectful way while being attentive to the individual's needs and understanding of their situation. As a social worker in harmful use and addiction and domestic violence, you become part of a team with social workers in children and youth as well as a unit manager, who support each other in both difficult and important decisions and who gladly go the extra mile for both municipality residents and colleagues. You also have close collaboration with outpatient care which is located within the same department. This provides short decision-making paths, good cooperation and better conditions for creating sustainable solutions together with the individuals we meet. Leadership is characterized by trust, accessibility and focus on a sustainable work environment. We know that good conditions for employees are an important foundation for being able to offer high quality to children, young people, adults and families. QUALIFICATIONS The position involves a high degree of independence and personal responsibility. You need to be driven and have the ability to plan, organize and prioritize your work yourself as well as take responsibility for moving cases forward. You need to be able to adapt, prioritize and quickly switch between different types of work tasks when the situation requires it. At the same time, the independent role provides great opportunities to influence how work is planned and carried out. You therefore need to be comfortable with freedom within responsibility and appreciate the opportunity to structure your working day yourself based on the organization's and individuals' needs. You have: • a degree in social work or other equivalent education • strong ability to express yourself in Swedish orally and in writing • B driving license We would like you to have: • a couple of years of experience with authority responsibilities within social services, preferably in adult addiction and domestic violence • good knowledge of relevant legislation • Training in ASI, SARA:SV • Experience with FREDA within domestic violence and AUDIT/DUDIT and Alcohol-e and DUDIT-e • experience with the LifeCare system Why you should choose Örkelljunga With us you get: • flexible working hours with flextime • opportunity for remote work when operations allow • high participation in the development of operations • introduction tailored to your experience • external supervision and individual competency development • clear procedures and support documents as support in daily work • opportunity for holiday exchange Additionally we offer: • wellness allowance • collective agreements and insurance • additional compensation during parental leave according to current agreement • good commuting options and free parking right outside the workplace • newly renovated premises near services, communications and gym In connection with a job offer, you as an applicant need to submit an extract from the criminal record register before employment can take place. We have already selected an advertising channel and kindly but firmly decline contact from advertising and recruitment companies. Employment type: Permanent employment. Duration: Indefinite. In Örkelljunga municipality, we apply individual and equal pay setting. This position has a salary range between 35-47000 kr/month, depending on experience, competence and market conditions.