Substitute Social Secretary with Focus on Children, Social Services Department
We are Varberg Municipality, an employer that sees the possibilities in you. With us, you get to make a difference, both for others and for yourself. With the help of knowledge, innovative thinking, forward spirit and courage, we together move toward our vision of being the West Coast's creative center. Welcome to join us! The Social Services Department is responsible for providing support, care and assistance to people in different stages of life. We work based on the individual's needs and offer services based on several laws, including the Social Services Act (SoL), the Act on Support and Services for Persons with Certain Disabilities (LSS) and the Health and Medical Care Act. This can mean providing elderly people with a safe and meaningful everyday life, supporting people with disabilities or being there for children, young people and adults in vulnerable life situations. With us, you meet each individual with respect and professionalism. We collaborate across professional boundaries – both within our own department, with other parts of the municipality and with external actors. To ensure quality and development, we actively work with follow-up, improvement efforts and digitalization. Here you make a real difference – every day. 1 position(s). WORK TASKS Do you want to be part of making a difference in people's lives? As a social secretary in the family foster care unit, you get a central role in supporting children and families in vulnerable situations. You work close to people who need help, while contributing to a lawful and sustainable social service. As a social secretary, you work with the exercise of authority and ensuring that people get the right support based on their needs. You meet people in different life situations and work to strengthen their conditions and quality of life. The role includes, among other things: - Following up on decided interventions for placed children and ensuring that they meet the individual's needs, - Investigating and assessing needs according to SoL and LVU, and making decisions about interventions, - Documenting cases according to applicable legislation and regulations, - Collaborating with other actors such as schools, healthcare and police for comprehensive support, - Providing advice, support and guidance - Working preventively and identifying needs for early interventions, - Contributing to development and quality assurance within the unit. QUALIFICATIONS You who apply have good knowledge of relevant legislation, such as SoL and LVU. The work requires that you are structured, empathetic and have the ability to make decisions in complex situations. We also see that you have: - Social Work degree - Experience with the exercise of authority within the social services - Good Swedish in speech and writing Do you want to work in a role where you make a concrete difference for people in vulnerable situations? As a social secretary, you get a meaningful everyday life where you contribute to security, participation and development. Welcome with your application! Salary form: Monthly salary. Employment form: Fixed-term employment. Duration: Start date: 2026-11-01 Start according to agreement, end date: 2027-11-30. For your application to work correctly in our recruitment system, we ask all applicants, including internal ones, to use your private email address when applying. Varberg Municipality welcomes diversity and sees differences as a strength; we hope that you who apply can contribute your background and expertise. Welcome to read more about what it's like to work with us at: https://varberg.se/jobb-och-foretagande/jobb-praktik-och-ideellt-arbete/till-dig-som-ska-borja-hos-oss If you become relevant for the position, we will ask you to present an excerpt from the criminal record register before employment can begin. Before employment, you need to be able to demonstrate that you have the right to work in Sweden, for example through citizenship within the EU/EEA/Switzerland or a valid permit to stay and work here or exemption from it. This position requires a driver's license for both manual and automatic transmission cars.
Social Secretary at Reception, Children, Social Administration
We are Varberg Municipality, an employer that sees the possibilities in you. With us, you get to make a difference, both for others and for yourself. With knowledge, innovative thinking, forward momentum, and courage, we together move toward our vision of being the West Coast's creative center. Welcome to join us! We are Varberg Municipality, an employer that sees the possibilities in you. With us, you get to make a difference, both for others and for yourself. With knowledge, innovative thinking, forward momentum, and courage, we together move toward our vision of being the West Coast's creative center. Welcome to join us! The Social Administration is responsible for providing support, care, and assistance to people in different stages of life. We work based on the individual's needs and offer services built on several laws, including the Social Services Act (SoL), the Act on Support and Services for Certain People with Disabilities (LSS), and the Health and Medical Services Act. This can mean providing elderly people with a secure and meaningful daily life, supporting people with disabilities, or being there for children, young people, and adults in difficult life situations. With us, you meet every individual with respect and professionalism. We collaborate across professional boundaries – both within our own administration, with other parts of the municipality, and with external actors. To ensure quality and development, we actively work with follow-up, improvement initiatives, and digitalization. Here you make a real difference – every day. 1 position(s). JOB RESPONSIBILITIES Would you like to help make a difference in people's lives? We welcome your application for the position of social secretary in our reception group for children and families. The children and families reception consists of 7 social secretaries and 1 senior social secretary who, together with family law and administrative staff, form a unit led by a shared unit manager. As a social secretary with us, you get a daily routine that is both eventful and meaningful. You work closely with children, parents, and their networks, and you have a central role in assessing children's need for support and protection. The work requires flexibility, courage, and the ability to quickly adapt when situations change. For someone who thrives in a varied daily routine where you get both challenged and grow, this is a workplace with great room for development. The role includes, among other things: - Receiving, protecting, and preliminary assessing incoming reports, - Making decisions on whether to initiate or not initiate investigations under SoL, - Collaborating with other actors such as schools, healthcare, and police for comprehensive support, - Providing advice, support, and guidance to users and their family members, - Documenting cases in accordance with applicable legislation and regulations, - Contributing to development and quality assurance within the unit. We participate in the Professional Journey and have continuous external supervision. Varberg Municipality offers flexible working hours, wellness benefits, vacation exchange, discounts on Hallandstrafiken annual passes, and free parking. QUALIFICATIONS To be suitable for the position, you must be a social worker (socionom). The work also requires that you are structured, empathetic, and have the ability to make decisions in complex situations. As a person, you are flexible and adapt easily to changed conditions and new information. You have a good ability to remain calm in difficult situations and a good ability to collaborate with others to carry out the reception's mission. You contribute with respectful treatment and value a good work environment and are a helpful colleague. We also see that you have: - Experience with public authority work within social services - Good knowledge of relevant legislation - Good Swedish in speech and writing A driver's license is required. Welcome to submit your application! Salary form: Monthly salary. Employment form: Permanent employment. Duration: Start date: 2026-11-02 Start date by agreement. To ensure your application works correctly in our recruitment system, we ask all applicants, including internal ones, to use their private email address when applying. Varberg Municipality welcomes diversity and sees differences as a strength; we hope that you, as an applicant, can contribute your background and expertise. Welcome to read more about what it's like to work with us at: https://varberg.se/jobb-och-foretagande/jobb-praktik-och-ideellt-arbete/till-dig-som-ska-borja-hos-oss Before employment, you need to be able to demonstrate that you have the right to work in Sweden, for example through EU/EEA/Swiss citizenship or a valid permit to stay and work here, or an exemption from it. If you become a candidate for the position, we will ask you to present an extract from the criminal record before employment can begin. This position requires a driver's license for an automatic transmission vehicle.
