Uddevalla – a place for life

Welcome to become a part of our growing municipality - and to work with us to provide our residents with even better service.

We offer an attractive workplace that gives you great opportunities to develop in your professional role. Our goal is for everyone to thrive and grow - throughout their entire working life. We also want to develop as an employer and actively work to best utilize your knowledge and engagement. We appreciate and encourage co-creation from everyone.

Uddevalla municipality is a beautiful place by the sea in the heart of Bohuslän. We believe in an open and positive interaction between the municipality, education, business, and culture.

We hope you will enjoy being with us!

About the job

Become a key person in our new reception unit!

To increase accessibility and strengthen preventive work, we are now starting a reception unit within the Department for Adult Support.

The unit will be the first contact for individuals seeking support and advice in their daily lives.

With us, you will encounter drive, commitment, and a clear desire to develop the future of social services. Now you have the chance to be a part of our journey and contribute with your competence and engagement.

As a social administrator within social services, you have an important role where you provide qualified administrative support to social workers and management. The position involves many points of contact and is a central service function in the operation.

We offer a varied and meaningful job where your efforts make a difference every day.

Job responsibilities

As a social administrator, you will play a central role in our team and contribute to improving our service for residents. Your work will be multifaceted and dynamic, where you will have the opportunity to leave your mark on the operation.

The position includes, among other things, the following:

• Act as a spider in the web, with both internal and external contacts with residents and partners
• Provide administrative support in processing procedures
• Be responsible for sending out and communicating documents
• Perform some record-keeping and schedule appointments, meetings, and participate in the introduction of new employees
• Handle mail, calendar, phone, and email in the absence of employees
• Perform other administrative tasks based on the needs of the operation

As the position is under development, there is a great opportunity to help shape your future role to fit the needs of the operation.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for someone with a strong service focus and well-developed collaboration skills - qualities that are crucial for success in this role. You have a structured and solution-oriented approach and contribute to ensuring that our processes function efficiently and smoothly.

You are unpretentious and work with a strong commitment to the mission of the operation. With the user in focus, you collaborate to ensure that the right support and interventions are provided, where the individual's needs always take precedence over personal or organizational boundaries.

Qualifications

To be considered for the position, you must have:

• Education as a social administrator, or other education that the employer assesses as equivalent
• Good knowledge of legislation related to social services
• Previous experience of administrative work within social services
• Good computer skills
• Driving license B
• Very good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written

In addition, we are looking for someone who has:

• Experience working in Microsoft 365
• Good collaboration skills and finds it easy to build relationships
• It is a merit if you have experience working within social services and in the operational system LifeCare

We will place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Other

Interviews may take place continuously during the recruitment period.

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For positions where a license/valid proof from the National Board of Health and Welfare for protected professional titles is required, this must be submitted before employment.

Language assessment will be conducted for certain professional groups before employment can be considered.

Criminal record checks will be conducted for all employment within the social administration.

For employment within HVB operations, an extract from the HVB home is requested.

For employment in services aimed at children with disabilities, extracts for children with disabilities and verification of personal information are requested.

For other employment within the social administration, an extract for verification of personal information is requested.

If the extract is not digital, it must be brought in an unopened envelope during the verification.

Criminal record - request extract www.polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret (https://www.polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret)

Employment is subject to the necessary decisions being made. For positions that involve direct and regular contact with children and young people, as well as for operations within LSS, care and nursing, health care, psychiatric care, and addiction care, a valid extract from the police's criminal record must be presented or submitted before employment. Please note that it may take time to obtain the extract, so order it in good time to avoid delaying the recruitment process.

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If you have a protected identity, do not submit your application digitally but contact the person listed as the contact person in the advertisement.

For those who are not citizens of the EU/EES area, a work permit is required; this does not apply to those with permanent residence permits. The work permit must be presented at the interview.

The link below contains consolidated information about the most important benefits available in the collective agreement we have in Uddevalla municipality. The information covers, among other things, vacation, salary and compensation, parental leave, insurance, skills development, and pension.
Collective Agreement 2024 (https://extra.skr.se/download/18.18f9f5a61926b4a1e532618/1728397193467/Sag-hej-till-ditt-kollektivavtal-2024.pdf)

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