Lerum Municipality is looking for a Senior Social Worker for the Foster Care Group

Lerum Municipality is known for its scenic locations with lakes and forests. The municipality has 3,200 employees and 43,000 residents but expects to grow significantly in the coming years. Lerum is only a 20-minute commute from Gothenburg and is currently facing a development-intensive period with many exciting projects underway, ranging from schools to housing. The municipality works to ensure good service, high welfare, and a thriving business climate.

Recently, Dagens Samhälle awarded Lerum the title of winner in the category of metropolitan municipalities (2025) - an award based on a comprehensive comparison of 290 Swedish municipalities in areas such as education, healthcare, economy, culture and leisure, attractiveness, business, and future factors like digitalization and civil preparedness. We are now a Super Municipality!

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Do you want to lead us?

We are looking for a Senior Social Worker for the Foster Care Group, where the role involves being 50% Senior Social Worker and 50% Foster Care Secretary. The Foster Care Group is part of the Placement Unit, which also includes Child Social Workers, Contact Social Workers, and Family Law. In your role, you will be responsible for the daily management and support of the caseworkers and, together with the unit manager and Senior Social Workers for Child Social Workers, develop foster care in Lerum Municipality.

Your tasks

The role of Senior Social Worker means you will provide close and daily support to the social workers in your team. You will lead and allocate work and provide methodological guidance to the staff in their assignments. You will have regular case supervision and methodological development both individually and in groups, and can represent the group in various contexts as well as introduce new employees.

You will work together with the unit manager on development issues and processes, monitor collaboration issues, and ensure our transition to the new social services act. You will work to ensure quality in the work and, if necessary, develop and/or revise routines and guidelines.

As a Senior Social Worker, you need to be well-versed in legislation, able to work independently, and remain calm in pressured situations. You should be able to coach the caseworkers in their assignments to foster development and independence.

You should be able to independently handle relevant cases within foster care and drive your processes forward. You should be able to plan and structure your work, have a good approach, and, of course, keep the child's best interests in focus.

We work based on Signs of Safety, where you as a manager have the task of supporting and guiding the caseworkers according to this approach, aiming to make everyone feel involved in the process, both employees and children and networks.

QUALIFICATIONS

Do you have that little extra?

The requirements for the position are a degree in social work and experience in foster care. You have a personal drive for development, are positive, and have the ability to inspire others. You can create calm in stressful situations and prefer solutions over problems. To lead and allocate work effectively, you need to be responsible, structured, and have good planning skills. Since the team of Foster Care Secretaries and Child Social Workers is central to foster care children, the position requires you to have a good ability to collaborate and plan together with others and work towards creating the best possible conditions for our children, their networks, and the foster homes.

You are proficient in the operational system Treserva and see digitalization as a natural part of the work and are comfortable using various digital tools.

Being able to listen and show respect and care for others and collaborate to achieve the best results is your starting point. In your role as Senior Social Worker, you represent the employer and also become a role model for your colleagues. Personal suitability will be taken into account when filling the position.

OTHER

Start date by agreement.

A valid driver's license (B) is required.

Interviews may begin during the application period.

What can we offer?

The municipality offers external supervision, wellness grants, fresh fruit, and free coffee/tea. In our beautiful surroundings, you can take a podcast walk or just take a walk for reflection.

There is an opportunity to exchange vacation days, and we have annual working hours. There are good transport links, and the social office is located right next to the commuter station. Nearby, there is a parking garage where parking is free. The workplace is centrally located in Lerum with access to several shops and restaurants.

The development in Lerum Municipality should be sustainable, and our governance is based on the global goals of Agenda 2030.

We believe that our differences enrich and positively develop the individual, the organization, and society. As an employer, Lerum Municipality actively works for equality and diversity and against all forms of discrimination and harassment.

We care about a good work environment where you can combine work and leisure. As an employee with us, you will have access to a range of benefits, such as wellness grants and employee care programs. Read more about our employee benefits here: https://lerum.se/dina-formaner (https://lerum.se/dina-formaner)

As an employee of Lerum Municipality, there may be a requirement to use personal Bank-ID in the service for authentication in, for example, system logins or other verification.

To ensure the quality of the recruitment process, we ask you to submit your application via this link, and not via email or paper format.

Warm welcome with your application!

For this recruitment, we have already decided on the recruitment channels we wish to use. We kindly but firmly request not to be contacted for further offers of competency mediation, advertising, and recruitment assistance.