Stockholm – our capital city with millions of dreams, expectations, and ambitions. We work for everyone who lives here today and in the future. Now we're looking for you who want to think big, new, and differently with us – for Stockholm's residents.
Welcome to us
Would you like to work as a social worker with eviction prevention social work with a main focus on citizens who do not yet have an active case within social services? We are expanding the Community Service, Advice and Support unit with an additional social worker to develop and deepen this work, in line with the ambitions and provisions of the new Social Services Act.
Enskede-Årsta-Vantör is one of Stockholm's largest district areas. We work to provide residents with support at an early stage and continuously develop our methods based on research, experience, and residents' needs.
What we offer you
As an employee of Stockholm City, you will receive, among other things:
Wellness allowance
Opportunity to purchase annual passes to the city's swimming and gym facilities at a favorable price
Opportunity to participate in developing future early support for people in financial hardship and/or people facing eviction
Read more about Stockholm City's benefits here
Your role
In your role as a social worker focused on eviction prevention social work, you will meet individuals in different life situations, and your mission is to motivate change and independence. We strive for individuals to receive individually tailored support in planning ahead. You and your colleague will have a special focus on families with children and cases not currently active within social services.
Your responsibilities include:
Outreach work regarding rental debt and disturbances/neglect.
Coordination meetings with landlords and conversations with debt collection agencies.
Support individuals with rental debt, create action plans, and follow up on these.
Participate and support during evictions, close collaboration with the Enforcement Authority.
Coordinate internally and externally.
Administration related to eviction prevention work.
Develop rental advice and housing guidance.
Your competence and experience
We are looking for someone who has:
A degree in social work or other education that we consider equivalent.
It is meritious if you have:
Experience with financial assistance and eviction prevention work.
Experience with budget and debt counseling.
Good knowledge of social services' various areas of responsibility and societal functions such as the Enforcement Authority, debt collection agencies, and housing companies.
Experience working in a politically governed organization.
As an employee, you are flexible, professional, stable, and well-organized. You are expected to actively participate in development work in the unit to achieve operational goals. Your approach is solution-focused with a strong emphasis on creating good cooperation and work climate. We see that you are responsive and can provide support even in complex situations. Collaboration facilitates your work with individuals, therefore we see that you have an aptitude for building relationships with other units and external partners.
Other information
The position is filled subject to necessary decisions being made.
Working hours are daytime Monday - Friday, but we strive to meet residents' needs and be available outside office hours. You will be scheduled for these occasions.
We recruit without a cover letter to strengthen focus on the competencies and experience required for this role. In assessing your application, we will only base our evaluation on your CV and a number of questions you will answer when applying for the position. We ask that you answer the questions concretely and briefly, and that there is a clear connection between your answers and your CV.
Stockholm City practices competence-based recruitment aimed at recognizing each person's competence and thus counteracting discrimination.
Remember never to upload a certificate from the Police (Data Protection Regulation, GDPR) in connection with your application.
Enskede Årsta Vantör is one of 11 district administrations in Stockholm City. As part of Stockholm City, the administration offers preschool and leisure activities, care for the elderly and people with disabilities, social services, preventive and safety-creating work, urban development, and park maintenance to our 106,000 Stockholm residents living in the district area. We face exciting challenges as the Enskede Årsta Vantör district area grows and completely new neighborhoods are built. Approximately 20,000 new apartments are planned by 2030.