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Värmdö is the meeting place of the archipelago with a unique combination of the tranquil beauty of nature and a more urban lifestyle. Our mission is not one but many: schools, real estate, social services, ports, healthcare, libraries, care, and many more. We strive to ensure that all residents of Värmdö can live a rich and free life. We want to be the ones who enable the dream of a vibrant and safe environment for homes, families, and businesses.

To succeed fully, we must have many and extensive competencies and work together for a common and trusting work culture, built on brave, responsible employees who understand the needs and wishes of the residents. This is what we call One Värmdö, One Administration.

The Social Services in Värmdö municipality is looking for an experienced leader for family law and family care.

The Role of Group Leader

We at Värmdö municipality are looking for a fourth group leader for our child and youth unit. You will have the unit manager as your immediate supervisor and will be the group leader for approximately ten social workers.

As a group leader, you will be responsible for leading and distributing the daily work within the authority's exercise of family care and family law. With your degree in social work and experience in social work, you will play a key role in ensuring a legally secure handling based on relevant legislation. As a group leader, you will work together with your group leader colleagues to lead the operations as a whole.

You will also be involved in shaping and developing future team structures, including collaboration with other professionals such as family therapists and preventive actors. At Värmdö social services, our goal is to work with a cohesive social service where social workers from adult and child services meet families together.

We are looking for a structured leader who enjoys working under change. You have experience leading and coaching teams and are used to handling various areas within social work. Above all, we want you to share our vision of providing our residents with a high degree of accessibility, professional treatment, and participation in their cases.

The family care team consists of two child social workers, two foster care social workers, and one contact social worker. The family law team consists of four social workers.

To succeed in this role, it is important that you:

• Are a qualified social worker, can ensure legally secure handling based on relevant legislation, can lead and distribute processes within the daily authority work, can strengthen and coach social workers in their professional practice, and can drive development and continuous improvements within the framework of the assignment.

You are expected to contribute to achieving the goals of the operation, which means that the users/residents who meet us experience a high degree of accessibility, professional and good treatment, participation, and influence in the handling of their cases, and that their living situation improves when they are in contact with social services.

For the role, you should:

• Have obtained a degree in social work.
• Have at least 3 years of experience in authority exercise as a social worker in child and youth services.
• Completed BBIC basic training.
• Have a B driver's license.

Highly meritorious are:

• Experience working as a social worker and leading within family care.
• Experience working as a social worker and leading within family law.
• Experience as a supervisor within authority exercise in social services.
• Completed Signs of Safety basic training.
• We highly value personal suitability.

We offer a workplace with participation and involvement, wellness benefits, ongoing professional development, vacation exchange for extra days off, and a modern office environment with welcoming visitor areas and a very good working climate.

Employment

Full-time and is a permanent position after a 6-month probationary period. Interviews are conducted continuously during the application period.

Application

If you want to help shape the future of Värmdö municipality and its residents, please send your application as soon as possible. We look forward to welcoming you to our team and together creating an even better quality of life for our citizens!

If you want to know more, you are welcome to contact Johan Arnold, Unit Manager, at 08-570 481 50.

You can find the employee organizations at https://www.varmdo.se/fackligaorganisationer (https://www.varmdo.se/fackligaorganisationer)

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