Social Worker for Foster Care

Do you want to be part of an engaged team that is passionate about social work? Then this is the right position for you! Seize the opportunity to have a job where you can make a difference every day as a social worker. We prioritize service and legal security, and we are driven by the ability to make a difference for our children and their families! As we expand our operations, we are now looking for you to become our new colleague!

About the Position

In the Foster Care unit, social workers work as child caseworkers, foster care caseworkers, or investigators. Here, we follow and support the child in foster care and assist the foster homes in their mission. Together, we continuously develop the operations, a work that enables participation and engagement, which we find equally exciting and important.

For these positions, we are looking for both child caseworkers who follow the care of children and youth placed in foster homes, and investigators who handle the investigations present in the unit.

With us, you are never alone. You receive continuous support in cases from your immediate supervisor, your team leader, and your colleagues, and you also have the opportunity for external supervision. To help you succeed in your role, there are also employees with other professions ready to support you, such as administrators, co-caseworkers, and transporters.

What You Get with Us:

• We offer you a secure employment in a large organization, with many opportunities to try different directions and tasks within the social work field.
• We know that professional development is important for success and job satisfaction, and we offer you the opportunity for deepening and specialization based on our competence ladder. You will also participate in lectures and deepen your knowledge in your area in other ways.
• As a new employee, you will receive a thorough introduction so that you can feel secure in your new role. You will also be assigned a mentor, a colleague who can support you with practical questions about everything from where the coffee machine is to how different processes work.
• We offer the possibility to work from home to some extent.

Examples of Job Duties:

• follow up on foster care placements
• investigate and handle cases according to SoL and LVU
• maintain contacts both for investigative purposes and to help strengthen individuals' own resources
• write statements to various authorities
• collaborate with external partners
• decide according to delegation
• collaborate with other social services
• participate in network meetings, SAMBA, SIP

About the Workplace

The unit consists of 40 people. Foster Care is primarily divided into four groups that work to recruit, investigate, and support our foster homes as well as follow and support the child in foster care. We are located in premises near Örebro Central Station, at Ribbingsgatan 1-3.

Read more about what it's like to work at the Social Administration on our Career page for social workers!

Read more about what it's like to work in Örebro municipality at www.orebro.se/jobb (http://www.orebro.se/jobb).

Qualifications

To thrive with us, you prefer to work in a team with a shared sense of responsibility while independently driving the work forward towards set goals. We are looking for someone who is secure and stable with a structured, initiative-taking, and flexible working style. In the role, it is important that you are attentive in your interactions with others and have a natural ability to understand others' perspectives and situations without losing your professional integrity. The work requires good communication skills, which means that you can express yourself clearly and structured in both speech and writing.

We place great importance on personal suitability.

Requirements:

• degree in social work (210 credits)
• driver's license for manual transmission

Meritorious:

• experience in foster care
• experience/knowledge of working with BBIC (Children's Needs in Focus)
• experience/knowledge of working with MI (Motivational Interviewing)
• experience with the documentation system Lifecare

Scope and Start Date

Employment type: permanent position

Employment rate: 100%

Start date: by agreement

Working hours: daytime with flexible hours

Number of positions: 4

Additional Information

Read more about what it's like to work in Örebro municipality at orebro.se/jobb (http://orebro.se/jobb).

Interviews may be conducted digitally. You can read more about our digital interviews and how to prepare at orebro.se/jobb/digitalaintervjuer (http://orebro.se/jobb/digitalaintervjuer).

Application

The deadline for applications is January 6.

We warmly welcome your application!

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