Family Law Social Worker

We are a leading family law practice where all employees prioritize children's rights, the child's perspective, and the child's viewpoint.

You will join a team of ten family law social workers and a unit manager. The family law department is organizationally part of the Authority's Operations within the Support and Care Administration, and the work involves collaboration across both unit and operational boundaries, which places great importance on good cooperation skills and personal suitability.

Your future colleagues have extensive experience in the profession, and it is an engaged, driven, and caring work group. It is important for us to help each other, support one another, and maintain good work for the children and families we encounter.

Your Responsibilities

You will work with standard tasks within the family law area, such as custody, residence, and visitation investigations on behalf of the court. You will conduct voluntary and referred mediation discussions as well as information meetings.

The tasks also include counseling, contract matters, paternity and parenthood investigations, consent and adoption cases, as well as investigations regarding custody transfers.

About You

We are looking for someone with a degree in social work and experience in public authority operations. You should also have experience working with investigations involving children and youth.

We would prefer you to have training in family law and experience in mediation discussions.

In your role, you are skilled at handling stress constructively and maintain a good mood under pressure and adversity. In the tasks you face, you are confident in uncertain situations, stand up for your opinions, have the courage to speak out, and the ability to separate issues from individuals.

As a person, you are structured and prefer to work according to a clear process. You are used to organizing and planning your work and working towards deadlines. You are confident in your profession, clear in your communication, and have a respectful attitude towards both clients and colleagues. We place great importance on personal suitability.

The position requires a valid driver's license (B).

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Umeå Municipality is the region's largest employer with over 13,000 employees. The municipality has approximately 440 managers, and the operations are divided into eight administrations. Our jobs and our values are based on citizen focus, openness, trust, and continuous improvement. Umeå is a cultural city in constant development. To achieve the goal of 200,000 inhabitants by 2050, we need more people working for growth and welfare. We know that diversity enriches and welcome everyone to apply for jobs with us. In the next ten years, we will hire around a thousand employees each year. Do you want to be one of us?

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