Social Secretary for Children, Youth and Family Services

Nyköpings kommun · Vollzeit

Ö Trädgårdsgatan 2, Nyköping, Schweden

Are you a social worker with experience in child and youth welfare services? Would you like to work in the process of assessing and following up on children's needs for protection and support in one of our investigation, follow-up of placed children and youth, and open care service groups? We are now seeking three social secretaries. One for each group. The Social Care Division has ultimate responsibility for children, youth, adults, and elderly individuals who need support. Our work plays a significant role in many people's lives. Our efforts keep society functioning. We work to maintain a comprehensive perspective where we consider people's entire life situations, and the individual's perspective shall be considered in all activities. We work based on MI, Motivational Interviewing, and want our workplace to be characterized by "MI-spirit"—an atmosphere and approach marked by empathy, acceptance, collaboration, and respect for autonomy and self-determination both in interactions with families and with each other. Within the authority section of the Children, Youth and Family Services area, there are three units with approximately 40 employees: the Child and Youth Unit, the Foster Care Unit, and the Family Law Unit. The groups have close leadership from group leaders, and the units work closely and together with each other. We are part of the Individual and Family Care operational area, IFO, which consists of additional units working with preventive and supportive interventions for children and youth, the Children's House, and adults needing support regarding addiction, domestic violence, livelihood, competence, and labor market issues. We see ourselves as a social service that collaborates for the best interests of the child/individual and their family. 3 position(s). WORK TASKS Together with colleagues, you will work in a process where you investigate, assess, decide, and follow up on the life situations of children and youth in open care and/or placements. As a social secretary in the investigation group, the focus is on investigating and assessing needs for support and protection. In the intervention group, as a social secretary you will follow up on granted open care interventions. In your role as social secretary, through conversations with the child/youth and their important adults, you will strive to obtain a comprehensive picture of the child's situation and, together with the family and colleagues, assess whether support/protection is needed and motivate for this. Creating trustworthy relationships, motivating, and following up and providing support over time is an important part of your role as a social secretary. As a social secretary in the foster care unit, you will follow up on placed children and youth. As the child's/youth's social secretary, you have a special responsibility to involve the child/youth and ensure they receive information and have the opportunity to be heard. Your task is to work toward ensuring that the placed child/youth feels secure, has the best possible contact with their parents and other important people in their network. You work closely with foster care secretaries who support and follow up with the foster family in which the child/youth is placed. You will have many collaborative contacts with, for example, schools/preschools, police, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, and other health and medical care, as well as with other units within IFO and especially closely with the Prevention Unit and their family therapists, open care treatment providers, and the Family Peace Center, as well as the Children's House. Our activities are in constant development, and we expect that you want to participate in finding new approaches for good social work. Reorganization within the framework of the new social services law is ongoing, and we want to, based on needs, shape our activities so that they best meet the challenges that children, youth, and their families face. We value a shared fundamental perspective characterized by children's right to participation. We see parents as children's most important adults and we try to find and strengthen resources in the family's network and at home as much as possible. We offer interesting work in development with many families and professionals in different contexts. QUALIFICATIONS We are seeking someone who: · Is educated as a social worker - requirement · Has experience with social work involving children, youth, and families within the framework of the Social Services Act and LVU. · Has good and professional conduct. · Is communicative and expresses yourself well in writing · Sees method development as a natural part of daily work · Has a Class B driver's license As a person, you naturally have an inclusive worldview, commitment, and genuine interest in social issues. You inspire confidence, collaborate well with others, and have the ability to think creatively regarding method development. Great weight will be placed on personal suitability. Prior to employment, a certificate from the Police Crime and Penalty Registry is required. Type of Employment: Permanent employment. Duration: Indefinite. •Probation may be applied. •Nyköping Municipality uses individual and differentiated salary setting. •This position may be placed in the municipality's war organization, which means the municipality secures the position during increased preparedness. •Tests in early selection may be used in this recruitment. •When you apply for a job with us, we want you to use our e-recruitment system. This ensures that your application is handled efficiently, quickly, and securely. •We decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this notice. •We request a certificate from the crime and penalty registry at the time of appointment of this position according to the law (SF 2026:43). Further information will be provided in connection with a possible job offer. •The position is filled provided it does not need to be used for already employed personnel. #LI-Onsite