Vacant job

Malung-Sälen Municipality has about 10,000 inhabitants and is located in the picturesque Dalarna region, where you can fly to and from our international airport in Sälen. Here you will find the Sälen mountains, making us the largest winter tourism destination in Northern Europe. The fantastic nature of Malung-Sälen, along with major events and experiences, allows us to offer you quality of life, opportunities for an active outdoor life, and a safe environment for children to grow up in.

The employees of Malung-Sälen are the key to our success, which is why we want to create the best conditions for a sustainable work life, so that you can thrive, feel good, and experience joy at work. As an employee with us, we offer a range of benefits including:

• Wellness allowance or wellness hour where the operation allows
• Permanent and monthly paid staff are offered season tickets to the Sälen mountain facilities at a favorable price
• Flexible working hours when possible

Welcome to a workplace where respect, care, and safety are the foundation of everything we do!

JOB DESCRIPTION

As a social worker within Children and Youth in Malung-Sälen Municipality, you will work with authority according to the Social Services Act and the Care of Young People Act. Your task is to investigate, assess, make decisions, and follow up on interventions for children and young people aged 0-18 years in a legally secure manner.

The work involves:

• Handling investigations and interventions for children and young people according to SoL and LVU.
• Assessing the need for protection and support interventions for children, young people, and their families.
• Preventive work and collaboration with open care, schools, health care, and other actors.
• Decision-making and follow-up of granted interventions and placed children.
• Collaboration with colleagues and coordinators to ensure legally secure and efficient handling.
• Working with structured interventions, such as placements and support for foster homes.
• The role also includes working closely with reception secretaries, family law secretaries, and foster home secretaries, where collaboration within and between groups is a natural part of daily work.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone with a degree in social work or other education that the employer assesses as equivalent. You have good knowledge of current social legislation, are motivated to take on the new social services law, and preferably have experience working in social services, with a preference for previous experience in working with children and youth. You are confident in your profession, have an easy time expressing yourself in speech and writing, and enjoy taking your own initiatives. You are attentive, collaborative, and treat people with respect - both colleagues and those you meet in your work.

We value qualities such as:

• Flexibility and analytical ability
• Structured work style with good administrative skills
• Responsibility and ability to work both independently and in a team
• With us, you will have a varied and meaningful job where legal security and quality are fundamental. You should have good computer skills and appreciate being part of developing the operations.

We are currently facing an exciting future where we are working together to implement the new social services law - an opportunity for you to contribute and make a real difference.

We are looking for someone who:

• Thrives in a fast-paced environment and can handle pressure without losing focus on recovery
• Sees the value in working network-based and is comfortable collaborating with other actors
• Has a genuine interest in supporting individuals towards self-sufficiency

To give you the best possible start, we offer an introduction program with mentorship, where you will receive support to grow into the role.

We are curious about who you are, what you can do, and what you want. Do you recognize yourself in the above description and are you interested in taking on the challenge?

Welcome with your application today! Interviews and appointments will be conducted continuously.

OTHER

To see all our ongoing recruitments, visit www.malung-salen.se/ledigajobb (www.malung-salen.se/ledigajobb).

If you have previous experience working within our organization, internal references may be taken.

Interviews and appointments may occur before the end of the advertisement period.

We have decided on the methods to be used in the recruitment process. Therefore, we kindly but firmly decline any contact regarding advertising, recruitment assistance, and staffing proposals.