Do you want to be part of developing the world's best team?

We are now looking for you who want to contribute to a good work environment and a positive team spirit based on the municipality's values: citizen value, participation, openness, and joy.

Welcome with your application for the position of case officer within LSS for children and young people.

Your role with us

As an LSS case officer, you will have independent responsibility for processing, follow-up, and evaluation of interventions primarily according to LSS within the care administration. You will collaborate and communicate both internally and externally. You will report to the unit manager, whom you will work closely with. Your tasks include investigating individual citizens' rights to interventions according to primarily LSS. Documentation is done in the operational system Life Care. As a case officer in the unit, you are expected to contribute to high quality with good legal security in addition to the usual tasks of a case officer. The workgroup consists of a mix of extensive experience and new competence with a willingness to support and help colleagues.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for someone who has a degree from the social work program/social care program or another higher education that the employer deems equivalent. You should have training in social law or a legal overview course. For the job, it is required that you have good knowledge of the relevant legislation in the area, which primarily includes the Administrative Procedure Act, the Public Access to Information and Secrecy Act, the Social Services Act, and LSS. We would also like you to have experience in processing according to SoL and/or LSS.

Since communication and documentation are part of your tasks, you need to master the Swedish language in both spoken and written form. You should have good computer skills, and if you have knowledge and experience working in Life Care's case officer portal, we consider it an advantage. A B driver's license for manual transmission is a requirement. As an employee, you are independent, development-oriented, and responsible. You find it easy to collaborate, have decision-making ability, and are good at seeking knowledge independently.

This is us

At the authority unit, case officers are responsible for decisions according to SoL (Social Services Act), LSS (Act on Support and Service for Certain Disabled Persons), and housing adaptation (Housing Adaptation Act), as well as a housing prioritizer responsible for housing assignments and short-term care according to SoL. The authority unit is also responsible for preventive work, meeting places, support for relatives, outreach activities, volunteer coordination, health and training, as well as social content and culture in care.

Together with a focus on the needs of citizens! The care administration's activities are aimed at the elderly and individuals who need functional support as well as those in need of home health care. The operations are functionally divided into four areas: support in ordinary housing, support in care and nursing homes, health and medical care, and functional support. The administration also includes the authority unit, national gymnasium, and assistive technology center in Eastern Skåne. The municipality offers free choice in home care.

We offer

We want our employees to have responsibility and opportunities to take on challenges. As a case officer, you will be involved in development work through working groups as well as areas of responsibility and specialization.

We are over 7,000 employees in Kristianstad municipality who make a difference in people's everyday lives, every day. With us, you will find employees who are passionate about welfare and want to turn ideas into reality. Kristianstad municipality offers several different career paths so that you can develop throughout your working life. Read more about our benefits and us as an employer here (https://www.kristianstad.se/jobbochforetagande/jobbochpraktik/kommunensomarbetsgivare.670.html).

Good to know

If you have protected personal information, do not apply via the application button. Instead, send your application by post or leave your application at Rådhus Skåne. Mark the envelope with the title and reference number. If you have questions, you can contact the citizen center at 044-13 50 00.

If you have questions about how to submit your application, contact the system's support at 0771-69 36 93. Choose 1 - Visma Recruit and 2 - job seekers.