Child Secretary for the Foster Care Unit

Jönköping Municipality is a large employer with hundreds of different job roles. We are growing in line with the municipality's development with more residents, more housing, and a larger range of services. We are always on the lookout for new talent - employees with diverse backgrounds and experiences, united by the common drive to create a better municipality to visit, live, work, and reside in.

Do you want to make a difference for children and young people and have you previously worked with foster care and authority exercise? We are now looking for two dedicated and knowledgeable child secretaries for the Foster Care Unit.

Your new job

The Foster Care Unit in Jönköping Municipality is in an expansive phase due to a reorganization and is now expanding with two permanent positions as child secretaries.

The Foster Care Unit works to support placed children and guide foster homes to ensure that living conditions are as safe and stable as possible for both children and foster homes. Jönköping Municipality invests in enhanced foster care, which includes increased support, additional training, and guidance for foster homes. Guiding Interaction (ICDP) and Signs of Safety are some of the tools we apply.

As the child's social secretary, you are the designated contact for the child, responsible for processing and following up on the child's case. You monitor the child's living situation and investigate necessary interventions according to SoL and LVU. Your tasks include child interviews, investigations and decisions, follow-ups, and reassessments of assistance according to Children's Needs in Focus (BBIC). You are responsible for ensuring that the child's rights and voice are respected in contact with people in the child's network and other authorities, with a particular focus on the child's best interests. You work closely with a foster care secretary in all cases.

Your qualifications

You are a trained social worker with several years of experience in authority exercise. Previous experience working with children, families, and foster homes is particularly meritorious. It is also an advantage to have knowledge of and previous experience with ICDP, Signs of Safety, BBiC, and MI.

As a person, we believe you want to make a difference, take responsibility for your tasks, and plan your work efficiently. You value collaboration and understand the authority role. Furthermore, you are confident in yourself and easily connect with others, enjoying working relationally with children, parents, and partners. For you, engagement, responsibility, and participation in our organizational development are important, and you are happy to share your knowledge. You have excellent skills in the Swedish language, both spoken and written.

A driving license is required for our operations, and you must be able to drive both manual and automatic vehicles.

We place great importance on personal suitability!

We offer you

We offer you as an employee a 7-hour workday with working hours scheduled during weekdays, individual salary setting, guidance, and a job in a team with a strong sense of community and dedicated, knowledgeable colleagues. For us, you as an employee are important, and when you join us, you will receive an introduction and close support in your work from the management. Read more: Jönköping Municipality as an employer (https://www.jonkoping.se/jobba-hos-oss/jonkopings-kommun-som-arbetsgivare-/detta-far-du-nar-du-jobbar-hos-oss)

Welcome to us

The Foster Care Unit consists of over 40 employees, approximately half child secretaries and half foster care secretaries. You will have the support of four senior social secretaries, two unit managers, and three administrators. We are a great team that enjoys working together and has a good cohesion. Our office is located in Huskvarna City Hall. With us, you will have a job with exciting tasks and challenging assignments where you become part of the future of children and young people.

Good to know

In this recruitment, two permanent positions in Jönköping Municipality are being filled, full-time, with start dates according to agreement. A probationary period may be used.

Temporary positions may also be relevant in this recruitment.

In your application, we would like you to include a personal letter, a CV, a copy of your degree from the social work program, and previous employment certificates. All your employment must be verifiable, and it should be clear what extent you have worked, what employment form has been relevant, and what position you have held.

We use ongoing selection, and interviews in this recruitment are scheduled for January 7-8 and after January 26.

Before employment is finalized, a background check will be conducted, and you must present an extract from the criminal record. In this recruitment, the extract referred to is “Check your own information in the criminal record.”

Want to know more?

Recruiting managers, see the information box. Union representatives: Union representatives (https://www.jonkoping.se/fackligasoc)

Together, we make Jönköping Municipality better – for everyone. Come and work with us. Welcome to apply for the position!

Jönköping Municipality strives to offer an attractive workplace that is free from discrimination and provides equal opportunities for all.

In preparation for the recruitment process, we have made decisions regarding recruitment channels and marketing. Therefore, we kindly but firmly decline all calls regarding advertising and recruitment assistance.