Foster Care Secretary in Ängelholm

Ängelholm makes the impossible possible – this is our vision that underpins our future development journey. We dare to think and test differently, to do the unique and unexpected. We know that we are best together and that it is through cross-border collaboration that we go the farthest. We also know that Ängelholm is a place with unique opportunities for continued development.

Based on our agile organizational structure, we aim forward and upward. Do you want to be part of our journey?

JOB DESCRIPTION

We are now looking for an engaged and driven foster care secretary who wants to help us maintain the high quality of the important work within foster care in our municipality.

You will be part of a team that currently consists of four foster care secretaries and seven child welfare secretaries. If you work with us, you will be part of a cheerful group that is also knowledgeable and innovative. The group is solution-focused and takes care of each other and the contractors we work with. We are located in the same building as our reception, our child and youth investigators, team leaders, and unit manager. This means close proximity to management and colleagues.

In the role of foster care secretary, you will be responsible for recruiting, investigating, matching, and continuously supporting and guiding foster homes and emergency homes. Contact persons and contact families are also investigated by us. In the work with the foster homes, you will collaborate with the child's social worker and other actors around the child.

We strive to work together based on the best interests of the child and work as a team together with the child, biological network, and foster home.

You should have good linguistic and analytical skills. You will handle contracts and current compensation for the families. Our foster homes are spread out, which means travel is required. Many foster homes have pets, so it is good to be prepared for that as home visits are part of the job. The tasks are sometimes of an urgent nature, so you need to be flexible, creative, and enjoy solving problems. Work outside of office hours may occur.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone who is a qualified social worker. You have experience in social work with children, youth, and families. We prefer that you have experience in foster care. As a person, you are curious, attentive, brave, and have an easy time creating a good collaborative climate and building relationships. You have very good knowledge of child development and have the strength and courage to talk about difficult situations and manage long-term relationships.

You have a good empathetic ability and can quickly understand someone else's perspective or situation. You also have the ability to see the big picture and view issues from a broader perspective. As a foster care secretary, you collaborate with many actors, which means you need to be confident in your professional role and be able to work both independently and in collaboration with others. This requires you to have a reflective ability regarding both your own approach and the children/families.

We are looking for someone who:

• has a degree in social work
• is well acquainted with the Social Services Act
• has the ability to work independently and flexibly with a good ability to collaborate
• has the ability to think innovatively in development work. You have a reflective and analytical approach as well as a holistic perspective
• has the ability to create participation for the child/youth and their family
• can express yourself well in speech and writing.

It is an advantage if you:

• have experience documenting in Life Care and/or Procapita
• have relevant advanced training in the Kälvesten investigation method
• are a training leader in A Home to Grow In
• have foster care supervisor training

Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability.

We are continuously inviting for interviews, so please submit your application as soon as possible!

A valid B driver's license is required.

OTHER

The municipality of Ängelholm aims to be an organization where employees thrive, develop, and want to stay. We strive to offer full-time positions for increased equality and attractive jobs.

To ensure the quality of the recruitment process and to communicate quickly and easily with you as an applicant, we ask you to apply via the link in the advertisement.

During the interview, you will need to prove your citizenship. You can do this with a passport or personal certificate along with an ID document. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must show that you have a valid work permit or are exempt from the requirement to have a work permit. Employment can only occur after verification of the work permit, which is required according to the Aliens Ordinance.

For this recruitment, we have decided which recruitment channels we wish to use. Therefore, we kindly ask not to be contacted for further offers of competency mediation, advertising, and recruitment assistance.