Vacant job

In Österlen, we create conditions for a high quality of life where Tomelilla municipality is a place for inspiration and development. The municipality has about 800 employees and we offer you good development opportunities, participation through trust, and the possibility of a balance between work and leisure.

We are currently on a development journey focused on streamlining and improving our service. Our ambition is to be leaders in utilizing the opportunities that digitalization provides. In short, we aim to make it easy for everyone who lives in, works in, or visits Tomelilla municipality.

The Child and Family Unit consists of a reception, investigation group, and family care group, which includes two child social workers and two family home social workers, as well as administrators. The unit is led by a unit manager. Two social workers work in the reception.

In the workgroup, there is a positive atmosphere; we care for each other and support one another in our daily tasks. We help each other handle difficult assessments and value our diverse experiences.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

As a social worker in the reception, you are often the first contact with social services for children and youth and their families. Collaboration is an important part of the work with, for example, preschools, schools, police, and other actors around the child and family.

The reception is responsible for the unit's emergency phone, which is open during office hours to receive reports and applications, as well as for advice/consultations regarding children and youth aged 0-21 years. You work with a high degree of independence within legislation, guidelines, and practices. Your work should be characterized by professionalism and good treatment, as well as responsiveness to the needs of children and families.

The reception is also responsible for conducting training for, for example, preschools and schools to increase knowledge about social services' work and the duty to report.

In your daily work, you will receive support and supervision from both the unit manager and the senior social worker, as well as external supervision.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for an experienced social worker who has:

• A degree in social work.
• Experience in investigative work and/or reception work within social services.
• Good knowledge of legislation within SoL and LVU.
• Good ability to express yourself in Swedish, both spoken and written.
• Good collaborative skills and also a good communicator.

To thrive in the reception, you need to be flexible and able to maintain a realistic perspective on situations that arise in the daily work as an authority practitioner. You find it easy to plan, organize, and prioritize your tasks. You have a good ability to establish contact with people in vulnerable situations and enjoy collaborating. You are meticulous and unpretentious. It is an advantage if you have other language skills.

We place great emphasis on personal suitability. Interviews are conducted on an ongoing basis.

OTHER

Tomelilla municipality has a smoke-free working time.

Employees are sought under the condition that the position does not need to be claimed by already employed staff or persons with preferential rights.

To ensure the quality of the recruitment process and enable good communication with our applicants, applications should be submitted digitally via Visma Recruit and not via email or paper format. If you have protected personal data, you should not apply via Visma Recruit but contact HR recruitment via the switchboard at 0417-18 000.

In preparation for the recruitment work, Tomelilla municipality has taken a position on desirable recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore firmly request no contact with media sellers, recruitment sites, or similar.