Vacant job

At Tjörn, employees are given space! Within the Tjörn municipal group, the work climate and care for one another are highly valued. Decision-making paths are short, work tools are effective, and colleagues are helpful. You have great freedom within your professional field and can influence development. It is easy to socialize and create contacts with colleagues, managers, and politicians. So start working within the Tjörn municipal group too – there is plenty of space to take!

Tjörn - the island of opportunities all year round and for a lifetime is Tjörn's vision.

Do you want to help create safety and participation for children and young people? With us, you will work in a team that focuses on development, support, and balance in work life. We are a small municipality that dares to think outside the box. Right now, we are developing our working methods with a focus on the SoL reform, digital solutions, and evidence-based methods.

With us, the best interests of the child are always at the center.

The Individual and Family Department consists of three units: the Children and Youth Unit, the Adult Unit, and the Labor Market, Financial Assistance, and Integration Unit. The units include authority exercise and open care. Each unit has two senior social workers or team leaders and is led by its own unit manager.

The Children and Youth Unit consists of two senior social workers, two social workers working in reception, three investigative social workers, one foster care secretary, one child secretary, and five family therapists.

As one of our employees is going on parental leave, we are looking for a new investigative social worker for our team.

JOB DESCRIPTION

This is how we work:

• Receive and investigate reports of concern according to SoL/LVU.
• Decide on support measures and follow up on interventions.
• Collaborate with families, schools, healthcare, and the judicial system.
• Actively work for children's participation and legal security.

Why choose us?

• Safe introduction: We offer a structured introduction program with a mentor by your side.
• Development from day one: Competence development, training in BBIC and Signs of Safety, and the opportunity to participate in exciting projects.
• Support in daily life: External supervision, close management, and collegial support – you are never alone in difficult decisions.

This is what we offer you:

• Method supervision from senior social workers and external process supervision.
• Relevant further education and competence development.
• Flexible working hours, wellness compensation, and trust time.
• Two ongoing projects for training during working hours – we care about your health and well-being.
• Your own office and a work community that is both stimulating and positive.
• Support from administration, systems support, quality representatives, and development leaders.

QUALIFICATIONS

You should have:

• A degree in social work or equivalent.
• Experience in authority exercise within children and youth is an advantage.
• Knowledge of SoL, LVU, BBIC, and databases.
• Empathetic, structured, and good at collaborating.

You are structured and secure in your professional role and have a very good ability to express yourself in writing as documentation is an important part of the work. You have knowledge/experience of a systems theoretical approach and a good ability to structure, plan, and prioritize your tasks.

We place great importance on personal qualities and suitability as it is important for us that you have an approach based on developing employee participation and high-performing teams as we work from this perspective with group development.

A driver's license is a requirement.

OTHER

We will interview continuously during the application period.

The Tjörn municipality requests an extract from the criminal record in connection with this recruitment.

For certain professions within Tjörn municipality, an extract from the criminal record and/or a security check is required. For all positions within the social services, an acceptable extract from the police's criminal record must be presented.

Visit the police's website to request an extract from the criminal record. This can be done digitally with e-identification or by filling out a form. Please note that processing time can be up to two weeks, so order the extract in good time.

Employees in the municipal group should have a good working environment and work-life balance with family, friends, and leisure. We apply a smoke-free working time, and the employer offers benefits such as wellness grants. After you have been employed for more than three months, you automatically become a member of our leisure association, TKFF, which organizes and sponsors various activities. You will receive a yearly pass to the Nordic Watercolor Museum. All new monthly employees are offered a full-day municipal-wide introduction day. If you are permanently employed, you have the opportunity to lease an environmentally friendly car as a company car.

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