Description

The Department of Integration, Provision, and Work is divided into labor market, housing issues, young adults, and financial assistance.

We are now looking for a temporary social worker for Financial Assistance East.

Would you like to become one of us at the Financial Assistance East unit? We are a workplace that has a good atmosphere and strong cohesion, and we support each other in our work. We are a group of positive employees who focus on ensuring that our work is characterized by good quality, high legal certainty, and a good approach towards citizens and partners. There are good routines, guidelines, and a clear structure that facilitate the work. When you join us, you will receive your own mentor and an introduction so that you can gradually get into the work. The unit also has two case supervisors to support you in your daily work. External supervision is also offered along with continuous professional development. We have one hour of wellness during work hours each week and wellness benefits.

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Responsibilities

As a social worker in financial assistance, your main tasks will be to investigate and assess the right to assistance according to the Social Services Act, and to actively work with the individual to create a change in their life situation that leads to self-sufficiency. We view the handling of financial assistance as a qualified social change effort aimed at strengthening the individual's ability to live an independent life. The work involves many contacts and collaboration with other parties and authorities, and good knowledge of societal functions is necessary.

We adopt a solution-focused approach that permeates all our work.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone with a degree in social work. You should have a good ability to gather, analyze, assess, and convey information, as well as easily create conditions for collaboration with both citizens, colleagues, and partners. We place great importance on personal suitability.

A valid driver's license (Category B) is required.

Do not hesitate to apply as interviews are conducted on an ongoing basis!

About Karlstad Municipality

The Labor Market and Social Administration provides support to vulnerable children, families, and individuals with mental disabilities. Our approximately 700 employees work with addiction treatment, financial assistance, budget and debt counseling, and family law issues. Our task is also to combat unemployment and manage permits and supervision for alcohol and tobacco.

Would you like to help create the future of Karlstad? With us at Karlstad Municipality, you can make a real difference. Here, every employee is an important part of the whole, and together we help realize our vision of "A better life in the City of Sun." Come and grow with us!

Additional Information

To ensure the quality of the recruitment process and simplify communication with our applicants, we ask you to submit your application via our recruitment system and not via email or paper format. We kindly decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this advertisement.

If you have protected personal information, do not register your application documents in our recruitment system or send them via email. Instead, please contact the municipality's switchboard at 054-540 00 00 for further handling.