Family Law Secretary at Northern Inner City District Administration

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 Northern Inner City district consists of the central parts of Stockholm, Norrmalm, and Östermalm. Here, we work to provide our 155,000 residents with the best services in areas such as preschool, social services, elderly care, and urban development. We welcome you who want to make a difference for the residents of Northern Inner City.

Welcome to the Northern Inner City area for children and families!

The Social Services Department in the Northern Inner City District Administration, where the children and family area is included, is located in new, fresh premises in Garnisonen on Karlavägen.

One of our family law secretaries will be on parental leave, so we are now looking for a new engaged colleague for a temporary position that extends until June 2027, with a possibility of extension.

The group has a broad competence and experience along with a lot of joy at work! We also work with development issues within the field and have particularly focused on implementing the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The family law group consists of eight family law secretaries. Family law is part of the children and family area, and about 55 people work here, including managers, distributed across five units: reception, investigation of children and youth, family law, and family care/contact activities. Within the children and family area, there is also a method supporter/mentor, which will be expanded to three. We have access to administrative assistants. The area is led by a district manager and five unit managers, one of whom is responsible for family law and foster care.

We offer

The Northern Inner City District Administration offers you a workplace where active employee participation and clear leadership are the foundation of the operation. The children and family area also offers an individually tailored introduction. As an employee with us, you will work on an exciting and varied assignment. Please read more about our benefits. Employee Benefits - City of Stockholm (https://jobba.stockholm)

Your role

As a family law secretary, your task is to support children and parents in family law matters based on the child's needs, according to the Parental Code and the Social Services Act. We investigate issues regarding custody, residence, and visitation at the request of the district court. The family law secretary offers voluntary cooperation talks at the initiative of parents and at the request of the district court to separated parents. Furthermore, it includes conducting consent investigations prior to adoption, including follow-up reports. We handle parenting matters, agreements, passport and name matters, and execute visitations with visitation support. Part of the work is to provide advice in family law matters.

Your qualifications and experience

We are looking for someone who has:

• A degree in social work
• Experience working with investigations within public authority - children and youth
• Good knowledge of legislation within the Social Services Act, Parental Code, Convention on the Rights of the Child, and other relevant legislation
• Good administrative skills and ease of expression in speech and writing.

It is an advantage if you have:

• Experience in the family law area
• Further education in the family law area

We place great importance on interest in developing the family law area and your personal qualities. As a person, you are responsible, flexible, and attentive in your work, and you have a very good ability to collaborate and create good relationships both in the workplace, with partners, and in working with families. Through your approach, you actively contribute to a good work environment. You have good analytical skills and work in a structured manner by planning, organizing, and executing your work well. You are a person who remains calm, stable, and self-sufficient in stressful situations and can focus on the right things. You can handle conflict-ridden conversations with people in crisis. You are engaged and interested in the area of operations.

If this sounds like you, we warmly welcome your application; interviews may be conducted on an ongoing basis! The City of Stockholm works with competence-based recruitment aimed at recognizing each person's competence and thus counteracting discrimination.