Social Secretary for Family Foster Care Unit - Children, Social Services Department
We are Varberg Municipality, an employer that sees the possibilities in you. With us, you get to make a difference, both for others and for yourself. With the help of knowledge, innovative thinking, forward momentum and courage, we are moving together toward our vision of being the creative center of the West Coast. Welcome to join us! The Social Services Department is responsible for providing support, care and assistance to people in various stages of life. We work based on the individual's needs and offer services that are based on several laws, including the Social Services Act (SoL), the Act on Support and Services for People with Disabilities (LSS), and the Health and Medical Care Act. This can involve providing the elderly with a safe and meaningful everyday life, supporting people with disabilities, or being there for children, adolescents and adults in vulnerable life situations. With us, you meet each individual with respect and professionalism. We collaborate across professional boundaries – both within our own department, with other parts of the municipality and with external partners. To ensure quality and development, we actively work with follow-up, improvement efforts and digitalization. Here you make a real difference – every day. 2 position(s). JOB DUTIES As a social secretary at the family foster care unit, you work with monitoring children placed in family foster care. You work close to people who need help, while also contributing to a legally sound and sustainable social service. As a social secretary, you work with government authority and ensuring that people receive the right support based on their needs. You meet people in different life situations and work to strengthen their conditions and quality of life. The role includes, among other things: - Investigating and assessing needs according to SoL and LVU, as well as making decisions on interventions. - Following up on placed children and decided interventions to ensure they meet the individual's needs. - Documenting cases according to applicable legislation and regulations. - Cooperating with other actors for comprehensive support. - Contributing to development and quality assurance within the unit. QUALIFICATIONS You who are applying have good knowledge of relevant legislation, such as SoL and LVU. The work requires that you are structured, empathetic and have the ability to make decisions in complex situations and build relationships. We also see that you have: - A degree in social work (Socionom) - Experience with government authority within social services - Good Swedish in speech and writing Do you want to work in a role where you make a concrete difference for people in vulnerable situations? As a social secretary, you get a meaningful everyday life where you contribute to security, participation and development. Welcome to submit your application! Salary form: Monthly salary. Type of employment: Permanent position. Duration: Start date: 2026-11-01. Start date by agreement. For your application to work correctly in our recruitment system, we ask all applicants, including internal applicants, to use their private email address when applying. Varberg Municipality welcomes diversity and sees differences as a strength. We hope that you as an applicant can contribute with your background and competence. Welcome to read more about what it's like to work for us at: https://varberg.se/jobb-och-foretagande/jobb-praktik-och-ideellt-arbete/till-dig-som-ska-borja-hos-oss If you become a candidate for the position, we will ask you to show an extract from the criminal record register before employment can begin. Before employment, you must be able to demonstrate that you have the right to work in Sweden, for example through citizenship in the EU/EEA/Switzerland or a valid permit to stay and work here or an exemption from it. This position requires a driver's license for both manual and automatic transmission vehicles.
Jobs in Varberg
131 Stellenangebote im Angebot, 43 neu in den letzten 7 Tagen, am häufigsten Hallands län (130), Västra Götalands län (1), aktualisiert vor 36 Minuten.
Häufige Fragen
- Welche Berufe werden in Varberg gesucht?
- Die häufigsten Berufe sind Sjuksköterska, grundutbildad (7), Lärare i grundskolan, årskurs 7-9 (5), Undersköterska, hemtjänst och äldreboende (5), Undersköterska, hemtjänst, äldreboende och habilitering (4).
- Wie oft werden die Stellenangebote aktualisiert?
- Wir lesen öffentliche Quellen und Arbeitgeber-Feeds mehrmals täglich ein — in den letzten 7 Tagen kamen 43 Stellen dazu.
- Wo gibt es Jobs in der Nähe von Varberg?
- Die nächsten Städte mit offenen Stellen: Väröbacka, norr om Varberg (7), VÄRÖBACKA (31), TVÅÅKER (25).
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