School Coordinator for our Placement Unit

Stockholm – our capital city with millions of dreams, expectations, and ambitions. We work for everyone living here today and in the future. Now we are looking for someone who wants to think big, new, and differently with us – for the people of Stockholm.

Do you want to make a real difference for children and young people where school is crucial for their future? We are now seeking a school coordinator for our placement unit.

This is a fixed-term assignment, but with great responsibility, close collaboration, and the opportunity to quickly contribute your expertise in an experienced and committed team. Here you will have a meaningful job, a clear mission, and support from day one.

Welcome to us

The Department of Individuals and Families (IoF) works preventively to ensure that children, young people, and adults in difficult life situations receive the right support at the right time. With us, you will meet engaged colleagues, close leadership, and a workday where both competence and humor have a place.

As an employee, you will be stationed at our placement unit within the area of children and young people. The unit is responsible for school issues for children and young people in social care and open care. You will be part of an experienced team with close supervision and good collaboration. Within the unit, we have two school coordinators, one of whom is on leave.

We offer

• A developing and meaningful job
• Introduction and networking with other school coordinators
• Flexible hours, possibility of remote work if needed
• Wellness allowance (3,000 SEK/year), gym discounts, and the option to exchange vacation day allowances for more vacation days.
• Summer and winter working hours.

Your role

School is a crucial protective factor for placed children and young people. As a school coordinator, you will focus on their schooling before, during, and after placement.

You will work closely with the child or young person, guardians, school, and responsible social worker. You will support in choosing placement options, follow up on school attendance and results, and ensure that planning regarding schooling is implemented. In this role, you will gain an overview and knowledge of schools and functioning schooling in connection with the city's own as well as contracted placement options. The role involves exercising authority related to school issues and a clear child perspective.

Your responsibilities include, among others:

• Responsibility for and operational support to the child's social worker regarding schooling and conditions for schooling.
• Participation in the development of care and implementation plans.
• Ensuring that the planning agreed upon by the parties regarding the child or young person's schooling is implemented.
• Documentation regarding school issues directly in the child's or young person's file.
• Preparations for school transfers according to the city's routines (SAMS), which includes ensuring that there is documentation regarding the child's schooling and that the new school receives the information available.
• Gathering the child’s/young person’s, guardians’, and contractors’ experiences of what has worked or not worked regarding schooling and ensuring that this information is communicated to those involved.
• Preparations for transition to a new unit and new social worker in case of long-term placement.
• Continuously monitoring the child's schooling and focusing on school attendance and school results in considerations and reassessments.
• In connection with home relocation, the school coordinator works to ensure that schooling is planned, initiated, and that the child/young person and their guardian receive the support needed to maintain a functioning schooling. If necessary, initiate interventions within open care to stabilize schooling.

Your qualifications and experience

We are looking for someone who has:

• Degree in Social Work
• Experience in exercising authority within children and young people.

Experience from schools, placements within social services, or work in HVB, support housing, or work with emergency homes is an advantage.

You are self-driven, collaborative, and want to develop working methods that strengthen children's schooling. You thrive in a changing everyday life and are driven by contributing to security and hope for children and young people.

During the recruitment process, great importance will be placed on personal suitability.

Other

Travel is included in the position and occurs a few times a month. You also have the opportunity to work from home if needed. A background check may be required upon employment.

We recruit without a personal letter in this recruitment to strengthen the focus on the competencies and experiences that are requested for this role. In assessing your application, we will only base our decision on your CV and a number of questions you will need to answer when applying for the position. We ask that you respond concretely and succinctly to the questions, and that there is a clear connection between your answers and your CV.

The City of Stockholm works with competence-based recruitment aimed at focusing on each person's competencies and thereby counteracting discrimination.

Enskede Årsta Vantör is one of 11 district administrations in the City of Stockholm. As part of the City of Stockholm, the administration offers preschool and leisure, care for the elderly and people with disabilities, social services, preventive and safety-promoting work, urban development, and park maintenance to our 105,000 residents living in the district. We face exciting challenges as the Enskede Årsta Vantör district grows and entirely new neighborhoods are built. Approximately 18,000 new apartments are planned by 2030.