Vacant job

The position is placed within the Social Administration, which is one of eight administrations in Linköping Municipality. The Social Administration is responsible for authority exercise, ordering services, and self-management in the areas of individual and family care, LSS, and social psychiatry. We ensure that all residents receive the support they are entitled to.

Do you want to brighten everyday life and improve the quality of life for the residents of Linköping? With us, you can make an important difference and help make Linköping a better place. Welcome to us!

Your tasks

As a resource coordinator in recruitment and matching, we have a broad assignment. The assignment covers both children and young people as well as adults up to about 65 years. In this role, you will work to match the right services for children, young people, and adults; the services we match include outpatient care and residential care at HVB, LSS/psychiatric homes, protective placements, etc.

The position also involves participating in procurements and serving as a reference for what should be procured. The work also includes negotiations and contract writing. As a resource coordinator, you will also occasionally work on urgent cases/solutions.

In this role, you will collaborate closely with social workers within the investigation and follow-up groups in the administration. Collaboration also occurs closely with the administration's providers as well as many external providers.

Your workplace

As a resource coordinator, you will work based on the goals set by the social and care committee. The committee's activities should be characterized by professional treatment and good accessibility. The authority exercise must be conducted legally and efficiently. The work requires great flexibility and experience as needs vary based on individual circumstances and working with different target groups.

The Social Administration consists of the departments for Children and Young People (0-20 years), Adults, Close Social Services, and LSS. The Children and Young People department consists of four Investigation and Follow-up groups, Recruitment and Matching, and provider activities within outpatient care and supported housing.

If you want to know more about the Children and Young People department as an employer, you can read more here: link (https://www.linkoping.se/naringsliv-och-arbete/jobba-hos-oss/kommunen-som-arbetsgivare/socialt-arbete).

In the Recruitment and Matching unit, there are 5 resource coordinators, 13 social workers, a Volunteer Center, and 2 foster care consultants, and there is also a unit coordinator within the unit.

Working hours are Monday to Friday, 07:50-17:00 with flexible working hours, and you will be located at Drottninggatan 45.

Who you are

We see that you have at least a 3-year post-secondary education, for example in behavioral science or other education that the employer deems equivalent. You also have good work experience in social care, for example in protective housing, within psychiatry, outpatient care, HVB homes, or experience working in social services. It is an advantage if you have experience working with the target group of children and/or adults.

Good knowledge of Swedish in speech and writing is required as the position involves internal and external contacts with accompanying documentation.

To succeed in the role of resource coordinator, you are calm, stable, and see relationships in their proper perspective, distinguishing between the personal and the professional. The workday can change quickly, and therefore you easily adapt to changing circumstances and have the ability to change your perspective. Furthermore, you plan, organize, and prioritize your work appropriately and work well with others, where you listen, communicate, and resolve conflicts constructively. You are outgoing and socially active in professional contexts and are good at creating contacts and maintaining relationships.

Warm welcome with your application!

Other information

When applying for a position in Linköping Municipality, you register your application by logging in via e-identification (such as BankID or FrejaID) instead of using an email address. If you lack e-identification, please contact the responsible HR consultant or manager, and they will assist you in registering your application.

Start date: By agreement

Employment form: Permanent employment

Employment rate: 100%

Number of vacant positions: 1

Ref. no: 16515

In this application, you do not attach a personal letter.

Together we shape the future city. Linköping is one of Europe's most innovative cities and a municipality of opportunities. With energy, courage, and heart, we make our city even better. We are driven by curiosity and the desire to find new solutions. And by brightening everyday life and improving the quality of life for our residents.