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Markaryd Municipality is a nature-friendly and well-maintained border region in Småland, where people and businesses grow and develop in a creative and sustainable environment. Our mission is to create good conditions for all citizens, visitors, and entrepreneurs in our municipality. Collaboration with the non-profit sector and business life is therefore an important part of our development work. As an employer, we want to see and seize opportunities. This creates the potential to build and develop the municipality together, for it is precisely together that we make each other better. Commitment, trust, together – this is our value base, and we take it very seriously. With us, you will find competent and engaged colleagues and managers. As our employee, we believe in you, support you in your mission, and welcome you to become part of a positive community.

Do you have a positive attitude, thrive in a smaller context, and enjoy development work? We warmly welcome you to apply!

Your workplace

Here you work in a small municipality with a high level of ambition. You are given assignments with significant personal responsibility and opportunities to influence. We are now looking for you who want to continue developing quality work within Financial Assistance at the Employment and Welfare Administration. You want to help create good conditions for the municipality's residents on their path to self-sufficiency.

We have successfully worked to help our clients achieve self-sufficiency through clear processes, innovative solutions, a stable organization, and close collaboration with the Labor Market Unit. We want to continuously develop for ourselves and our clients' sake.

Here, as a social secretary, you have an important role in helping to shape how the future looks for both the professional role and financial assistance in Markaryd!

Job Description

The main task is to investigate clients' entitlement to financial assistance according to the Social Services Act. Our goal is to contribute to people achieving self-sufficiency, and here you, as a social secretary, play a key role. We want to focus on social work in collaboration with other actors to support and motivate the individual towards work or education. You will have the opportunity for further training, introduction, and close supervision. Municipal estate administration is also included in the duties.

Requirements

We are looking for you who have:

• a degree in social work or other education deemed suitable by the employer
• good computer skills

Merits

It is an advantage if you have:

• experience in investigation work and authority exercise within financial assistance or other areas
• experience with the case management system ProCapita/Lifecare

Who are you?

To fit into the role with us, you have a social commitment and a strong client focus. You are unpretentious and have the ability to create trusting relationships.

Since the work involves close contact with people from different backgrounds, it is important that you as a person are secure, stable, show curiosity and interest in each individual situation with the client in focus. Great importance will be attached to personal suitability.

About the position

Employment type: Permanent

Scope: Full-time

Start date: According to agreement

We apply continuous selection. We warmly welcome your application!

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