Vacant job

Do you want to help make Gävle even better with us? In Gävle municipality, we work together with commitment to offer our residents a safe and inspiring environment. We offer you a trustworthy workplace where you can develop in your work and grow as a person. Welcome with your application!

The Supervisory Board is responsible for overseeing guardians, curators, and custodians. The Supervisory Unit investigates the need for representatives, reviews reports, and processes cases according to the Parental Code and other relevant legislation.

The unit consists of twelve employees and is located in the Administrative Building in central Gävle. There is an opportunity for remote work up to 50 percent according to current guidelines.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

The position involves independent processing and authority exercise within the supervisory area. You are responsible for investigating, assessing, and making decisions in cases according to applicable legislation.

The tasks include, among others:

• Investigation in connection with the arrangement of guardianship and curatorship for individual residents
• Processing applications for the Supervisory Board's consent to enter into larger agreements and legal actions, such as regarding estates, real estate, etc.
• Review and follow-up of custodians' financial management
• Preparation of decision-making documents and statements
• Collaboration with courts, other authorities, and external parties
• Representing the Supervisory Board at court hearings, primarily in cases of curatorship
• The work requires legal security, careful documentation, and professional treatment.

QUALIFICATIONS

Formal Requirements

To be considered for the position, you must have:

• Higher education in law or other education deemed equivalent by the employer
• Experience in interpreting and applying legislation
• Good digital competence and experience working in operational systems
• Very good ability to express yourself verbally and in writing in Swedish

Meritorious

• Experience in processing within the supervisory operations
• Experience in exercising authority
• Experience in qualified work within public operations

Personal Competencies

• Analytical ability: You can interpret legislation, analyze materials, and make well-founded assessments.
• Structured working ability: You plan, prioritize, and complete tasks while maintaining quality even under high workloads.
• Decision-making ability: You can independently make decisions within given frameworks and take responsibility for your positions.
• Collaboration and treatment ability: You communicate clearly, adapt your message to the recipient, and treat others professionally and respectfully.

OTHER

We Offer You

You are important to us! As an employee in Gävle municipality, you have

• generous vacation terms, and as a new employee, you also have the right to paid vacation already during your first year of employment
• compensation for wellness and exercise when you have been employed for more than three months
• various insurances through our collective agreements, including health insurance and occupational injury insurance.

Read more about our benefits here: https://www.gavle.se/formaner (https://www.gavle.se/formaner)

Our Values

Quality, treatment, and collaboration are the most important success factors for solving our mission in the best way. To do the right things and act wisely in our daily lives, it is important that we base our actions on our jointly stated values.

Read more about us as an employer and what it is like to work in Gävle municipality here: https://www.gavle.se/jobbahososs (https://www.gavle.se/jobbahososs)

Here you can read more about our organization: https://www.gavle.se/kommun-och-politik/kommunens-organisation/ (https://www.gavle.se/kommun-och-politik/kommunens-organisation/)

Gävle municipality belongs to the Finnish administrative area. Therefore, if you also speak Finnish in addition to our other competence requirements, it may be an asset.