Sigtuna Municipality is a place of great diversity. It encompasses a vibrant countryside, a small town, and an international airport. A rich cultural heritage and cultural diversity. A proud history and ambitious plans for the future. Perhaps that's why the drive to grow, change, and develop is so strong. That's also why it's so exciting to work here. With us, you become part of an unpretentious and innovative culture where we help each other and take advantage of each other's knowledge, differences, and experiences. The work is often varied, sometimes challenging but always meaningful. Welcome!
The Social Administration has a broad area of responsibility that includes the exercise of authority and preventive measures, with reception and investigation units, open care, family law, economic assistance, and an operational unit working with preventive measures.
2 position(s).
DUTIES
We are now recruiting social secretaries for work and livelihood! With us, you get a meaningful assignment where you work together with individuals toward independence, self-sufficiency, and a sustainable path forward.
Your main duties as a social secretary in the work and livelihood unit are to investigate the right to assistance, assess needs, and make decisions according to applicable legislation, as well as receive and provide clear information to citizens who apply for economic assistance.
You work together with individuals to develop and follow up individual plans aimed at self-sufficiency and meaningfulness. Cases are handled promptly with a focus on quality and legal certainty, and you collaborate both internally within the unit and the administration as well as externally with relevant actors.
The positions are time-limited until October 31, 2027, with possible extension.
QUALIFICATIONS
We are looking for someone with a degree in social work or other education deemed equivalent. You need to have good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written, as well as good computer skills and enjoy working administratively. It is a merit if you have previous experience with the exercise of authority regarding economic assistance within social services or have good knowledge of the Swedish social insurance system.
It is also a merit if you have basic training in motivational interviewing (MI) and if you have experience working with labor market issues or possess significant knowledge in the field. Knowledge of economics, for example through education or work experience, is considered a merit.
To thrive in the role of social secretary with us, you need to be organized, structured, and able to plan your work well. You complete what you start within the allocated time and you are used to working with deadlines. You are comfortable quickly shifting focus and handling new situations, and you take responsibility, are self-driven, and see what needs to be done without waiting for instructions. Above all, we see that you are motivated to meet people and to work with supporting individuals to become self-sufficient.
As a person, you are confident in yourself, relationship-building, and open to learning new things. Furthermore, you are comfortable being confident in uncertain situations and enjoy being challenged.
Welcome to submit your application today! We work with continuous selection and interviews.
Employment form: Fixed-term employment.
Duration: 6 months or longer, ends: 2026-10-31.
You submit your application easily by attaching your CV and answering a few selection questions related to this position. However, we ask you not to attach a cover letter.
During the recruitment process, economic and legal background checks are conducted on the final candidate as part of Sigtuna Municipality's safety and security work. If you become our final candidate, you will receive more information and the check will of course be conducted with your consent.
As an employee of Sigtuna Municipality, you get to enjoy a range of benefits, including becoming an automatic member of the Staff Club where you can participate in various activities. Feel free to read more about our other benefits and what it's like to work for us at Sigtuna Municipality!
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