Social Worker for the Reception Group

We are looking for you who want to help shape tomorrow's Ale. With us, you will deliver services of the highest quality to the residents of Ale. Together, our 2,500 employees create Ale, the municipality that focuses on the needs of its citizens. Become one of us!

About the Workplace

We are currently seeking a social worker for the Reception Group in the Children and Youth Unit in Ale Municipality.

Do you enjoy driving improvement processes and are passionate about making a tangible difference for children and families? If so, we would love to hear from you!

The Children and Youth Unit is part of the Individual and Family Care (IFO). In addition to the Children and Youth Unit, IFO consists of Employment and Welfare, the Adult Unit, the Family Support Unit, and the Family Home and Family Law Unit. The latter unit shares a floor with our unit. All units collaborate closely to meet the needs of those we serve in the best possible way.

Your future workplace in Children and Youth is led by a unit manager and two senior social workers. The unit is divided into three groups: a reception group and two groups of social workers who investigate children and youth aged 0-18 years. Additionally, we have a social administrator in the group who assists with administrative tasks.

The office is centrally located in Nödinge center and is easily accessible by public transport.

Job Responsibilities

Your responsibilities as a social worker in the Reception Group include processing incoming reports or applications for the target group aged 0-18 years according to SoL and LVU. You will also write statements regarding young offenders.

You will be responsible for the on-call/standby phone during office hours on a rotating schedule, providing consulting roles, and guiding and referring both professionals and private individuals who contact us with concerns about a child.

We offer an enjoyable and developing assignment where your commitment to children and youth, social work, and the opportunity to free up resources for people in vulnerable life situations is valued.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who has completed a degree in social work or meets the requirements set by the National Board of Health and Welfare for working with children and youth. You need to have knowledge of current legislation and experience in handling child and/or youth cases with the support of BBIC. The work is conducted according to SoL, LVU, and other applicable legislation. It is a significant advantage if you have experience working in a reception group.

We want you to be independent, meticulous, and have a good ability to structure and plan your tasks. You also need to have a very good ability to collaborate. You should be open and curious about trying new working methods, and we would like you to be interested in developing the operations. Your work requires personal maturity to meet the challenges that arise. Since the work often involves meeting people in crisis and/or with complex life situations, it is important that you can see opportunities, convey hope, and meet people in a respectful manner. The work requires that you have a valid driver's license.

We collaborate extensively both within the unit and externally with other professional groups, so this needs to be a working method you enjoy. You should have a good command of the Swedish language in both spoken and written form.

Additional Information

As an employee of Ale Municipality, we offer several benefits:

• Professional development. In Ale Municipality, we value that all employees are given the opportunity for continuous professional development throughout their employment. All social workers with us have access to the course offerings of the Professional Journey. In addition, we encourage individual initiatives for other studies that are beneficial for the position.
• Possibility of remote work.
• You will receive external process supervision once a month.
• Ale Municipality owns cottages on Gullholmen that can be rented at a favorable price.
• Flexible working hours agreement
• Wellness allowance
• Salary exchange for pension (provided certain criteria are met).

Please note that interviews and hiring for the position may occur during the advertising period, so do not wait to apply.

To work within the social services in Ale Municipality, a current extract from the police criminal record is required;

Criminal Record (https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/)

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To facilitate the recruitment process, we ask you to attach relevant certificates and grades for the position you are applying for and, if interviewed, to be able to present valid identification. We can only accept applications via Varbi.

We strive for a balanced gender distribution and see diversity as a strength, and therefore welcome applicants from different backgrounds. Would you like to know more about what it is like to work in Ale Municipality? Read more here: Work in Ale Municipality (https://ale.se/om-kommunen/jobba-i-ale-kommun.html)

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