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Engaged Social Worker Wanted for the Family Home Center

Borås kommun

Västra Götalands län, Borås

Previous experience is desired

26 days left
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We are looking for an engaged social worker for the Family Home Center in Borås City! With us, you are an important part of the work to create safety and stability for children placed in foster care. Together, we wholeheartedly work for the best interests of the children and families.

With us, you will be part of a stable and experienced team where both knowledge and new energy are utilized. We support each other and constantly develop our work through quality assurance, training, and development initiatives.

The Family Home Center actively works to increase the number of its own foster homes and has a clear plan for focus and development issues. The organization consists of social workers, foster home coordinators, educators, method supervisors, and unit managers who together create a strong whole. We develop our working methods through, among other things, Signs of Safety, Parents at a Distance, participate in the Professional Journey, and offer regular external supervision - all to ensure you feel secure and can develop in your role.

Social Worker for the Family Home CenterJob Responsibilities

As a social worker at the Family Home Center, you are the spider in the web, coordinating collaboration between foster homes, biological parents, schools, and other important actors around the child. The three-part parenthood should be at the center of our work. You are responsible for investigations, follow-ups, and ensuring that documentation is kept up to date in our operational system Viva. The work is carried out in close collaboration with the responsible foster home coordinator for each case.

Additional Information

Before an employment offer is made, a criminal record extract from the police must be presented.

Interviews will be conducted continuously during the application period.

Qualifications

To become our next colleague, you need to have a degree in social work. You are familiar with documentation and have experience in authority exercise, preferably within Children and Youth. Training in Signs of Safety and MI is a significant advantage. As a person, you are flexible, positive towards development, and enjoy structure. You work methodically, can prioritize smartly, and thrive in a team that contributes to a good working environment. You easily build long-term relationships, value quality in your work, and understand the importance of careful documentation.

A driver's license (B) is required as travel in the job occurs, sometimes even over several days.

Application

Please send your application with attached documents via our application function, which you can access by clicking "Apply for the job" below.

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