Vacant job

Alvesta Municipality, with approximately 20,000 residents — the heart of southern Sweden — integrates local living with global opportunities. A position built on high-quality municipal services, a successful business community, and a good mix of urban and rural areas. Add to this a strong infrastructure with railways, airports, and a well-developed road network, and you will understand why Alvesta Municipality is the right choice.

– Big enough for ideas to be born and developed
– Small enough for everyone to be seen and appreciated, with short decision-making paths

In the Alvesta municipal group, we have about 2,000 employees across various professional categories who work every day to make a difference for our residents. Our shared value base is “Together we create a better everyday life for our residents and ourselves as employees. We develop through good meetings and open dialogue. We achieve this through our value base, which is built on “Participation, Engagement, and Trust.” Our focus is to create the best possible municipal service for those we serve; residents, entrepreneurs, and visitors. Alvesta Municipality operates based on a governance model that emphasizes trust-based management and governance with a focus on Agenda 2030.

Do you want to join us on our exciting journey towards sustainable community development?

As a substitute in the Authority Department, you will be part of a competent and dedicated workgroup consisting of nine experienced caseworkers.

The workgroup is characterized by good collaboration skills, an open climate, and strong collegial support. Here, we help each other, share knowledge and experiences – and at the same time have fun and enjoy our daily work.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

As a caseworker, you will be part of a team where you will have a varied and challenging responsibility. Your main tasks include:

• Receiving applications for services under the Social Services Act, the Act on Support and Service for Certain Disabled Persons.
• Investigating and assessing individuals' needs, abilities, and life situations.
• Deciding on appropriate services and following up on them.
• Collaborating with other professionals and actors in the care work.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone who has started or completed a degree in social work, or another equivalent education that we consider relevant for the position.

You have good communication skills and express yourself clearly and professionally in both speech and writing.

To thrive and succeed in the role, we place great importance on your personal competencies. We particularly value that you are:

• Structured: Plans your work well, completes what has been started, and meets deadlines.
• Considerate: Easily puts yourself in others' situations, listens, understands, and shows consideration.
• Collaborative: Adapts and finds solutions through an unpretentious focus on the common goal.
• Solution-oriented: Finds solutions to arising problems.

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