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The municipality of Ulricehamn is in an exciting growth phase - we are growing but preserving the small-scale. As the largest employer with over 2,200 employees in 100 different professional roles, we offer a meaningful work life where development, community, and social benefit meet. With Vision 2040 - "Together towards the future" - we shape an innovative and sustainable everyday life, together. With us, you make a real difference every day, in a culture characterized by courage, commitment, and opportunities to grow - both professionally and personally. Are you ready to shape the future of Ulricehamn, together with us?

The welfare sector consists of four operations: disability services, home care and home health care, individual and family care, and care and nursing homes. IFO (individual and family care) is responsible for the following operations: support for children, young people, and their families, support for adults, financial assistance/economic support, as well as labor market initiatives and reception of newcomers. We are now looking for a new colleague to our unit! Our unit consists of a social administrator working at the reception, as well as social administrators and social workers working with financial assistance, estate management, mediation funds, and domestic violence, where we meet victims of violence. The unit also includes a social worker at the Family Center and two family law secretaries. Here you will be part of an engaged team that continues to develop Ulricehamn's social services. We offer you an exciting and responsible job with opportunities for development. Here you will find close managerial support, friendly colleagues, and a good social climate. With us, everyone is important and expected to contribute to the development of the operations. We continue our work with digitization and the development of our working methods. Ongoing competence development is a given, both to ensure the quality of the operations and for you to have the opportunity to grow in your professional role. External supervision and flexible working hours agreements are offered, as well as the possibility of remote work.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Working as a social worker in financial assistance is a varied and exciting job! As a social worker, you work with two parallel processes where you investigate, assess, and decide on financial assistance according to the Social Services Act, and at the same time investigate the individual's resources and potential barriers to self-sufficiency, support, motivate, and guide towards self-sufficiency through work, studies, or other compensation. You do this together with the individual and in collaboration with other relevant parties such as healthcare, the Employment Service, the Social Insurance Agency, and internally within IFO and the municipality's various operations. Social work is important, and being able to meet the individual in the situation they are in is crucial. Therefore, the work involves client-centered work that includes regular motivation and change work. We work with a plan for self-sufficiency to help the individual and the case move forward towards set goals.

Case management involves qualified investigative work based on the applicable delegation order. The investigative work includes individual assessments that encompass economics, law, and a holistic assessment of the individual's situation. You will have both new visits and ongoing cases. We work according to a systems-theoretical approach where we base our work on each individual person and their network. Working with financial assistance means that you have the opportunity to perform practical qualified social work with the individual in focus. The work involves a great deal of autonomy where you independently manage your cases but with close support and assistance from colleagues and your manager. We work closely together and have regular case discussions and reviews. We maintain a lower case load to have time to meet and work with our clients. Your closest colleagues also work with mediated funds, estate management, and domestic violence, which means that there may be opportunities for competence development in these areas to also work with these tasks.

QUALIFICATIONS

Requirements
• Degree in social work or other equivalent higher education deemed relevant by the employer
• Good ability to express yourself well in spoken and written Swedish
• Good digital competence
• B driver's license

Desirable
• Experience of authority exercise within social services, especially in financial assistance
• Good knowledge of the target group and relevant legislation
• Knowledge and experience of working with domestic violence
• Knowledge of a systemic approach
• Experience of working in the operational system Treserva

You have your own drive and commitment and enjoy social work and meeting many different people. You work in a structured way and follow routines and guidelines in a politically governed organization. You are analytical and have a good legal understanding, which allows you to draw well-founded conclusions in your daily work and ensure a legally secure working method. You are confident and stable in yourself and have a positive, service-oriented, and accessible demeanor. You have a flexible approach and can prioritize your tasks during the workday when urgent situations arise. In stressful situations, you remain calm, are patient, and focus on the right things. You have a professional demeanor and the ability to meet and build relationships with people living in vulnerable environments and difficult life situations. Being attentive and having good communication skills are prerequisites for creating dialogue, both with those we serve and with partners, in order to find the best solutions. You can adapt to changing circumstances, have good collaboration skills, and work just as well independently as together with others. You actively contribute to a respectful and pleasant work environment. Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability. We see diversity among our employees as a strength and welcome applicants with different backgrounds and experiences. Interviews are conducted on an ongoing basis, and the position may be filled before the application period has expired - so do not wait to submit your application.

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