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Job Responsibilities

Do you want to become one of us?
The Western and Eastern Investigation Units are looking for social workers.

The investigation units are part of the Organizational Labor Market and Social Services Department's Family Division, and their mission is to assess the need for support and protection for vulnerable children, youth, and their families. We at the Western Investigation Unit are now looking for a social worker who handles investigations and assistance according to SoL and LVU concerning children and young people aged 0-18 years. If you join us, we offer you a workplace in central Karlstad in nice, functional premises that contribute to our great job satisfaction. The Western Investigation Unit is a team composed of competent, ambitious, and dedicated social workers.

As a new employee, you will receive a mentor to help you get into the work and daily routines. You will also belong to a team of social workers where there is a great culture of helping each other and good collaboration. The unit also has case supervisors, whose primary task is to guide and support you in your daily work. External supervision is also offered. We have a well-functioning structure in the Family Division, which makes our work a bit easier. All new employees receive introductory training both through the Professional Journey, which includes basic training in BBIC (Children's Needs in Focus), as well as internal training such as child conversation training and Signs of Safety (a solution-focused investigation method). Welcome with your application!

Qualifications

A degree in social work is required. Experience working within social services, particularly with children aged 0-18 years, is an advantage. We value good collaboration skills, decisiveness, flexibility, and the ability to work independently.

A driver's license for a manual transmission is required.

We will request a police record extract for the person who gets the job.

Interviews will be conducted continuously during the application period.

Please feel free to watch a film about us via the link below:
https://qcnl.tv/p/gTHnEpyNZ5VA4SU5NMp3nA (https://qcnl.tv/p/gTHnEpyNZ5VA4SU5NMp3nA)

About Karlstad Municipality

The Labor Market and Social Services Department provides support to vulnerable children, families, and individuals with mental disabilities. Our approximately 700 employees work with addiction care, financial assistance, budget and debt counseling, and family law issues. Our task is also to combat unemployment and manage permits and supervision for alcohol and tobacco.

Do you want to help create the future Karlstad? With us in the Karlstad Municipality group, you can make a real difference. Here, every employee is an important part of the whole, and together we help realize our vision of "A better life in the City of the Sun." Come and grow with us!

Additional Information

To ensure the quality of the recruitment process and simplify communication with our applicants, we ask you to submit your application via our recruitment system and not via email or paper format. We kindly decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this advertisement.

If you have protected personal information, you should not register your application documents in our recruitment system or send them via email. Instead, please contact the municipality's switchboard at 054-540 00 00 for further handling.