Family Home Secretary at Bollebygd Municipality

Young, expanding Bollebygd is a municipality with future potential characterized by a holistic approach, sustainable development, and growth. In the municipality, we have approximately 650 employees and handle some of Sweden's most important assignments. Children's learning, good care and social services, sustainable societal development, and environmental issues are just a few examples. The municipality strives to be an attractive employer where employee engagement and leadership are characterized by participation and opportunities for influence.

In Bollebygd, nearly 10,000 people live. Located just 30 minutes from Gothenburg, Borås, and Alingsås, Bollebygd is geographically well-positioned. The municipality offers a rich outdoor life with ski slopes, beautiful hiking trails, and a golf course in a manor house setting. Bollebygd has well-developed operations with good quality and a vibrant business life with over 1,000 entrepreneurs. Please read more at bollebygd.se (https://www.bollebygd.se).

About the Position

1 position(s).

Responsibilities

As a Family Home Secretary in Bollebygd, you will become an important part of the Children and Young People unit and work closely with the social secretaries in the team. The role involves recruiting, investigating, and supervising foster homes, contact families, contact persons, and, if necessary, specially appointed custodians. You provide support and guidance in ongoing interventions and placements and are responsible for agreements, compensations, and other administrative parts related to the assignments.

In recent years, Bollebygd has made investments to build a stable and high-quality foster care system. Our work is clearly focused on ensuring that placed children receive safe and good care, while our foster families receive the support they need to succeed in their assignments. Together with management, you are responsible for further development, quality, and environmental scanning within foster care to meet future needs and challenges.

You are also part of the Family Home Secretaries' network within Sjuhärad and participate regularly in network meetings for competence development and experience exchange.

Qualifications

• Degree from the Social Work program
• Category B driver's license

Meritorious:

• Experience in foster care
• Experience in public administration

About You

We are looking for you who have personal maturity, a good ability to build relationships, and can meet individuals in vulnerable situations. You have a well-founded understanding of the importance of legal certainty and can adapt your working methods based on new conditions. You take responsibility for planning and prioritizing your tasks and value good collaboration. You have a good ability to express yourself in speech and writing.

The work is mainly performed during daytime, but some flexibility is required as visits to foster homes sometimes take place in the evening. The position also involves both short and long trips.

We place great emphasis on the personal qualities and skills that we assess are required for the position.

Terms of Employment

• Salary: Monthly salary
• Employment type: Permanent position
• Duration: 6 months or longer
• Working hours: Daytime (with some flexibility for evening visits)

We strive for an equal gender balance and see diversity as a strength, welcoming applicants with different backgrounds.

Background Checks and ID Verification

Background checks are performed in accordance with current legislation. For those applying for a position covered by relevant laws, you will need to present extracts from the criminal record and, in some cases, suspicion registers before employment.

Before any potential employment, you must present a valid passport or national ID for identity and citizenship verification. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must be able to present a valid residence/work permit or prove that you are exempt from the requirement to have a work permit.

Application

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Selection and interviews may take place on an ongoing basis.

We look forward to receiving your application!