Vacant job

Are you a person who values development, engagement, and thoughtfulness in your work life? Then we would fit well together – because we do too.

By working with us, you contribute to a better everyday life for thousands of people in Marks municipality. Not least your own. With us, you have the opportunity to grow – both as a person and in your professional role, while what you work with helps an entire community to thrive. Regardless of your job responsibilities, you will make life a little easier for everyone who lives and works here. And that is something we value highly. Our vision is to be a close-knit municipality with a focus on people. Close to each other, our surroundings, and the future. We want to be a present community that, with calm and warmth, supports our 35,000 residents, 3,600 employees, and thousands of entrepreneurs. Every employee with us becomes significant. Together, we ensure that an entire community functions.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Are you curious about challenging yourself with an exciting assignment as a 1st LSS Officer with us at the Authority for Functional Support? Our operations also consist of caseworkers for housing adaptation and personal assistance administration, and we are a total of 14 employees working closely together in the same building.

As an employee in our unit, you are part of an important and meaningful job, where the core mission is central to all parts of our work. We offer you a workplace characterized by good cohesion, joy, and engagement, where you have the opportunity to develop in a caring work environment. Marks Municipality's values permeate our operations, and with their help, we continue to build our trusting workplace culture.

You will have an experienced 1st LSS Officer as a colleague, and together you will lead and guide 7 LSS Officers in their investigative work and decisions regarding services, according to the Act on Support and Service (LSS) and the Social Services Act (SoL), for both children and adults with disabilities. Together with your 1st colleague and unit manager, we ensure that the LSS operations work in accordance with the core mission, the political mission, and the applicable regulations, such as following the current delegation order.

Your assignment includes monitoring the external environment by staying updated on current legislation, case law, research, and methods within the field of operations. You will participate in the work of establishing and revising routines and guidelines, as well as actively working with competence development in the operations. In 2026, we will continue to work with IBIC, NUSO, and the goal of being the "Best Children's Municipality," in which you will have an important function as a 1st Officer.

In the role of 1st Officer, you will have contact and collaboration with other authorities, organizations, providers, and other relevant partners, both internally and externally, and we would like you to have experience in this. To succeed in your role as a 1st LSS Officer, you will receive a structured introduction, as well as ongoing group and process supervision monthly from an external supervisor. We also offer a leadership training program starting in 2026 for all employees holding a 1st position within the social services.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone with a degree in social work or another higher education that the employer deems equivalent. An alternative academic education should at least include Social Law 1, preferably part 2.

You should have good knowledge of the Act on Support and Service (LSS) and the Social Services Act (SoL), for both children and adults with disabilities, as well as demonstrate good knowledge and experience in investigative work within authority practice, according to LSS and SoL.

You have a very good ability to express yourself in the Swedish language, both orally and in writing.

A driving license (B) is a requirement.

It is advantageous if you have experience in a supervisory role, knowledge of IBIC, and experience in social work. Previous work in handling cases for children is also meritorious, as LSS handling includes applications for services aimed at children.

As a 1st LSS Officer, it is important that you can work independently, are structured, and can reprioritize when the situation requires it. You have the ability to make decisions and communicate them in a pedagogical and professional manner, as well as being attentive and having an easy time collaborating. You are a stable and secure person who values being unpretentious.

Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability.

OTHER

We who work within Marks Municipality collectively develop our culture of togetherness by being engaged, caring, and developmental, for the long-term benefit of individuals and society.

As an employer, we promote equal rights, obligations, and opportunities for all employees and value the qualities that diversity and a balanced gender distribution can bring to the organization.

Marks Municipality offers various employee benefits such as attractive wellness grants, discounted annual passes for Västtrafik, rental bikes, pension and vacation exchange, as well as the possibility of hybrid work and flexible working hours based on the needs and design of the operations. It is also easy to commute here from places like Gothenburg, Borås, and Varberg.

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