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Welcome to us

We are making significant investments in preventive social work in Järva - do you want to be part of our early intervention unit? The school social team is a collaborative effort between social services and schools for students with repeated or prolonged school absence.

The primary purpose of the intervention is to increase the student's school attendance and achievement by providing the student and their family with support from a holistic perspective. The target group for the intervention is primary school students in grades F-9 with repeated or prolonged school absence and their guardians, who live in the city of Stockholm.

We offer

With us, you will have the opportunity to work at the forefront of preventive social work. The department for promoting and preventive social interventions offers services to the residents of Järva in the areas of early social support (formerly first-line social services), leisure, and citizen services, work, and studies. The department's area gathers five units with a broad mandate – from promoting and preventive work to assessment and decision-making regarding interventions. Within the area, there is the early intervention unit where the school social team is included. From the beginning of the year, the school social team (SST) and the school social team plus (SST) will be gathered within the same unit to work according to the new working model developed by the city.

We apply flexible working hours and as an employee, you are offered an annual wellness allowance that you can use for activities related to movement, exercise, and other wellness. The city also has a number of discounts that you can choose to use, read more about our benefits Benefits for employees - Stockholm city (https://start.stockholm/om-stockholms-stad/organisation/stadsdelsforvaltningar/jarva/).

Your role

The school social team includes the following functions:

• SST psychologist employed by the education administration
• SST special educator employed by the education administration
• SST school social workers and SST family therapists employed by social services.

As a team leader, you will lead the work group, develop the work according to the new model, and support the unit manager in implementing the unit's goals and assignments.

Your qualifications and experience

We are looking for someone who has:

• a degree in social work or another academic degree that the employer assesses as equivalent
• experience working within social services/individual and family care
• current and documented experience of working with family therapy aimed at children, youth, and parents.

We consider it an advantage if you have:

• experience working in schools
• experience in development work and collaboration between schools and social services
• experience working in a leadership role
• experience working in a politically governed organization

As a person, you are self-driven and contribute to good collaboration by having an open, accommodating, and problem-solving approach. You have the ability to remain calm even in pressured situations and work in a structured way to plan your work ahead. You also have the ability to communicate clearly, see the whole picture, and consider the larger perspective, always acting in the best interest of the organization in your actions and decisions.

We place great emphasis on personal suitability, motivation, and commitment to the position. The city of Stockholm works with competency-based recruitment aimed at recognizing each person's competencies and thus counteracting discrimination.

Welcome to Järva district administration!

To meet today's and tomorrow's challenges, Järva district administration was established in 2023. In our district administration, we develop support and services focusing on all residents of Järva. Our operations are characterized by collaboration, courage, empathy, and respectful treatment. We strive for open communication and respect for differences, and we believe that diversity and a balanced gender distribution contribute to developing our operations. We hope that you who are applying want to grow together with us.

Here you can read more about Järva district administration. (https://start.stockholm/om-stockholms-stad/organisation/stadsdelsforvaltningar/jarva/)