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Social Worker with Responsibility for Reunification Work – Youth Authority

We are looking to hire more of Sweden's best social workers. At Children and Youth in Södertälje, you will find meaningful and challenging work. We perform tasks that make a real difference for our children and young people – with us, it's for real.

Do you want to work closely with young people and their networks, focusing on change, participation, and a safe return home? We are now seeking an engaged social worker with specific responsibility for reunification work for young people placed outside their own homes.

In recent years, the Youth Authority has developed its operations and created an organization designed to provide conditions for a good working environment and high quality in case handling. We offer interesting and challenging work. With us, you have the opportunity to work in a team with a good atmosphere and well-functioning collaboration. We work with participation and quality in a respectful manner both within and outside the unit and towards our clients.

We are in the middle of an exciting transition phase and are now adapting the entire Children and Youth operations to support the 'Signs of Safety' approach. As an employee, you are our most important resource; therefore, we constantly work to develop methods and tools so that together we can reach our challenging goals and fulfill our mission. There are excellent opportunities for you to develop and influence the development and design of working methods here.

About the Position

You will work on cases where young people are placed outside their own homes, such as emergency foster care, residential care (HVB), and secure care (SIS). Your assignment is to, together with the responsible social worker, the young person, guardians, and partners, plan, drive, and follow up on care with a clear goal of reunification when possible and in the best interest of the child.

The work is characterized by active and structured reunification efforts where relationship, collaboration, and follow-up are central components. You will work with legal security and a strong focus on quality, participation, and long-term solutions. You will also help develop methods regarding placements and reunification.

Your Responsibilities

The role includes:

• Following up on placements according to the Social Services Act (SoL) and the Care of Young Persons Act (LVU), ensuring care is conducted according to decisions and set goals.
• Driving and coordinating reunification work in cases where young people are placed outside their own homes.
• Planning and conducting follow-up and network meetings together with the young person and their network.
• Collaborating with foster families, residential care, outpatient care, schools, healthcare, and other internal and external actors.
• Assessing goal achievement, initiating changes, extensions, or termination of measures.
• Documenting and making decisions in operational systems.
• Working in accordance with applicable legislation, guidelines, and the best interests of the child.

Who Are You?

Requirements:

• Hold a degree in Social Work (Socionom).
• Have experience in public authority work within children and youth.
• Have good knowledge of placements and follow-up of care outside the home.
• Express yourself well in speech and writing in Swedish.

Merits:

• Experience in structured reunification work and network work.

Personal Qualities:

• You have great engagement and knowledge in public authority work regarding children and youth.
• You can maintain calmness and remain professional in stressful situations.
• You have a good approach towards both clients, colleagues, and partners.
• You have the ability to analyze situations and make independent decisions based on applicable legislation and guidelines.
• You value diversity and understand that different backgrounds and cultures can affect yourself and others in different ways.
• You are responsible and work based on Södertälje Municipality's value system, where we respect all people regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, or sexual orientation.
• You are engaged, motivated, and innovative, meaning you use your knowledge and skills to develop the operations.
• You are confident in your profession and used to working independently as well as in a team.
• You have a good ability to collaborate and create trusting relationships.

We place great importance on your personal qualities.

We Offer You

As an employee in Södertälje Municipality, you are offered a secure employment, good terms of employment and working environment, professional development, and several benefits. Please read more about us on our website and for more information about our benefits: https://www.sodertalje.se/kommun-och-politik/jobba-hos-oss/formaner/ (https://www.sodertalje.se/kommun-och-politik/jobba-hos-oss/formaner/)

Welcome to us!

Other Information

Selection and interviews may take place continuously during the application period.

Södertälje Municipality works with a competency-based recruitment methodology aimed at countering discrimination and promoting diversity in the workplace.

We have many positions where we conduct a registry check. A registry extract (criminal record and suspicion register) from the Police Authority may therefore need to be presented by the candidate before a decision on employment is made.

Employment with us may imply placement in a security class. A security clearance with a registry check according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585) may therefore be carried out before a decision on employment. For some of our tasks in the security class, Swedish citizenship is required.