Temporary Assistant Social Worker

Do you want a varied job and become part of a professional team that works every day to make a difference for seniors in Nacka? We are now looking for a temporary assistant social worker.

Join us and become a valuable part of our enthusiastic and creative team, where job satisfaction and a strong focus on our mission permeate our daily work!

Your mission:

The Elderly Unit is tasked with ensuring that Nacka residents over 65 receive the support they need to live under safe conditions. Through flexibility and shared responsibility, we meet our clients in an elderly care system that faces an exciting future where we need to find the best solutions based on demographic challenges, lessons from the pandemic, and the possibilities of welfare technology. We work towards clear goals with Nacka's seniors in focus. Our employees are our most important resource.

The Elderly Unit's assistant social worker team consists of two teams with about 16 employees in each team. In one of the teams (team two), there is a housing coordinator responsible for placements in special housing, day activities, and short-term housing.

As an assistant social worker, your responsibilities include:

• Receiving applications, investigating, and making decisions about services for Nacka residents over 65, as well as following up on decisions according to the Social Services Act.
• Working with the individual's needs at the center (IBIC).
• Having extensive delegation to make decisions about most services.
• Providing relevant information and guidance and informing/guiding in the choice of provider according to Nacka's customer choice.
• Collaborating internally within the municipality and externally with, for example, health care and other authorities.
• Being involved in developing the unit's work.

Is this you?

We place great importance on your personality and are looking for someone who enjoys working in a team as well as independently and likes to share their knowledge. To thrive in the role, you should have a knack for building relationships as you will have many points of contact, both internally and externally. We hope that you are curious, creative, and enjoy development. The role requires a structured working method and good prioritization skills. You work legally and have excellent communication skills in both speech and writing.

We are looking for you who have:

• A degree in social work

It is an advantage if you also have:

• Experience working in a politically governed organization.
• Experience in assistance assessment for the elderly.
• Experience with the IBIC method.
• Experience working in the Pulsen Combine operational system. A driving license (B).

We offer:

You will be offered a broad and independent role. Here you will have the chance to work in a quality municipality that has openness and diversity as its vision and a fundamental value of trusting people's knowledge, will, and ability. The Elderly Unit's work is permeated by our strategy for healthy aging and being an elderly-friendly municipality.

Read more about our employees (https://www.nacka.se/medarbetare/).

Interested?

Temporary position for one year with a desired start date of January 20 or by agreement.

If you want to know more about the position, you are welcome to contact Elin Bengtsson, Group Manager, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) / LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/elin-bengtsson-b27323142/)

A background check may be conducted before employment.

The selection process will be ongoing, and this position may be filled before the application deadline. The last application date is January 17, 2025.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Nacka is one of Sweden's most attractive and reputable municipalities. With a focus on goals, results, sustainable employee engagement, and continuous development, Nacka strives to be the best at being a municipality. Nacka Municipality is the employer for you who innovates and makes a difference with great freedom.