We are seeking social workers for the Social Psychiatry Authority

Mölndals kommun · Vollzeit

Mölndal, Schweden

In the city of Mölndal, we are proud to have one of Sweden's most important jobs where we together create the best possible everyday life for our citizens. With knowledge, courage and creativity, we develop our operations and contribute to making Mölndal an even better place to live and work in. Welcome to make a difference in people's everyday lives every day! The Care and Social Services Administration with approximately 1500 employees is one of the administrations in Mölndal's city and encompasses elder care, support for people with disabilities and health and medical care. The Social Psychiatry Authority is now seeking two new employees. The unit consists of eight social workers, one senior social worker and a unit manager. The unit is organized into a reception team and a follow-up team. The unit's mission is to exercise public authority in accordance with the Social Services Act (SoL) and the Act on Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments (LSS) regarding the target group of adults with mental health disabilities. The unit has high expertise and great drive and commitment to the mission. As an employee in the unit, you have access to both method supervision and process supervision as well as other professional development. Leadership is built on trust with a focus on participation and each employee's ability to contribute to positive development of the work in the unit. 2 position(s). WORK DUTIES We are seeking two employees who can independently exercise public authority in accordance with current legislation, guidelines and procedures. The position involves processing applications/requests in accordance with SoL and LSS. The work includes informing, investigating, assessing, making decisions and following up on interventions. You work to ensure legal protection for the individual and the work also involves promoting the development of the individual's independence. The role includes cooperation with both internal and external parties. You will also contribute to and participate in the development of the operations. When needed, you will present cases in individual committees. QUALIFICATIONS We are seeking you who has a degree in social work. You have previous experience working with public authority and experience working with the social psychiatry target group within public authority or within service provision. You need to have good knowledge of the Social Services Act by having made public authority decisions based on SoL. Experience working in Treserva and with IBIC is a merit. You are good at adapting yourself and your work approach based on changing circumstances. You can quickly change your perspective and approach as well as see opportunities in changes. Additionally, you have the ability to be attentive and listen to others in order to understand their perspectives/needs and you actively seek the perspectives and viewpoints of others and are receptive to them. You see failures as something to learn from and create space for dialogue. We are seeking you who are strategic, think long-term and have a broad perspective on work-related issues. You have a holistic view and the ability to analyze the current situation and can use your analysis to methodically plan ahead. We see that you have the ability to work effectively under stress, balance different demands and maintain composure in difficult situations. You distinguish between the matter and the person and can make well-reasoned decisions under time pressure. You have good knowledge of Swedish in both speech and writing and a category B driving license. One of the positions is full-time and the other is between 75-100% depending on your preference. Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability. We welcome your application today! Employment form: Permanent employment. Duration: Permanent, start date: Start for one position is November 1 and the other position is January 4. Alternatively according to agreement. Within the Care and Social Services Administration, active work is ongoing to be able to offer employees desired employment levels in order to reduce involuntary part-time employment. In cases where the advertisement concerns a part-time position, our ambition is to eventually provide the opportunity for increased employment level. In recruitment, we take the diversity perspective into account in order to achieve a better reflection of our operations. Do you need help applying for the position? Contact customer service at 0771-693 693. Before a possible employment, an acceptable extract from the police's criminal record register must be presented if the position involves user or patient-related work. We will also check citizenship. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA or Switzerland, you must be able to present a valid residence/work permit or be able to prove that you are exempt from the requirement to have a work permit. Background checks may be conducted before employment. In certain positions, digital identification (e.g. BankID) is required to perform work tasks. The identification is used only to confirm your identity in the systems. We want to inform you that your application is a public document according to the principle of public access. If you have protected personal information, you should NOT apply through the system but contact the responsible recruiting manager to handle your application. Contact information can be found in the advertisement. We kindly but firmly decline direct contact from staffing and recruitment companies as well as sellers of additional job advertisements. Mölndal's city has negotiated agreements.