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Värmdö is the meeting place of the archipelago with a unique combination of the tranquil beauty of nature and a more urban lifestyle. Our mission is not one but many: schools, real estate, social services, ports, healthcare, libraries, care, and many more. We strive to ensure that all residents of Värmdö can live a rich and free life. We want to be the ones who enable the dream of a vibrant, safe environment for homes, families, and businesses.

To succeed fully, we must have many and extensive competencies and work together for a common and trusting work culture, built on brave, responsible employees who understand the needs and wishes of the residents.

Coordinator with a focus on SIP and network work – Children and Youth

Do you want to work strategically and operationally with collaboration for children and youth with complex needs?

We are now looking for a coordinator for the children and youth unit with a particular focus on coordinated individual plans (SIP), network work, and signs of safety.

About the assignment

As a coordinator, you will play a central role in strengthening collaboration between social services, the region, schools, and other actors regarding children and youth. The assignment aims to enable coordinated efforts, and the goal is to work more preventively, strengthen home-based solutions, and reduce the need for placements outside the home.

The role is placed within the children and youth unit and involves close collaboration with social workers, managers, and other coordinating functions within the municipality.

Job responsibilities

In the role of coordinator, you will:

• Lead and coordinate SIP meetings according to legal requirements and methodological support
• Support social workers in network meetings to enable home-based solutions
• Actively work to ensure that children who are placed, where possible, can return home
• Contribute to joint planning and co-financing together with the region and LSS
• Contribute to competence development within SIP and network work
• Contribute to the implementation of signs of safety.

The work takes place in close connection with the social workers' investigative and follow-up work.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who:

• Have a degree in social work
• Several years of experience working as a social worker with authority in children and youth
• Experience of collaboration between social services, the region, schools, and/or LSS
• Have a good ability to lead meetings and coordinate complex processes as well as to lead, document, and follow up SIP
• Have experience of working according to Signs of Safety (including safety planning)
• Have a good ability to express yourself well in speech and writing
• Hold a B driver's license
• Training in:
• Training for trainers in Signs of Safety
• Basic and advanced training for SIP

Meritorious

It is meritorious if you have:

• Experience working as a SIP coordinator
• Experience in network work according to systems theory
• Experience related to placements and home returns
• Experience in training and implementing Signs of Safety and SIP
• Experience in conducting dialogue and negotiations with external providers and other principals regarding content, scope, and pricing within the framework of applicable agreements

Personal qualities

To thrive in the role, we see that you are structured, relationship-building, and secure in your professional role. You have the ability to work independently while being responsive and collaborative in meetings with other professionals and principals. We place great importance on personal suitability.

In Värmdö municipality, we offer a generous wellness allowance, SL card against net salary deduction, vacation exchange for extra days off, and much more. We also actively work to create health-promoting workplaces with a good working environment and apply smoke-free working hours.

We value the qualities that diversity brings to the organization and therefore welcome applicants with different backgrounds, life experiences, and gender identities for the position.

The employment is a permanent position and is full-time. Start date in September or as soon as possible. Recruitment will take place continuously during the recruitment period. References before employment from the current manager and a reference who can describe you in your work.

Please feel free to watch our film about social services in Värmdö municipality.

Film about social services (https://play.mediaflowpro.com/ovp/16/13HE9LE1LE)

If you want to know more, you are welcome to contact us, see contact information below. Contact information for employee organizations can be found at employee organizations (https://www.varmdo.se/fackligaorganisationer).

We kindly decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this ad.

Värmdö municipality offers wellness allowances, SL cards against net salary deductions, and vacation exchanges for extra days off. We also actively work to create health-promoting workplaces with a good working environment and apply smoke-free working hours.

We value the qualities that diversity brings to the organization and therefore welcome applicants with different backgrounds, life experiences, and gender identities for the position.

If you want to know more, you are welcome to contact us, see contact person below.

Contact information for employee organizations can be found at employee organizations (https://www.varmdo.se/fackligaorganisationer) or via Service Center, 08-570 470 00. We kindly decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this ad.