Vacant job

As a social worker in the Crime Group at Borlänge municipality, you will work with people in transition, sometimes in complex life situations, always with the opportunity to make a real impact. Here you will meet a team that stands strong together, with clear methods, close management, and a strong desire to make a difference. Do you want to work with crime-focused social work and meet both children, youth, and adults in need of support? Then this could be the role for you.

Our values certainly attract you:

- I am here for the residents of Borlänge
- I enjoy challenges
- I meet every person with openness

We are in a positive development phase and are now expanding the unit with more positions, therefore we are looking for more engaged employees who want to be part of the journey. Would you like to get a feel for what everyday life looks like with us? Read the article about our social workers here.

About the position - a job that makes a difference every day

Working in the Crime Group means that you meet people at different stages of life, often with norm-breaking behaviors or a background of criminality. It is a job that requires security, sensitivity, and courage, but also curiosity, warmth, and a strong belief in people's ability to change. You are never alone. In our group, there is close collaboration, co-handling, and daily support that allows us to carry both tasks and challenges together.

You work with the target group aged 0-100 years and meet both children, youth, and adults who in various ways need support, structure, and guidance. The work is based on evidence-based practice, risk-need-responsiveness (RNR), and a clear focus on understanding the driving forces behind behaviors and creating individually tailored solutions.

In the Crime Group, we work with:

* Investigations according to BBIC or adult investigations
* Statements according to the law on young offenders
* Enforcement of sanctions such as community service and youth care
* Mapping and assessment based on RNR
* Structured change work together with the individual and their network

The issues are often complex and multifaceted, but the work is also developing, meaningful, and filled with small and large progress. The Crime Group is part of the Child and Family Unit (BFE), which belongs to the Social and Labor Market Administration. The unit consists of six teams with present managers, experienced senior social workers, and colleagues who want you to succeed and thrive.

In the role, you will work with:

* Investigating needs, risks, and protective factors according to BBIC, SoL, and RNR
* Conducting adult investigations based on risk-need-responsiveness
* Writing statements according to LUL
* Following up and enforcing sanctions such as community service and youth care
* Supporting individuals in breaking norm-breaking behaviors and criminality
* Collaborating with police, schools, healthcare, and other actors
* Working closely with colleagues and senior social workers in an open and safe team

Are you the one we are looking for?

You are a person who carries your work with both security and professionalism, and you meet every individual with respect, patience, and genuine engagement. You are curious and appreciate an organization that develops in line with societal needs. You approach changes with flexibility, creativity, and a belief that collaboration creates the best solutions. You work in a structured manner, have an easy time maintaining focus even when the pace increases, and you are confident in being clear when situations require it. In short, you are stable, courageous, and humble, a combination that makes a difference in meeting people facing significant challenges.

Qualifications

* Degree in social work
* Very good ability to express yourself verbally and in writing in Swedish
* B driver's license for manual car

Meritorious

* Experience working with criminality and/or addiction issues
* Experience in authority exercise
* MI training
* Training in Signs of Safety
* RNR (risk-need-responsiveness)
* BBIC investigations
* Criminality as a lifestyle
* Experience working in VIVA
* Good knowledge of another language than Swedish

What Borlänge municipality can offer

With us, you will receive a solid introduction and daily case management support that gives you security in the role. You have present management that is with you both in your professional development work and in everyday questions. You will receive training in MI and Signs of Safety and participate in the Professional Journey, the National Board of Health and Welfare's national initiative for competence development for social services employees. In addition, we offer flexible working hours, wellness benefits, and an active work environment that provides balance between work and recovery. Here you will also have the opportunity to contribute to the development of the organization and help shape the future of social work.

Borlänge offers both urban life, nature, and good opportunities for outdoor activities, a perfect combination for those who want to combine meaningful work with a sustainable lifestyle.

Ready to make a difference?

We welcome you who want to step into the role and become part of our work as soon as you are able.

In this recruitment, Borlänge municipality collaborates with Jefferson Wells. Apply as soon as possible but no later than 11-03-2026. Selection and screening will be ongoing.

If you have any questions, please contact the responsible recruiter Marjo Carlson, phone 070-377 06 64 or email [email protected]

Union contacts: Cecilia Tomtlund, Vision, 0243-740 97

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Please note that due to GDPR, we do not accept applications via email. For those offered employment, an extract from the Swedish Police Authority's criminal record is required according to the Act on Register Control from 2001-01-01.