Social Worker in the Child and Family Unit

Every year, Öland attracts more and more people. Unique environments, high quality of life, and proximity to both city and sea make Öland an attractive place to visit and live. Southern Öland is characterized by strong forward momentum, commitment, and our fantastic World Heritage.

Mörbylånga municipality is located in the southern part of Öland and consists of approximately 1200 dedicated and competent employees driven by making a difference in our community. We are now looking for more employees who want to contribute to making Öland a fantastic place to live, work, and visit.

The social worker in the Child and Family Unit belongs to Mörbylånga municipality’s Social Services, which includes all social workers, assistance assessors, and the family team.

The workplace is located in central Färjestaden with good communication opportunities to Kalmar and other parts of Öland. Here, you will experience the advantages of a small municipality with proximity to colleagues and other professionals within the Social Services, external partners, as well as tasks that contribute to breadth and a holistic view based on our value foundation: We create growth and quality of life. Within Social Services, we actively work to be a healthy workplace where each employee plays an important role in providing the municipality's citizens with good service and high-quality social services. Mörbylånga municipality is at the forefront in Sweden in various comparisons, which is also reflected in the work of Social Services.

The nearest workgroup consists of eight social workers and a unit manager. We are committed to performing case management and authority exercise of high quality and are now expanding our team with a colleague who wants to contribute to the systematic development of the operations.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Family law, foster home recruitment, the integration unit for children and youth, and case management of child and youth cases are included in the unit's area of work. The main tasks for the current position are case management of child and youth cases, ages 0-20.

The work involves conversations and collaboration with children, their families, and other external actors such as health care, schools, and police. The case management work follows the flow from when a case is initiated until it is concluded, including preliminary assessments, investigations, decisions, and follow-ups of granted interventions. Governing the work are applicable legislation and regulations in the area. The goal is for each individual child to grow up under safe and good conditions and to have the opportunity for favorable development. We actively work for the participation of children and families. You will have the opportunity for regular external supervision, close management from the unit manager, and exchange of experiences with seasoned colleagues.

We work based on BBIC and the work is primarily conducted in the operational system LifeCare.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone who is a trained social worker.

Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability for the role, which means you should have a good ability to make decisions and handle legal issues. You should be able to express yourself clearly in both speech and writing so that the applicant understands, be attentive, and in stressful situations, it is important that you can maintain a professional demeanor and attitude. It is an advantage if you are structured and enjoy seeking information to find answers to various questions. The Social Services in Mörbylånga municipality strive for a developing and continuously improving operation, so it is important that you are open to change and think outside the box. Since the workgroup collaborates closely, it is crucial that you have the ability to cooperate and work as a team.

Experience in authority exercise and documentation and case management according to SoL, LVU, and BBIC is meritorious.

A driver's license is required. Approved study certificates must be presented at the interview. A criminal record extract approved by us is also required.

OTHER

Mörbylånga municipality strives for a more balanced gender distribution in our staff groups. This is part of the municipality's overall gender equality work, which we consider in the recruitment process.

To ensure the quality of the recruitment process in Mörbylånga municipality and to enable good communication with our applicants, we ask you to submit your application digitally. We do not accept applications via email or in paper format.

Warm welcome with your application!

In preparation for the recruitment work, Mörbylånga municipality has taken a stance on recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore firmly request no contact with media sellers, recruitment sites, or similar.