Vacant job

Salem is the nearby municipality. Here, decisions and influence are close at hand, as well as recreation in nature reserves and local services. You can reach Stockholm in 30 minutes by car or train. We are a growing municipality with 17,500 residents and nearly 1,000 employees.

Our work is permeated by the core values of collaboration, accessibility, engagement, and innovation, and we are proud that our operations often show very good results.

Workplace Description

The Adult Unit consists of a total of 10 employees, including a unit manager and a team leader. The unit has several different areas of operation, including financial assistance and estate management, addiction issues, domestic violence, refugee and housing coordination, as well as handling transport services.

The Financial Assistance Group is responsible for reception work and for working with individuals who need long-term financial assistance. The group consists of five social workers.

Job Description

Working with the reception for financial assistance involves receiving new applications and assessing and investigating the right to financial assistance. The investigations at the reception are conducted using Instrument X and involve a lot of phone contacts as well as personal meetings. Most cases come in via phone.

In working with individuals in need of long-term financial assistance, social workers handle incoming applications for subsistence support while also following up on the client's planning towards self-sufficiency. The work as a social worker is very significant and multifaceted, as you will work in dialogue with the client to find the best solution for the individual in question. Your work is based on the legislation and knowledge support available. In your work, you may collaborate with both colleagues within the municipality and external partners such as the region, social insurance agency, and employment service.

Qualifications

You have a clear degree in social work or are studying to become a social worker, preferably having completed field studies in financial assistance. It is advantageous if you have worked with the operational system Treserva and the assessment manuals Instrument X.

You work both independently and in a structured manner by planning, organizing, and prioritizing your work well. You are calm, stable, and have the ability to maintain a realistic perspective on situations that arise in daily work as an authority. You have problem-solving analytical skills, work well with complex issues, and can quickly analyze situations. You have very good collaboration skills and relate to others in a responsive manner, enjoying working with others. You value diversity and understand how different backgrounds, cultures, and group affiliations can affect oneself and others in various ways.

We will place great emphasis on personal suitability and characteristics during the recruitment process. Interviews will be conducted continuously throughout the recruitment period.

Employment Conditions

The position is a fixed-term full-time employment with immediate start until August 31, 2025. Welcome with your application by April 1, 2025.

To ensure the quality of the recruitment process in Salem Municipality and to facilitate good communication with our applicants, we ask you to submit your application digitally and not via email or paper format. It is also important that you fill out your application carefully as your qualifications will be weighed against other applicants.

Warm welcome with your application!

In preparation for the recruitment work, Salem Municipality has taken a position on recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore strongly request no contact with media sellers, recruitment sites, and similar.