Investigator in Disability and Social Psychiatry

Stockholm – our capital city with millions of dreams, expectations, and ambitions. We work for everyone living here today and in the future. We are now looking for someone who wants to think big, new, and differently with us – for the people of Stockholm.

The Social Administration of the City of Stockholm has an overarching and coordinating role for social services' individual and family care and disability area. Here, good conditions are created to meet residents in need of social services support. In close collaboration with the district administrations, we contribute to a modern, digital, legally secure, equal, and knowledge-based social service, and we have a strong focus on development. Within the administration, a wide range of support measures is offered to the city's residents, and the offerings change based on the needs of Stockholmers and the wishes of the district administrations. The work often takes place in close cooperation with other authorities, civil society, and the business community. The Social Administration is also responsible for the city's serving and tobacco permits and conducts supervision.

Welcome to us

We are ten employees in the assessment and mediation group, which is part of the competence area of disability and social psychiatry in the social administration.

Our roles include investigator, administrator, and unit manager. We have different educational backgrounds and experiences that give us broad expertise in the field.

We are now looking for an investigator in disability and social psychiatry.

We offer

We offer you:

• a developing job with many contacts
• a pleasant work group with engaged and knowledgeable colleagues who support each other
• a workplace that values balance between work and leisure
• healthcare contributions
• flexible working hours, as well as winter and summer working hours
• the opportunity to partially work from home when the work allows
• the possibility of vacation exchange
• a workplace in shared rooms, in fresh premises in Farsta center, close to the subway.

A warm greeting from your future manager

Hello, my name is Jennie Nordheden and I am your future manager. As a leader, I give great space for personal responsibility in daily work. I care about a positive and open work climate where everyone helps to drive the development of the business forward.

Your role

In the role of investigator, your main tasks will include:

• assessing compensation levels for services such as child and adult housing, short-term stays, short-term supervision, and daily activities according to the Act on Support and Service for Certain Disabled Persons (LSS) for all district administrations in the city
• working with authority exercise according to LSS for individuals placed outside Stockholm
• answering questions from managers and assistance officers at the district administrations
• mediating available housing for LSS groups 1 and 2 and mediating housing places within social psychiatry
• actively participating in the unit's development assignments.

You assess the services both through digital meetings and by visiting the operations. In some cases, you may need to travel outside the Stockholm area depending on where the district councils purchase services.

Your skills and experience

We are looking for someone who has:

• a degree in social work or a bachelor's degree in a social science field
• worked as a case officer within LSS or social psychiatry, or alternatively worked as a manager or coordinator in an LSS operation
• broad experience and knowledge of the target groups of disability and social psychiatry
• the ability to express yourself verbally and in writing in Swedish.

It is meritorious if you have:

• worked in Excel with formulas and calculations
• worked in a service operation within disability or social psychiatry
• worked with the operational system Paraplyet in the City of Stockholm.

To thrive in the role, you need to be able to collaborate easily with others and adapt your communication so that others can understand. You are service-oriented and act professionally as the role involves many contacts both inside and outside your own organization. To manage the role, you need to be resilient and able to structure your work effectively. In this recruitment, we place great emphasis on personal suitability, commitment, and motivation for the position.

We are curious about who you are and look forward to your application!

Other

Please note that in this position you may sometimes need to travel outside the Stockholm area.

Here you can read more about:

• the social administration (https://www.stockholm.se/socialforvaltningen)
• our benefits (https://www.stockholm.se/varaforvaner)
• what it is like to be part of the City of Stockholm (https://www.stockholm.se/omoss)

We recruit without a personal letter to strengthen the focus on competence and experience for this role. When you submit your application, you will answer a number of questions. When we assess your application, we base it on your CV and the questions you have answered. After the application deadline, we will review all applications.

We see diversity as enriching and welcome all applicants. Our premises are accessibility adapted.

The City of Stockholm works with competence-based recruitment aimed at recognizing each person's competence and thus counteracting discrimination.