Description

Welcome to the Family Department.

A department consisting of 8 units, all working for safe and good upbringing conditions for children.

The employment belongs to the Family Department's Reception Unit, located in the Reception Group. The unit has four workgroups: the reception group, social emergency services, field group, and Barnahus. The reception group handles the department’s incoming reports of concern and applications, as well as the associated preliminary assessments regarding children. The unit's work is directed towards families with children aged 0-18 years.

In the reception group, you will be part of a team of 10 social workers, a team with a lot of experience and helpfulness. The team is supported by case supervisors and a unit manager.

Job Responsibilities

We are now looking for a temporary social worker as one of our employees will go on parental leave later this spring. The work as a social worker in the Reception Group involves receiving reports of concern, conducting safety assessments, meeting children and families, and processing preliminary assessments. We use Signs Of Safety as a method during our meetings with families. The reception group is consulted by other authorities and organizations regarding concerns for children and young people. We provide advice and support to those who contact us. We also inform preschools, schools, and health care about the authority's mission.

External supervision and further training, such as BBIC & Signs Of Safety, are also included.

Qualifications

To make qualitative, legally secure, and qualified assessments, the following is required:

• Degree in Social Work
• We require several years of experience in child welfare within the reception group

A good ability in both interaction, conversation, and documentation is necessary. Additionally, the ability to structure and prioritize your work, as well as being flexible and resilient to stress, is needed. Personal qualities that complement the group will also be particularly considered.

A driving license for manual transmission is a requirement.

Before we can offer you employment, we require a copy of your criminal record extract from the police.

Interviews may begin within the application period.

Please take a look at our film about what it is like to work with us via the link below:

https://qcnl.tv/p/gTHnEpyNZ5VA4SU5NMp3nA (https://qcnl.tv/p/gTHnEpyNZ5VA4SU5NMp3nA)

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 care, financial assistance, budget and debt counseling, and family law issues. Our mission is also to combat unemployment and manage permits and supervision for alcohol and tobacco.

Do you want to help create the future of Karlstad? With us in the Karlstad Municipality group, 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 data, you should 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.