Social Worker at the Social Administration in Järfälla

The Social Administration in Järfälla is responsible for the areas of elderly care, disability support, and individual and family care (IFO). Within IFO, we work with 200 dedicated and competent employees who always strive to offer our residents a high-quality social service. Since January this year, the unit has focused more on authority exercise as we have become a more specialized reception unit. The unit now consists of the functions of reception and new visits regarding financial assistance, housing applications, and estate management. We are now looking for you who want to become our new colleague!

We offer you the opportunity to be part of starting something new based on our new organization where we strive to strengthen our focus on performing authority exercise with high quality, while always keeping social work at the center. We provide a workplace where you can contribute, grow, and develop in your role as a social worker.

We actively work to develop our unit and strive for continuous improvement in our operations. With close leadership from our unit manager and two team leaders, you will receive the support you need to succeed in your work.

Our unit is characterized by strong collaboration and commitment to the mission. As an employee with us, you will also receive a range of benefits such as a wellness allowance of 3,000 kronor per year, discounts through our benefits portal, and external supervision. We also offer you annual working hours.

We look forward to welcoming you to our new unit!

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

From January, the reception will consist of 8 social workers who will be divided into two teams led by their respective team leaders. As a social worker, you will alternate between reception weeks and investigation weeks, where your tasks will include everything from receiving and investigating new applications for financial assistance to making decisions. An important part of the reception work is to clarify which clients should be booked for new visits and which should not be booked and to justify why.

During reception weeks, you will staff the phone reception, where you receive applications, ask clarifying questions, and provide information and advice. You will also conduct reception visits at the office, sometimes together with colleagues from other units, to investigate and make decisions. An important part of the work involves investigating clients' municipal affiliation, as well as participating in eviction prevention measures and being present at evictions. Handling e-applications and being prepared to receive urgent cases are also central parts of your work.

During investigation weeks, you will focus on new visits and conduct basic investigations, where you process and make decisions based on your assessments. Home visits and follow-ups in certain cases, as well as investigating electricity and rent debts, are also part of your tasks. The work is varied and at times fast-paced, requiring a good ability to make quick decisions, sometimes regarding rejections, as well as meeting people in various situations with a good approach.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone who:

• Has a degree in social work and experience in authority exercise within financial assistance. Experience in reception work is desirable.

You have a good ability to express yourself verbally and in writing, and are structured with good planning and organizational skills. You have good knowledge of authority exercise and social work, as well as an understanding of digitalization, as we are constantly working to improve our e-services and digital processes. You are stable, can handle different situations with a good approach and remain calm even at a higher work pace. You value collaboration, are clear in your communication, and are solution-oriented and flexible. Experience with Lifecare is an advantage, but not a requirement. A driver's license is desirable as home visits occur in the work.

Welcome with your application!

OTHER

Järfälla has one of the most exciting geographical locations in northern Stockholm and is growing rapidly. We offer a workplace with great variety, good development opportunities, and work according to the vision Järfälla for everyone moving forward. Read more about what it is like to work with us at www.jarfalla.se/jobbaijarfalla (http://www.jarfalla.se/jobbaijarfalla)

We conduct limited background checks for final candidates in this recruitment process. Background checks are only conducted to the extent relevant to the position in question. In cases where extracts from the criminal record are legally required, you will also need to present such an extract. We collect verbal and written consent. For more information on how we work with background checks, see www.jarfalla.se/bakgrundskontroller (http://www.jarfalla.se/bakgrundskontroller)

Since Järfälla Municipality is a Finnish administrative area, knowledge of the Finnish language is an advantage.

Selection and interviews are conducted continuously throughout the process. Positions may be filled before the application deadline. Warm welcome with your application!

We kindly decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this advertisement.