Stockholm – our capital city with millions of dreams

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 you who want to think big, new, and differently with us – for the people of Stockholm.

The Hässelby-Vällingby district administration is located in western Stockholm, close to beautiful natural areas and good transportation links. We are about 1700 proud and dedicated employees who contribute high-quality service to the district's residents every day. Our work environment is characterized by collaboration, courage, and participation. Our strength is that the diversity among residents is also present among our employees. Together we make a difference!

Welcome to us

The Placement Unit consists of three groups, each with its own group leader, working with children and young people placed outside their own homes.

Two of the groups work with children placed in foster homes, and each group consists of four child caseworkers and three foster care caseworkers. Additionally, there is a special foster care caseworker responsible for recruiting foster homes. The third group, the Placement Group, works with children and young people placed in other forms of care such as group homes and supported living. The group consists of four social workers and one school coordinator.

Together we shape a social service that is based on what people need. To get closer to our clients and build trust, we continuously improve how we work. Do you want to help develop our operations to provide the best conditions for children and young people placed outside their homes – apply to us!

We are now looking for new colleagues for the Placement Unit:

• Foster care caseworker
• Child caseworker

We offer

With us, you will have a job where you can develop and work together with dedicated colleagues, and you will receive regular case supervision from your group leader. We have managers who are close at hand and easy to reach. You will also receive support from the area's two method developers, and as a new employee, you will go through a well-established introduction program to help you methodically get into our tasks and routines.

As an employee with us, you have:

• external supervision and continuous professional development
• flexible working hours and summer and winter working hours
• vacation exchange and access to the administration's gym
• wellness allowance (3000 SEK in 2025) and the opportunity to purchase annual passes to the city's swimming pools/gyms at a discount
• a network-based working method that utilizes the family's resources.

Read more about our benefits here.

Your role

As a foster care caseworker, you investigate, support, and guide foster homes to create safe and stable environments for children. You are a close support throughout the placement and collaborate closely with child caseworkers. Travel is included in the position – primarily in Stockholm but also in other parts of the country.

As a child caseworker, you follow up on the care of children in foster homes. You build trusting relationships, maintain contact with parents and networks, and collaborate with foster care caseworkers. The work is conducted according to SoL and LVU. Travel is included in the position – primarily in Stockholm but also in other parts of the country.

Your qualifications and experience

We see that you have:

• a degree in social work
• good ability to express yourself well in Swedish, both orally and in writing.
• experience working with the specific target groups

We consider it an advantage if you have:

• experience of authority work within children and youth
• experience working according to Signs of Safety.
• a valid driver's license (B)

We place great emphasis on the following personal competencies:

You are structured and ensure that your cases are handled on time and with quality, while being goal- and results-oriented with a clear focus on creating the best possible conditions for children and families. You are relationship-building and have the ability to build trust and good collaborations, both with clients and their networks. Additionally, we value that you are collaborative and enjoy working closely with both colleagues and other partners to achieve common goals.

Other

We see diversity as enriching and welcome all applicants.

We recruit without a personal letter to strengthen the focus on competence and experience for this role. When you submit your application, you will answer a number of questions. When we assess your application, we will base it on your CV and the questions you have answered. In this recruitment process, selection tests may be relevant as part of the assessment. Interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis. For these positions, you must have a valid extract from the criminal record.

Please read more about Stockholm City as an employer here.

Warm welcome with your application! Stockholm City works with competence-based recruitment aimed at recognizing each person's competence and thus counteracting discrimination.