Social Worker as a Summer/Temporary Substitute

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.

Are you a social work student who has completed at least semester 5? Do you have knowledge about children, youth, and families and want to gain experience working as a summer/temporary substitute within the child and youth authority? We have a need for summer substitutes in our operations and hope you will become one of our new colleagues.

Your New Job

Being a social worker who conducts investigations and follows up on interventions means creating conditions for change with a focus on children's needs and their right to a secure upbringing.

In this position, you will work with children and youth aged 0-20 years and their families at one of our six investigation units. You will be working on investigations and follow-ups of interventions according to SoL and LVU, with support from the lead social worker, unit manager, method supporters, and administrators.

As a student, you will receive tailored tasks with extra support from your colleagues and supervisors.

Your Qualifications

We are now looking for individuals who want to work as summer or temporary substitutes in our operations during the summer of 2026. You who apply have one of the following:

• A completed and approved degree in social work
• Have completed at least semester 5 by the summer of 2026 and want to work as a temporary/summer substitute
• Have a valid driver's license (B)

We prefer that you have completed your practical training (VFU) within an authority with good results. It is also an advantage to have knowledge of and previous experience with other authority operations, children and youth in other activities, or with any of the methods Signs of Safety, BBiC, and MI.

Being a social worker who conducts investigations and follows up on interventions means creating conditions for change with a focus on children's needs and their right to a secure upbringing. In this work, we often meet people in difficult life situations, so it is important that you as a person are secure and stable.

The work requires flexibility and the ability to prioritize as needed. Many contacts in the work occur directly in personal meetings with children, youth, and families, but a large part of the work involves phone contacts with authorities, schools, healthcare, etc., where you need to take the initiative.

You need to have good collaboration skills with both the families you meet and your colleagues and partners. You can see individuals' needs and place them in a holistic perspective. You possess administrative skills and can express yourself well in both speech and writing.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability.

Welcome to Us

In this position, you will work with children and youth aged 0-20 years and their families, placed at one of our six units. Currently, these offices are located at Kasernen/A6 or in Huskvarna City Hall.

Good to Know

In this recruitment, 4 summer/temporary substitute positions will be filled, full-time or hours - the scope of work will be determined in consultation with the recruiting manager. Start and end of the substitutes will be according to agreement with the manager. We will prioritize those who can work continuously for 8 weeks.

Selection will take place continuously.

In your application, we would like you to include a CV as well as an attached diploma or transcript and current employment certificates. All your employment must be verifiable with certificates indicating position and the extent of your work. Even if you already work with us, you need to present diplomas and employment certificates for positions you have held outside the municipality. Applications that do not meet this will not be prioritized.

Before employment is finalized, a background check will be conducted where 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: https://www.jonkoping.se/fackligasoc (https://www.jonkoping.se/fackligasoc)

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 decided on recruitment channels and marketing. We kindly but firmly decline all calls regarding advertising and recruitment assistance.