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We have made a decision! We will become a leading municipality – and we have everything it takes to succeed. Short decision-making paths, collaboration across organizational boundaries, and the willingness to dare more. Our high ambitions give you, with your own drive, opportunities to grow and create positive change for the citizens. As an employee of Ekerö municipality, you will have a valuable role in our unique archipelago – and we look forward to your application.

THE UNIT FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES works with authority exercises for all individuals with some form of disability under 65 years in Ekerö municipality. The unit consists of two teams with 5 caseworkers each and a team leader; one team investigates applications and follows up on services for individuals with social psychiatry and neuropsychiatry. The other team investigates and follows up on services for individuals with intellectual disabilities or some form of mobility impairment/illness. In addition, the unit has a housing and contract coordinator and a unit manager.

Job Description
Social workers have an important mission – that’s why we have invested extra in them. In Ekerö municipality, it is close to the citizens – to provide them with the best service, you will have the conditions to make a real difference. You have close access to managers and enjoy freedom under responsibility. We continuously monitor the workload to ensure it feels reasonable. To thrive with us, you are engaged, genuinely interested in meeting and understanding people, and curious to learn new things and develop.

We are now looking for caseworkers for the team that handles applications for LSS services for children. In the unit, we have made significant progress with children’s rights work. We have developed child-friendly materials in the form of invitations to meetings, letters that provide feedback after decisions, and a child-friendly brochure that informs about LSS services and how an investigation is conducted. We have reduced the number of cases per caseworker to have time to involve all children in a structured manner. We have regular check-ins and support each other as needed.

With us, you will be part of a harmonious and unpretentious group where we collaborate and support each other across team boundaries. We work with the Ekerö method, which you can read more about in the link below.

To thrive with us, you are engaged, genuinely interested in meeting and understanding people, and curious to learn new things and develop. We offer you a varied, independent, and qualified job with an exciting target group.

We are centrally located in Ekerö center, 15 minutes from Brommaplan or 5 minutes from the ferry terminal Jungfrusund (Ekeröleden).

With us, you will work with the following tasks:

• Authority exercise, qualified investigations, and assessments of applications according to LSS
• Collaboration with both external and internal partners to strengthen the individual’s opportunities to live an independent life
• Opportunity to actively participate in developing the unit’s quality and development work.

We work with regular case supervision in groups and apply mentorship for new employees. You have regular check-ins with your manager. We have external process supervision and legal support. We apply flexible working hours, and there is the possibility to work partially remotely when the work allows.

There is close dialogue and a responsive climate in Ekerö municipality!

Read more about the Ekerö method by clicking here.

Qualifications
To succeed in this role, you should have:

• a university degree in social work
• previous experience of authority exercise
• knowledge of applicable legislation within SoL and LSS
• good computer skills (e.g., Office 365)

It is meritorious if you have experience with MI conversation methodology.

For us, it is obvious that you have a genuine interest in disability issues.

We will start the selection and interviews during the application period, so please submit your application as soon as possible. If you proceed in the process after the first interview, you will have the opportunity to meet colleagues as part of the recruitment process.

We will request a criminal record extract before employment.

Start date: As soon as possible after agreement
Extent: Full-time
Employment type: Permanent

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About Ekerö municipality
We are a variety of different operations that together create a unique municipality – where we all help each other across unit and operational boundaries. We live our values, which means a high level of commitment, good communication with open dialogue, and a professional attitude. As a smaller municipality in the Stockholm region, we can offer both proximity to each other and an ambitious development journey. To become a leading municipality, we need to fill up with new perspectives, and we hope you want to contribute with yours.

Ekerö municipality wants to be an attractive employer and strives for a clear focus on sustainability. Provided that the organization’s ability to meet its goals remains, the municipality has a positive attitude towards remote work when possible.

We offer, for example, wellness benefits, salary exchange for pension, exchange of vacation day allowances for days off, and smoke-free working hours.
To quality assure our recruitment process, we ask you to submit your application digitally, and not via email or post.

We have already made decisions regarding recruitment channels and marketing and do not wish to be contacted by media sellers, recruitment sites, or similar.