Vacant job

At Åre Municipality, we create conditions for everyone who lives or visits here to realize their dreams. In our magnificent mountain environment, eager skiers coexist with down-to-earth artists. There is room for you too.

Our employees perform Sweden's most important jobs every day. No matter where in the municipality we work, we are all collectively here for the citizens of Åre Municipality. We are many different professions working in the municipality at various workplaces. Everyone's contributions are needed to deliver good service and continue to develop the operations and the entire municipality. We work to create value and quality of life for our residents, our entrepreneurs, and visitors. With us, you make a difference every day!

At Åre Municipality, we operate based on the values that we are professional, respectful, and responsive.

As an employee of Åre Municipality, you will enjoy several benefits beyond your salary; see the link under other.

Åre Municipality is a Sami administrative municipality, and we welcome applicants who have linguistic and cultural knowledge of Sami.

The vision of the Social Administration is to be an easily accessible and well-functioning social administration where we are together brave, innovative, and professional.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Within individual and family care, we have a strong ambition to be a workplace where people thrive and want to stay for a long time. We value openness, participation, and aim to enable our employees' individual development based on competence and interest. Our starting point is that one does a better job if they can utilize their areas of interest. We also prefer that our workplace consists of people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

We are now looking for a team leader who wants to help drive the ongoing work forward. The authority unit of individual and family care consists of two groups, one focused on children and families and one focused on adults/economic assistance. The team leader we are looking for will work within the child and family team, which works with children and their families aged 0-18 years.

As a team leader within the authority unit of individual and family care, you have the privilege of leading a competent team. The role offers many opportunities and a chance to grow and develop. As a team leader, you work closely with the unit manager and are the coordinating link and leader in the everyday client work.

The workgroup handles both child protection investigations and follow-ups on decisions made in family law matters, SoL, and LVU. There is collaboration with other actors such as schools, child psychiatry, police, among others, which is an important and significant part of the work.

You are responsible for case distribution, case guidance individually and in groups, and will have a guiding role in the processing process. As a team leader, you prefer cases in the social committee and continuously work with documentation and method development.

QUALIFICATIONS

• You have a degree in Social Work.
• Experience in case management and documentation according to SoL, preferably in the area of children and families.
• Previous leadership experience is an advantage but not a requirement.
• You have a good ability to express yourself verbally and in writing, as well as computer skills.

As a person, you are fearless, willing to make decisions, and can delegate and drive the work forward strategically. You are also good at building teams and confident in yourself and your professional role. We expect you to be able to work independently, be flexible, have good social skills, and be a responsible and engaged person. Maintaining a professional approach is naturally important in our work. Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability.

Are you the one we are looking for? If so, we ask you to send your application today as interviews may be conducted on an ongoing basis.

OTHER

The position is vacant provided that there is no redundancy, need for reassignment, or priority in the municipality. A probationary period may be applied. More information about Åre Municipality can be found at www.are.se (https://www.are.se).

In preparation for the recruitment process, we have made decisions regarding recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore kindly ask for no contact with media sellers, recruitment sites, or similar.

Our benefits: https://are.se/foretag-och-jobb/jobba-pa-are-kommun/sa-ar-det-att-jobba-hos-oss/vara-formaner (https://are.se/foretag-och-jobb/jobba-pa-are-kommun/sa-ar-det-att-jobba-hos-oss/vara-formaner)