Foster Home Secretary in Solna City Placement Group

Are you our next foster home secretary in Solna City's Placement Group? Become part of our experienced and stable team.

Our goal is to conduct high-quality social work from a holistic perspective regarding the child's needs.

About the workplace

The Child and Youth Unit is responsible for authority exercises and interventions aimed at children aged 0-21 and their families. The unit is divided into different groups such as reception group, child investigation group, youth investigation group, placement group, open care with a network team, field workers, and family law.

The Placement Group is an experienced workgroup with great commitment, high job satisfaction, and lots of laughter. The group consists of ten social workers and one section manager. The group is divided into two smaller groups, a family care group with four child caseworkers, three foster home secretaries, and a HVB group with three caseworkers.

We offer

• A meaningful job.
• A reasonable case load in a stable workgroup.
• Good opportunities to plan your own work, annual working hours, and vacation exchange.
• External supervision and training.
• Well-located workplace on Englundavägen in Solna Business Park with good communication routes.

What the job entails

As a foster home secretary in the placement group, your main focus is to investigate, match, and support foster homes. You work on all cases in a team together with a child caseworker. The work involves travel both in the local area and to other parts of Sweden. You are responsible for issues related to compensation, fees, contract writing, and follow up on how the assignment is functioning for the foster homes.

Who are we looking for?

In addition to a degree in social work and a driver's license, you have experience in all or some of the following:

• foster care
• authority exercises
• investigation work with children or youth.

It is an advantage if you are trained in the New Kälvesten Interview, have worked with the National Board of Health and Welfare's vignettes, and Signs of Safety.

We value those who are stable, flexible, and take responsibility for their work. You are curious about developing new working methods. You are relationship-building and have good collaboration skills. Furthermore, we see that you are persistent, creative, and have the ability to convey hope in a respectful manner.

More information about the application

The position is a permanent employment with a start date according to agreement. Welcome with your application by January 13. Selection is ongoing, and interviews may begin during the application period. The questions you will need to answer when submitting your application will form the basis for the first selection we make.

If you have questions, please contact section manager Johan Selander, phone 08-746 20 68, or email [email protected]

We only accept applications via our recruitment system. We welcome calls from those interested in the position, but we kindly decline calls from those selling ads and recruitment services.

In Solna, engaged employees work with the mission to develop the city and welfare with the residents of Solna in focus. This makes us an exciting and developing organization to work within.

The Social Administration is responsible for interventions for children, youth, families, people with disabilities or addiction, as well as support for victims of crime and people in need of financial support. We provide advice, support, and handle issues related to children and youth, family law matters, mental disabilities, and addiction, as well as issues concerning victims of crime and social assistance.

Solna is a future city in growth, uniquely located between the tranquility of the Royal National City Park and the pulse of the metropolis. Our vision is for Solna to be a vibrant and safe city that combines sustainable development with good economic management to secure future welfare. Here you will find attractive housing, successful businesses, excellent communications, first-class community services, and a rich cultural and sports offering. Solna City is now in an exciting development phase, the population is growing, and many companies are seeking to establish themselves here.