Housing Coordinator Wanted!

The unit for adult social interventions consists of a unit manager, three deputy unit managers, and four coordinators with whom you will have close collaboration.

We provide services for individuals with mental disabilities, addiction, comorbidity, and economic and housing-related issues.

Our services include housing with special support, housing assistance, escort services, support housing, HVB, emergency housing, eviction prevention measures, and the housing first team. We also handle budget and debt counseling.

Of course, our values attract you!

• I am here for the residents of Borlänge
• I enjoy challenges
• I meet every person with openness

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

We are looking for a solution-focused housing coordinator!

As a housing coordinator, you will be responsible, together with a colleague, for the eviction prevention work within social services. The job involves extensive collaboration with other actors within the municipality, such as social workers/case managers, as well as other stakeholders like landlords, the Enforcement Authority, healthcare, outpatient psychiatric care, LARO, and inpatient departments.

The work involves outreach to residents of Borlänge who have rent arrears and disturbances in their housing, working to build relationships, motivate, and guide them to other support services within the municipality and region. The job includes exercising authority, and you will make decisions regarding financial assistance, social contracts, and brokerage mandates.

You will participate in all evictions carried out within Borlänge municipality.

The target group you will work with consists of Borlänge residents with housing issues, which means you will encounter residents of all ages. This group often faces mental health issues and/or addiction, as well as other problems such as domestic violence, memory disorders, and criminality. It is not uncommon to encounter issues such as unsanitary living conditions, hoarding problems, and pests.

In this position, you will also be responsible for the social contracts within the social administration, which includes receiving applications, investigating, and making decisions.

QUALIFICATIONS

Requirements for the position are:

• Higher education, vocational training in the field, or high school education deemed suitable by the employer
• Case Management
• Comorbidity
• MI training
• Very good oral and written skills in Swedish
• Driving license B

Meritorious:

• Experience with authority exercises and knowledge of legislation such as the Social Services Act and the Tenancy Act, and familiarity with the support services available within both the municipality and the region, and where to turn in specific cases.
• Experience working with the target group with housing issues and previous work with eviction prevention measures, and being accustomed to handling complex cases.

Personal qualities:

To work as a housing coordinator, you must be fearless and confident in yourself, have an easy time building relationships, be non-judgmental, and be motivated to navigate complex cases.

You must be able to work independently and have the courage to make tough decisions.

You must also be able to collaborate with other actors who have different working methods and legislation to follow.

OTHER

In connection with the interview, you as a candidate need to provide proof of citizenship in Sweden/EU/EES or a valid work residence permit.

For those with protected personal information, we offer an extra protected application process. Please contact the recruiting manager before submitting your application, so we can ensure that your information is handled safely and correctly according to current procedures.

To ensure the quality of the recruitment process in Borlänge municipality and to enable good communication with our applicants, we ask you to submit your application via the link digitally and not in any other way.

Welcome with your application!

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