We are looking for a Relative Consultant for Aneby Municipality

We are looking for you who want to take a place in the future relative support – where Esther and Sigge are truly involved, where we meet residents early and closely, and where modern, flexible working methods are a natural part of everyday life. With us, you will have both the space and courage to think innovatively, drive development, and make a real difference for relatives in all life situations.

Welcome to Aneby Municipality

Aneby Municipality is a values-driven employer characterized by openness, development, and responsibility. We strive to be an attractive workplace and a role model in the public sector, where engagement and pride permeate the operations.

In the social department of Aneby Municipality, we work closely with people at different stages of life. Our operations are characterized by commitment, care, and a strong professional responsibility. Here, you will find a family-like work environment where cooperation, trust, and respect are fundamental – both in the meetings with those we serve and with each other as colleagues.

We work together to create security, participation, and sustainable solutions for children, young people, adults, and families. With a focus on quality, legal certainty, and development, we strive to continually improve our working methods and provide the best possible support.

You will belong to the Authority Unit for Assistance in Aneby Municipality. Here, assistance officers work in elderly care and disability care LSS/social psychiatry together with occupational therapists in a cross-professional team. We have close collaboration within the unit and tight cooperation with our executing operations.

Read more about us and our values here: https://aneby.se/jobbahososs (https://aneby.se/jobbahososs)

About the role of Relative Consultant

As a Relative Consultant, you will become a key person in creating security and good conditions for relatives who care for or support a loved one. You are responsible for ensuring that the support in the municipality is equitable, accessible, and preventive for all relatives – regardless of age or life situation.

The role is both practical and strategic. You will work operationally with counseling, supportive conversations, and early identification of needs, while also driving development, coordination, collaboration, and method development within relative support.

You will work closely with both internal and external actors and contribute to ensuring that relatives receive early support, reduced risk of ill health, and good quality in care. Your mission is to create interventions that prevent overload and strengthen the health and sustainability of relatives over time.

Your tasks

You will among other things:

• Coordinate, develop, and ensure the quality of the municipality's relative support.
• Work preventively to identify needs early among both relatives and loved ones.
• Provide advice, support, and guidance.
• Organize and lead groups, training, workshops, and digital activities.
• Build networks and collaborate with health centers, regions, civil society, schools, and internal operations.
• Educate and support staff and contribute to competence development in the organization.
• Conduct environmental monitoring and implement legislation, research, and guidelines in practice.
• Digitize and develop the municipality's information, including building a website for relative support.
• Work consultatively and contribute to a good reception and a cohesive structure for relative support.

Who are you?

To succeed in the role of Relative Consultant, it is important that you:

• Have a behavioral science or other relevant higher education equivalent to a bachelor's degree (180 credits).
• Have experience of working with individual support from social services, healthcare, or care.
• Have good knowledge of preventive work.
• Enjoy working in a smaller team where collaboration and team spirit are important.
• Have a B driver's license.

We place great emphasis on personal suitability and we believe that you who apply are:

• Empathetic and responsive – you meet people in vulnerable situations and need to create security and trust.
• Communicative and pedagogical – used to informing, lecturing, and expressing yourself clearly in speech and writing.
• Structured and independent – you plan, lead, and prioritize your work on your own.
• Collaborative – you create relationships and networks, both internally and externally.
• Development-oriented and creative – you drive projects and development initiatives, are innovative, and see opportunities in digital working methods.

Why work with us?

A workplace with warmth and commitment

You will be part of a workgroup that is close to laughter, helps each other, and cares for one another. We work together and cross-professionally to meet the needs of our users and relatives in the best way.

Good work environment and flexibility

We care about the balance between work and leisure and offer wellness grants, flexible working hours, and remote work opportunities.

Personal and professional development

Further education, competence development, and external supervision. Opportunity to grow both in your professional role and as a person.

Close management

You will receive a stable introduction, continuous team meetings, and close support from your manager.

Close to decision-making

A small organization where you quickly get a hearing for ideas and can influence development.