Welcome to Askersund!

With us, you get all the benefits of working in a small municipality.

The Social Services in Askersund Municipality is responsible for elderly care, LSS and care operations, social psychiatry, services for unaccompanied refugee children, and individual and family care. We aim to provide the best possible social services within given frameworks. We want to know what our efforts lead to and have the citizen at the center of everything we do. Every day we go to work to ensure that citizens in Askersund Municipality receive support and assistance. Today, tomorrow, and in the future!

Welcome to a workplace where we care for each other and our work environment, work together, and think innovatively.

JOB DESCRIPTION

We are expanding and are now looking for another star for the adult unit of the social services' Individual and Family Care. The core mission of the adult unit is to ensure a legally secure and lawful handling of all cases for which the unit is responsible. With respect for the legal frameworks that govern social services, the unit is responsible for exercising authority according to the Social Services Act (SoL), the Act on Care of Abusers (LVM), and the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

The legal security in the handling permeates the entire process, and our ambition is to provide the right intervention to the right person at the right time. As an adult social worker, you are responsible for assessing needs, making decisions, and following up on interventions for individuals aged 18 and older, according to the Social Services Act. We continuously work to achieve legally secure, equal, and equitable authority exercise. The work requires a responsive and genuine approach towards our citizens, and you also need to have a strong interest in collaborating with other professionals, organizations, and authorities.

In your work, you will draw from knowledge and proven experience. You will also consider current legislation, guidelines, and procedures and make decisions according to the applicable delegation order. Issues of approach are important; we strive to be respectful, credible, clear, and effective. Great emphasis is placed on ensuring that our citizens are involved in the work and receive a responsive and professional approach.

We work cross-professionally across the unit, which means that you may also need to support other caseworkers in their absence. By your side, you will have a senior social worker who supports and coaches you in your daily work.

QUALIFICATIONS

You are updated in the field of social work and are curious about meeting people with various life experiences and difficulties, such as harmful use, addiction, mental health issues, functional variations, and other vulnerabilities. It is very important to us that you demonstrate great commitment and curiosity for the target group and have a strong belief in people's ability to change. You will become part of an engaged and creative team that values work joy and has a high focus on the mission.

Do you want to be part of our development journey and contribute to a knowledge-based and preventive social service? You will be an important part of our work to create an accessible and legally secure social service where we work preventively to ensure the right interventions for the right individual. We welcome you who want to make a difference for our citizens in Askersund Municipality!

We are looking for someone with:

• A degree in social work or another education deemed equivalent/relevant for the assignment.
• Several years of experience in exercising authority.
• Good knowledge of ASI, LVM, and FREDA.
• Good ability to document and express yourself both verbally and in writing.
• Structured, analytical, and capable of managing multiple processes simultaneously.
• Flexible, good at communicating, and collaborating with others - both internally and externally.
• To succeed in this role, you should also be unpretentious, flexible, solution-oriented, and good at building sustainable relationships as you are a key person in your assignment.
• Good knowledge of the operational system LifeCare.
• Knowledge of VINR.
• Driver's license (manual transmission).

OTHER

Askersund Municipality - our gem by Sweden's most secret archipelago. Askersund is a place where historical beauty meets nature's wild wonders. Not to forget our unique archipelago, which is a treasure just waiting to be explored.

We are proud of our Askersund! Please visit: https://www.visitaskersund.se/ (https://www.visitaskersund.se/)

We offer you:

• Professional development.
• Opportunity for vacation conversion.
• Annual working hours.
• External supervision.
• Wellness contributions.
• Free parking.
• A slightly more fun municipality - that seizes every opportunity to celebrate successes!

With us, you can enjoy a flexible work arrangement that allows you to balance work and private life in the best way. We apply annual working hours to promote a healthy balance. We have a positive work culture where enthusiasm, courage, and commitment are in focus.

Are you a person whom others trust and who values good collaborations within the social work arena - a person who can also contribute with openness and innovative thinking and sees opportunities within the framework of the new social services law? We think you should apply to us!

We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Please submit your application as soon as possible; interviews will be conducted continuously during the application period.

As the world changes, we are increasingly working with quality and safety in the recruitment process. This means that you as a candidate may be subject to certain checks before employment.

What checks the position you are applying for may be subject to will be communicated to you before or during the interview. For all employment, you as a candidate need to present ID and a personal certificate.

Please note that we decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this advertisement.