Our Mission

The unit in Västmanland consists of approximately 170 employees.

The unit is responsible for a geographical area covering ten municipalities. The workplace is Västerås. Travel for work is included, as well as work with job seekers and employers throughout the county.

Job Description

We are now looking for employment officers who can easily work towards set goals, in a legally secure manner through regulations and ordinances, and based on clear process descriptions. The work includes assessing job seekers' needs in relation to the labor market, making decisions about appropriate interventions, and following up on those interventions in a legally secure manner.

We are looking for someone who enjoys working more deeply with individuals who, for various reasons, have difficulty entering the labor market. The work includes mapping the job seeker's work conditions, matching, acquiring workplaces, introducing them to work, and following up, which involves support for both the job seeker and the employer. The job entails extensive and frequent contact with employers in both the private and public sectors. You need to have a good ability to be proactive and take your own initiatives in your work to create good business relationships.

Qualities We Are Looking For

To succeed, you need to be able to work independently, be meticulous yet able to work at a fast pace, and be able to conduct conversations and carry out the agency's assignments. Therefore, you need to be efficient and productive. You should be able to apply rules and regulations while also being able to coach and have difficult conversations with job seekers. The work also includes bringing together job seekers with employers in a structured and professional manner.

The assignment of the Employment Service is often adjusted and changed, which means you need to be adaptable and flexible, able to adjust and take on new challenges as they arise. You also find it easy to explain pedagogically and engage in dialogue in various ways depending on the target group.

To succeed as an employment officer, we see that you enjoy:

• Interpreting and applying laws and regulations
• Documenting information in a legally secure and structured manner
• Meeting and working with people in various situations
• Creating good business relationships
• Navigating and working in multiple systems simultaneously
• Working to achieve set goals, both individual and overarching.
• Holding complex conversations

Our Offer

The position is a permanent full-time employment that begins with a six-month probationary period. Start date is according to agreement. The workplace is Västerås. There is a possibility to work remotely to some extent after the six-month probationary period.

We offer favorable vacation agreements, the possibility of flexible working hours, wellness during working hours, and wellness benefits. Our workplace consists of over 11,000 competent and engaged employees. By collaborating and being open to new perspectives, we develop as individuals and as an organization. Together, we unlock opportunities that get Sweden to work.

Read more about our organization and our mission on our website https://arbetsformedlingen.se/om-oss (https://arbetsformedlingen.se/om-oss)

Basic Qualifications

• University/college education of at least 180 higher education credits (120 credits according to the previous system)
• Alternatively, you have been employed as an employment officer at the Employment Service and are assessed to have good prospects of meeting today's requirements for employment officers

And

• At least 2 years of work experience, collectively working at least 50 percent over a total of 2 years
• Good knowledge of Swedish, i.e., a good ability to communicate in speech and writing, as well as high reading comprehension
• Driving license B

Other Merits for the Position

• Experience of public authority exercise
• Current experience from work as an employment officer
• Knowledge of SIUS methodology
• Experience from working with people with disabilities
• Ability to create good business relationships
• Experience from working with work-oriented rehabilitation

The state value base guides us in our daily work. As an employee with us, you are expected to work fairly, impartially, and with high integrity, and contribute to maintaining and strengthening trust in our authority.

Application

Welcome with your application by 2025-03-30. Attach your CV, cover letter, and certificates that support the requirements for education and/or work experience as well as a driver's license in your application.

When you submit your application, you will be asked to answer some selection questions.

To ensure you receive the fairest and most accurate assessment possible, it is important that you provide the year and month for each employment as well as a brief description of the tasks. If that information is not provided, we will have a harder time making an accurate assessment of your skills and experience, and you may risk being excluded from the selection process.

If you have protected personal information, please contact the Recruitment Partner.

The Employment Service applies an evidence-based recruitment process. You can read more and watch a film about our recruitment process on our website. Selection tests may occur, and we will provide you with more information about the process via email after your application.

We actively work to be an authority free from discrimination. It is important to us that all competencies are utilized, and we welcome all applicants. We view positively if you have knowledge of any of our national minority languages.

Welcome to the job that gets Sweden to work! Here, you work on behalf of the government for a labor market that helps people move forward. We unlock opportunities so that job seekers find employment and employers find their next employee. To achieve our goal, we need to collaborate, both within the agency and with various external actors across the country. Together, we drive change, develop new working methods, and create solutions that allow Sweden to continue moving forward.