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Social Worker for the Children and Family Unit in Bräcke Municipality

Bräcke kommun

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In Bräcke municipality in Jämtland, you are always close to adventure and hidden gems. Sparkling winter days on skis as well as hot summer days in a boat are everyday life for us who live here. In Bräcke municipality, there are safe schools, personal elderly care, and a variety of small and medium-sized companies with ideas and knowledge that create value locally and globally. Good communications in the corridor between Sundsvall and Östersund and fiber coverage of over 90 percent make it easy to live, work, and travel in our municipality. Here, there is a desire to develop while also having a natural mentality to care for the nature, culture, and people who live here. Welcome to Bräcke municipality – a little closer!

The individual and family care consists of five different units: Children and Family, Adults, Social Care and LSS, Open Care, and the Family Center. The workplace is located in central Bräcke, just a few minutes' walk from train and bus connections. We have a flexible workplace and the opportunity to work from home if the work allows and in agreement with the manager.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Do you want to work in a unit characterized by satisfaction, a good balance between work and leisure, broad competence, and where we care for each other? Then you should apply to us in Children and Family! We are responsible for investigating children's needs for protection and support according to SoL and LVU, granting interventions according to delegation, and following up on granted interventions. The group consists of 6 social workers and one senior social worker who is also the group leader.

As a social worker within Children and Family, you guide citizens with a focus on early support. You should have the ability to balance authority with relationship-building, where you reach further by engaging people in their own change process. You believe in people's willingness and capacity to take the step towards a better situation themselves. You see the whole picture and have the mindset to create conditions for positive change.

QUALIFICATIONS

To work with us, you need to have a degree in social work and a B driver's license. We prefer that you have experience in authority practice according to SoL and LVU.

We are looking for someone who is interested in actively developing the methods and practices of the organization together with the manager and colleagues, among other things based on the new social services act. As a person, you can easily adapt your working method according to the type of case. Furthermore, you have good collaboration skills and are keen to create good relationships, as well as being humble and understanding of other people's life situations. You have a good ability to work independently in your case management and have a sense of responsibility for the authority practice you perform.

Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability.

Before employment, we request an extract from the suspicion and criminal record register.

OTHER

Interviews will be conducted continuously during the application period and may be filled before the application period ends.

We kindly but firmly decline offers from staffing and recruitment companies regarding advertising and recruitment assistance.

Contact during the period 29/12-25 - 9/1-26: Senior Social Worker Cecilia Lindstein

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