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Description

Do you want a job where you truly make a difference? Here at Adult LSS in Southwest, there is now an opportunity to become part of a wonderful team focused on quality and development.

We are now looking for a social worker who wants to contribute with drive, curiosity, and commitment.

The position involves working with adults with disabilities who are seeking support services according to LSS and SoL. You will be part of a competent and welcoming team with 14 social workers, two senior social workers, and a unit manager. We are located in pleasant and spacious offices at Järnbrotts Prästväg 2, with the possibility of shared or private offices.

As a social worker with us, you will work according to current legislation to inform, investigate, assess, make decisions, and follow up on interventions. The work involves exercising authority, which requires both accountability and humility, as the decisions we make affect people's lives. The unit has two experienced senior social workers who will provide support through in-depth introduction and continuous methodological guidance in daily work, both individually and in groups. You will also have access to regular external process guidance. We prioritize a good introduction and professional development, and when you start with us, you will participate in the Competence Ladder, which is a long-term knowledge-enhancing initiative and part of your introduction. It spans several semesters, and you will go through it with colleagues from other units within the administration.

At Functional Support Southwest, you get more than just a job; you become part of a workplace with strong community, high competence, and a lack of pretentiousness. We offer a stimulating assignment where you can take responsibility while having good opportunities for personal and professional development.

We invest long-term in professional development, environmental monitoring, and guidance, so you always feel that you are growing in your professional role. Knowledge sharing and a norm-critical perspective are self-evident in our work; we learn from each other and strengthen one another.

There is also room for you who want to take on extra responsibilities or in-depth assignments. We are at the forefront of development issues, including those related to AI and digitalization, so we welcome your curiosity about future opportunities.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who is a trained social worker or has another equivalent higher education. Since the position involves administrative work as well as issuing, for example, service statements, you need to have a good ability to express yourself in Swedish, both orally and in writing.

You are well acquainted with handling according to the Social Services Act (SoL) and the Act on Support and Service for Certain Disabled Persons (LSS). Experience in exercising authority with investigations, assessments, and implementation of decisions is a requirement. If you have previous experience with documentation in the operational systems IBIC/ Treserva/ SAMSA, it is considered an advantage for the position.

You take responsibility for your and the common tasks with the best interests of the organization/users in focus. You take your tasks seriously, are keen to complete what you have started, and ensure that the work is done correctly. You show respect and consideration for those you meet in your professional role.

You are comfortable in social contact areas, both informal and formal. You stand by the decisions made and can convey uncomfortable messages when necessary. You work effectively under stress, can balance different demands, and remain calm in difficult situations. You distinguish between the matter and the person and can make well-founded decisions under time pressure. You set clear goals and plan activities and projects in good time. You use your time effectively and work systematically, organized, and methodically.

Welcome with your application!

Other

Selection and interviews will begin during the application period.

In this recruitment, you will answer a number of questions where you describe your knowledge in the field instead of sending a personal letter. Please attach your degree certificate and grades under other files.

The City of Gothenburg actively works to promote equal rights and opportunities and to counteract discrimination.

As an employee in the administration for functional support, we offer you:

• Secure employment with good employment conditions
• Full-time with the possibility of part-time
• Introduction upon hiring
• Professional development
• Wellness allowance, bicycle allowance, and other discounts and offers

When working in the individual's home:

Before an employment offer, we ask you to present an extract from the police's criminal record. The ordered extract must be unopened. You must request an extract from the police's criminal record. This is done on the police's website https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/ (https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/) either via e-service (Control of your own information in the criminal record) or with the help of the Form to check your own information (Form for requesting an extract for an individual, extract no. 442.3)

We only accept applications via our recruitment system in accordance with GDPR.

If you have protected personal information, you should NOT apply via the system but contact the responsible recruiting manager for handling your application.

Appointment is subject to the condition that the position does not need to be claimed in the administration or the city's restructuring work.

To you who represent staffing and recruitment companies: For this recruitment, we have chosen recruitment channels and do not wish for offers of competence mediation, advertising, or recruitment assistance.

About us

We are all different. We are all also alike and have the same right to a safe home, meaningful employment, and to feel valuable. With the right conditions, we can grow, develop, and participate in society on our own terms.

Within the administration for functional support, we provide support, services, and care to children and adults with disabilities and create opportunities for them to live a good and independent life, like everyone else. By spreading knowledge and collaborating within the City of Gothenburg and with other actors, we increase understanding of individuals' needs and design interventions that make a real difference.

With 6,200 dedicated employees, we are Sweden's largest functional support administration. We work within housing with special services, daily activities, employment, housing support, personal assistance, child and short-term housing, respite, and support and guidance.

Do you want to contribute to a more inclusive society? Welcome to us!

You are Gothenburg.