Foster Care Secretary at Skärholmen District Administration

Stockholm – our capital city with millions of dreams, expectations, and ambitions. We work for everyone living here today and in the future. Now we are looking for you who want to think big, new, and differently with us – for the people of Stockholm.

Skärholmen District Administration is one of Stockholm City's 11 district administrations and includes the neighborhoods of Bredäng, Sätra, Skärholmen, and Vårberg. More than 1,000 employees work here for our 37,000 residents. We offer a municipal operation that we are proud of, and we have a fantastic diversity. Welcome with your unique contribution!

Are you a driven and experienced foster care secretary who wants to ensure that children placed in care receive safe, stable, and developmental home conditions?

Take the opportunity and apply to us, “A world city in miniature – in the heart of opportunity-filled Stockholm.”

Welcome to us

The social services in Skärholmen are facing an exciting period as we develop our working methods to meet the requirements of the new social services act. We strive to be a social service that is accessible, professional, and meets the residents in the best possible way.

Family care is part of the area of Children and Youth, together with the Child and Reception Unit, Youth Unit, and Open Care. With us, you will have the opportunity to work with foster care for children and youth aged 0–21 years, in close collaboration with foster homes, social workers, and other professionals around the child.

We offer an inspiring and developing work environment where you can influence how the operation is shaped. Here, we highly value commitment, professionalism, and collaboration, and we work together to ensure that every child and youth receives a safe and supportive environment.

With us, you will become part of a team of experienced and dedicated colleagues.

We offer

We are a workplace where we help and support each other and care for a good working environment. You will be offered an exciting and developing assignment with great opportunities for influence, both in your own area and in the department's development. You will work in an administration that values competencies and welcomes initiatives and new ideas. Here, you will work together with engaged colleagues in an important mission.

With us in Skärholmen, there is a real opportunity to make a difference for those we are here for.

In addition, we offer you good flexible working conditions, vacation exchange, wellness compensation, winter and summer working hours, favorable occupational pension, and the possibility to work partially from home if the work allows. Please read about our benefits within Stockholm City.

Your role

As a foster care secretary, you are responsible for recruiting, investigating, and providing support to foster homes and emergency homes. You have a central role in ensuring that children and youth placed in foster care receive a safe, stable, and developmental existence. You actively seek families willing to take in children and youth, conduct interviews, home visits, and background checks, and write investigations according to the National Board of Health and Welfare's guidelines (for example, New Kälvesten or BRA-fam). The work is characterized by both independence and close collaboration with colleagues, other professionals, and external actors.

You continuously work with follow-up and support for the foster homes. This includes regular visits, supervision, and advice to ensure that placed children receive the right care and support based on their individual needs.

An important part of the role is to calculate and follow up on fees and expenses, in accordance with the municipality's guidelines and the child's needs. You are responsible for reporting and any adjustments of compensations.

As a foster care secretary, you also work with quality assurance. You assess the foster homes' conditions to perform their tasks, identify needs for training or support, and contribute to the development of the quality and routines of the operation. The assignment includes supporting, supervising, and training foster homes. You provide both practical and emotional support throughout the placement and participate in training initiatives for foster homes, such as A Home to Grow In.

The work involves close collaboration and continuous reporting. You collaborate with the child's social worker, guardians, and other professionals around the child, such as school staff, healthcare, child and adolescent psychiatry, and other municipalities. Documentation and follow-up are carried out according to applicable laws and guidelines.

As a foster care secretary, you contribute to creating a legally secure, qualitative, and child-focused foster care where the best interests of the child are always at the center.

Your skills and experience

We are looking for someone who has:

A degree in social work
Experience working with children, youth, and families, preferably within foster care, child and youth care, or similar operations
Good knowledge of the social services act, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and relevant guidelines for foster care
Experience in documentation and writing investigations and follow-ups according to applicable laws and guidelines

Meritorious:

Experience in investigation, supervision, or follow-up of families
Ability to recruit and assess foster homes and emergency homes
Experience collaborating with other professional actors around children, such as schools, healthcare, and other municipalities' social services

The position requires good collaboration skills and the ability to adapt responses and communication to the current situation. You who apply have a structured working method, are responsible, and self-driven. Furthermore, you are empathetic and attentive with the ability to create trust with both children, families, and colleagues.

Other

Interviews may take place during the application period.

Background checks will be conducted before an employment contract is signed.

Welcome with your application!
Stockholm City works with competency-based recruitment aimed at recognizing each person's competence and thus combating discrimination.