Job Advertisement: Estate Administrator

Are you looking for a meaningful job? Do you want to work with qualified public authority tasks where law, economics, and social responsibility meet? We are now seeking an estate administrator for the Individual and Family Care department.

The Social Office in Strängnäs Municipality is divided into four operational areas: individual and family care (IFO), elderly care, support for people with disabilities, and health and medical care. The unit for financial assistance is organizationally under individual and family care at the Social Office in Strängnäs. The unit's main task is to investigate and decide on the right to financial assistance and to motivate and support individuals to achieve self-sufficiency through, for example, work or studies.

In addition to the main task, the unit is also responsible for estate administration, budget and debt counseling, investigation and execution of social contracts, work related to the reception and establishment of newcomers, mediation funds, and investigation of incorrect payments (FUT).

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

As an estate administrator, you will be responsible for:

• Processing applications for estate notifications and making decisions in cases where the municipality represents estates
• Investigating estates in accordance with applicable legislation and the unit's guidelines, including conducting home visits
• Provisionally managing estates, identifying assets, debts, and estate heirs
• Processing applications for financial assistance for funeral costs
• Contacting relatives, authorities, banks, landlords, and funeral homes, etc.

With us, you will receive:

• Good opportunities for development. We believe in growing together and offer further education and ongoing support.
• Work-life balance. We understand the importance of recovery and offer flexible working hours, wellness benefits, salary exchange, remote work, and a work culture that values balance between work and leisure.
• A meaningful role. Your work is important and will affect and change people's lives.

QUALIFICATIONS

To thrive and succeed in the role, we see that you have:

• A degree in social work or another relevant higher education that the employer assesses as equivalent.
• Experience in public authority tasks and are confident in making independent decisions.
• Good ability to use IT/computer as a support in work. You work in a structured manner and have good administrative skills.
• Understanding of legal and economic aspects of estate management.
• Good ability to express yourself clearly in both spoken and written Swedish.
• A valid driver's license (B).

We consider it a given that you are skilled at meeting relatives with respect, empathy, and a professional approach!

It is meritorious if you have experience in:

• Estate administration or similar activities.
• Public authority tasks within financial assistance.
• The operational system Treserva.

We place great emphasis on personal suitability and we want you to share the municipality's core values: development, respect, openness, and clarity. Does this sound exciting?

Welcome to submit your application today and become a part of our team!

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Welcome to Strängnäs Municipality! Strängnäs Municipality has over 39,000 inhabitants and is strategically located in Mälardalen with excellent communication opportunities. It is close to the big city of Stockholm, which can be reached by train in under 50 minutes, and even closer is Eskilstuna. Our municipality is an attractive place for both living and working, where you have the opportunity to make a real difference for the community and its residents.

With us, there are many meaningful and challenging tasks, with opportunities to grow and develop in your professional role. In Strängnäs Municipality, over 2,500 knowledgeable and engaged employees work together to create a positive everyday life for the residents. We value a workplace where everyone feels included and where there is room to influence.

We actively work based on a value foundation characterized by respect, openness, development, and clarity. Our annual employee survey shows that our employees are satisfied. We hope you want to be part of our team and help us build the future of Strängnäs together. Together, we create a stronger municipality and make each other better.

Strängnäs Municipality applies a smoke-free work time to create a healthy work environment for all employees, colleagues, and users.

Application Process and Personal Data Management:

• As an applicant, you are responsible for clearly documenting your qualifications so that we can make an objective and fair assessment of your application.
• When working with children and young people, a police record extract is required before employment.
• Strängnäs Municipality handles your personal data in accordance with applicable legislation. You can read more about our personal data management on our website: https://www.strangnas.se/kommun-och-politik/overklaga-beslut-rattssakerhet/personuppgifter-i-strangnas-kommun (https://www.strangnas.se/kommun-och-politik/overklaga-beslut-rattssakerhet/personuppgifter-i-strangnas-kommun)

Strängnäs Municipality has chosen media channels for this recruitment and therefore requests no contact from advertisement sellers and recruitment services.

We look forward to learning more about you and how you want to contribute to the future of Strängnäs.