Job Advertisement: Case Officer for Adult Group

Stockholm – our capital city with millions of dreams, expectations, and ambitions. We work for everyone living here today and in the future. We are now looking for someone who wants to think big, new, and differently with us – for the people of Stockholm.

Our part of the city is located between the lakes Drevviken and Magelungen. Here, the Farsta district administration employs 1,400 dedicated staff who now need a new colleague. With us, you have easy access to both subway and commuter trains, shops, and restaurants. And close to a swimming area in the summer and long-distance skating in the winter.

Description

The assistance unit for people with disabilities consists of a workgroup of 20 employees.

17 employees work as case officers, and we are divided into a children's group and an adult group. The unit also employs a coordinator who provides support to families with children with disabilities, a group leader, and a unit manager.

You will be part of a workgroup characterized by a strong user focus, good atmosphere, extensive experience, responsibility, generosity, and high ambitions. In addition to meaningful social work, you will receive an introduction and regular methodological support together with your colleagues. The unit is now looking for a case officer for our adult group. We work in modern premises in Farsta center, close to the subway, shopping center, and beautiful walking paths.

Responsibilities

Our target group is people with disabilities aged 0-65 years.

As a case officer, your tasks will include investigating and making decisions according to the Social Services Act (SoL) and the Act on Support and Service for Persons with Disabilities (LSS). An important part of the work is to follow up on granted interventions. Our mission is to meet the individual's needs for interventions aimed at increasing independence based on the individual's circumstances. We place great importance on the individual's participation being considered in the design of the intervention. We use the investigation method DUR.

As a case officer, you work both independently and systematically by planning, organizing, and prioritizing your work well. You have a good ability to establish contact with people in vulnerable situations. You are calm, stable, and have the ability to maintain a realistic perspective on situations that arise in daily work as an authority. You work well with complex issues and can quickly analyze situations and make decisions. You have good collaboration skills, are attentive, and flexible. In your work, you will collaborate with both colleagues in the unit and in the city and external partners such as healthcare, habilitation, psychiatry, and social insurance. In assistance investigations and complex cases, we apply co-case management for high legal security for the individual and support for you as a case officer.

You will be offered meaningful work with interesting and challenging tasks in an organization that is constantly evolving based on the needs of users and society. We are looking for someone who enjoys a varied job in a changing environment where no two days are alike!

Qualifications

You have a degree in social work or another higher education deemed equivalent by the employer. You have good knowledge of current legislation within LSS and/or SoL.

Your work is characterized by user focus, good reception, and judgment, and you find it easy to make decisions. You are communicative and solution-oriented in meetings with clients, you see opportunities and are positive in your work. You have good collaboration skills and find it easy to build trusting relationships. You work both independently and systematically by planning, organizing, and prioritizing your work well. You are relationship-building and have a good ability to establish contact with people in vulnerable situations. You are calm, stable, and have the ability to maintain a realistic perspective on situations that arise in daily work as an authority.

Conditions

As an employee in the district administration, you have flexible working hours, winter and summer hours, and wellness benefits.

In preparation for the recruitment process, we have made decisions regarding recruitment channels and marketing. Therefore, we kindly ask for no contact with media sellers, recruitment sites, or similar.

The City of Stockholm works with competency-based recruitment aimed at recognizing each person's skills and thus counteracting discrimination.

To work with children, youth, the elderly, and persons with disabilities, including work in their homes, you must provide an extract from the criminal record. The extract must not be older than six months from the date of issue.