Social Worker for Placed Children and Youth

Do you want to make a difference for children and youth and their families together with us?

One of our colleagues is moving on to a new position in child and youth services, and we are therefore looking for a social worker for placed children and youth to join our foster care group.

We are an experienced, helpful, and friendly workgroup that enjoys working together. We are now looking for you who want to become our colleague!

As a new social worker with us, you will receive an introduction and training tailored to your needs, providing you with the tools you need for the job and the opportunity to grow into the role. We have continuous external supervision, legal guidance, and regular case supervision. All employees in the unit are part of the Professional Journey, which is an initiative to strengthen introduction and professional development.

We in the child and youth unit care about our employees having a good balance between work and leisure, which is why we currently offer a reduced working hours scheme that means a full-time work week is 35 hours with maintained salary. Currently, this is a trial period (until March 2026). We also offer annual working time, vacation exchange, wellness benefits, and the possibility of agreement on remote work up to two days a week.

Job Responsibilities

Working as a social worker for placed children and youth is a varied and exciting job where you have the opportunity to make a difference.

Your task in child and youth services largely involves following up on the care that the child or youth receives in the foster home and working to ensure that placed children and youth have their needs met. You will be the spider in the web coordinating necessary interventions around the child by having close cooperation with the child/youth as well as with parents, foster homes, and other actors in the professional network such as schools and regions.

We in child and youth services enjoy developing our work and are committed to continuous improvements so that the children and families we meet receive a professional response and legally secure processing. We work according to the Signs of Safety approach, which invites close collaboration with children, parents, and their networks. We are also in the transition to a new social services act. We believe it should be exciting and fun, and in the work to drive development forward, you are important!

Qualifications

We are looking for someone with a degree in social work and an interest in developing social work and case management for children and youth. We prefer candidates with experience in authority exercise within the target group and who have worked with BBIC and Signs of Safety. Personal suitability is crucial.

To fit in the role, we also believe that you…

• Are confident and calm, solution-oriented, and see opportunities even in complex situations.
• Are attentive and communicative and build good collaborations.
• Are structured, independent, and reflective.
• Have a strong commitment to children, youth, and foster care.
• Are engaged in your area of responsibility and interested in method and organizational development.

Do not wait to apply as the recruitment process will be ongoing.

We look forward to your application!

About the Administration

We are here for people. We offer various types of support to children, youth, families, and adults who in some way need our interventions. We provide individuals with the support they need to then move forward on their own to work, studies, or otherwise receive help to develop. We take care of our elderly when they need support in their daily lives. We are one of the few municipalities in Sweden that has a consolidated social services. This means that authority exercise as well as treatment and supportive interventions exist within the same administration. We see this as a tremendous strength. We create value for our residents and contribute to a good and dignified life – for all, regardless of circumstances. We place great emphasis on early interventions and preventive work, professionally and individually tailored support. We are a learning workplace - We make each other better through our quality work focused on those we are here for. We are the social and care administration – part of Hudiksvall Municipality.

About Hudiksvall Municipality

In the middle of Sweden, by the beautiful Hälsinge coast, lies Hudiksvall Municipality - or perhaps better known as Glada Hudik. Here live 37,600 happy residents, and more than half of us live in rural areas.

In Hudiksvall Municipality, distances are short to most things you want to do and need, giving you time for what is important in life. Here you have proximity to contrasting environments, an active association life, and a business community with great initiative - many world-leading companies are based in our municipality.

Hudiksvall Municipality is the largest employer in the municipality. Together, we are 3,800 employees, across 300 different professions, who work every day to create value for those we are here for – our residents. It is a large and important task that should be permeated by safety, openness, participation, and equality. In this way, we help to build a society where all people are equally valuable.

Please remember not to include sensitive personal information or evaluative information in your application. If you have protected personal information, we ask that you apply by contacting the recruiting manager listed in the advertisement. Your application will become a public document according to the principle of public access.

Read more about what we as an employer can offer you: www.hudiksvall.se/jobbahososs (www.hudiksvall.se/jobbahososs)