Job Advertisement: Case Officer for the Guardianship Unit

We are currently looking for new employees for the Guardianship Unit. Would you like to be part of our team?

Your Role with Us

The Guardianship Unit supervises and provides good service in all forms of guardianship. As a case officer with us, you will have a varied job with a lot of responsibility. Independently and legally review annual reports and make decisions regarding fees, recruit, supervise, educate, and inform guardians (guardianship representatives). Make independent decisions on delegation from the guardianship committee. If applicable, independently investigate and present cases in the district court and guardianship committee or the guardian. Together with others in the organization, drive overarching development issues. You should be accustomed to independently reading and interpreting legal texts and practices. The role involves a fluctuating pace of work with varied tasks.

Who Are We Looking For?

We want you to have an academic degree (180 credits/120 points) with a focus on economics, law, social work, or another field combined with experience deemed equivalent by the employer. Experience in independent investigative work is an advantage, as is experience in independently interpreting laws and regulations. It is desirable that you have experience working within a municipal or state organization. Particularly advantageous is experience from previous work within guardianship operations, and work with financial reporting. We would like you to have knowledge of the laws and regulations applicable to the operations. Since communication and documentation are part of the tasks, excellent knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written, is required. Of course, you handle IT tools as a natural part of your work, and we would like you to have worked in Wärna and Evolution, which are our case and diary systems.

As a Person

As a person, you have the ability to apply specialized and detailed expert knowledge and can convey this to others in a pedagogical manner. We want you to be good at analyzing and assessing different types of information to draw well-considered conclusions and create effective solutions. Following instructions, processes, and legal requirements is a prerequisite for the role, as is the ability to adhere to timelines.

About Us

The municipality of Kristianstad is working to further develop the guardianship operations within Skåne Nordost (SKNO). This means that Kristianstad municipality collaborates on guardianship issues with Osby, Östra Göinge, and Hörby. Kristianstad municipality is the host municipality, and all work is carried out here. The operation consists of a total of 12 case officers, two administrators, and one unit manager. The guardian is located at the Eastern City Hall.

The Municipal Management Office is responsible for strategically leading, coordinating, and developing the municipality's operations. Here, functions such as finance, HR, IT, communication, citizen center, business, tourism, and shared services are included. With our approximately 700 engaged employees, we operate under the leadership of the municipal council to create positive development for everyone in our municipality. Welcome to become part of us at the Municipal Management Office!

We Offer

We are over 7000 employees in the municipality of Kristianstad who make a difference in people's everyday lives, every day. With us, you will find employees who are passionate about welfare and want to turn ideas into reality. Kristianstad municipality offers several different career paths so that you can develop throughout your working life. Read more about our benefits and us as an employer here. (https://www.kristianstad.se/jobbochforetagande/jobbochpraktik/kommunensomarbetsgivare.670.html (https://www.kristianstad.se/jobbochforetagande/jobbochpraktik/kommunensomarbetsgivare.670.html))

Good to Know

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If you have questions about how to make your application, contact the system's support at 0771-69 36 93. Choose 1 - Visma Recruit and 2 - job seekers.