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Do you want to work in a social services department focused on development and quality, where you can grow in your professional role – together with engaged colleagues and close support in everyday life? In the city, the Social Services Administration is responsible for individual and family care. Our mission is to enable residents to become independent in life so that they can take an active part in society.

We are now over a year into our new organization, focused on creating a more accessible social service based on three main areas: authority operations, interventions and services, and housing. We have high ambitions – and at the same time, a strong focus on creating sustainable conditions for our employees. Here, the strength of a large social services administration is combined with close collaborations, high competence, and significant involvement in daily life.

Close leadership, sustainable conditions, and development together

With us, you receive close leadership with high trust, clear working methods, and a team that values collegial support and quality in case processing. Each team has a team leader who is the operational leader in everyday life and a complement to your closest manager who holds responsibility for the work environment. The team leader and manager work closely together to create security, structure, and good conditions in daily work.

We also have business developers who work dedicatedly on developing operations at a broader level and creating sustainable working methods for the future. To ensure a reasonable workload, workload measurements are conducted every third month. We actively work to ensure our employees can combine meaningful work with balance in everyday life, whether it concerns leisure, recovery, or parenthood. Within the authority, there is an opportunity to work remotely when the work allows.

We offer good development opportunities with clear career paths and possibilities for deepening and specialization. Helsingborg Municipality actively invests in modern, digital tools and working methods that create quality, structure, and space for professional social work – where you get the opportunity to truly influence people's quality of life.

A future colleague thinks one of the best things about the job is: "You never become fully learned but can always, and need to, develop and learn new things. The strong cohesion and willingness to help each other make a big difference in everyday life."

Your assignment

As a Social Secretary in Helsingborg Municipality, you work with authority operations and legally secure case processing. You investigate, assess needs, plan, and make and follow up on decisions according to the Social Services Act and other relevant legislation. An important part of the work is documentation and collaboration, both with colleagues within your own administration, but also with other authorities and organizations. The role includes:

• investigation and needs assessment of individuals and families
• decisions on interventions according to the Social Services Act (SoL) and the Law on Care of Young Persons (LVU)
• documentation, follow-up, and ongoing case processing
• conversations, motivational work, and counseling
• preventive work
• contribute to method and development work

Investigation and follow-up: Children and Young People

Here, the situation of children and young people is investigated in close collaboration with the children, guardians, and networks. Cases can be complex and sometimes urgent. We want you to have a secure and good work environment; therefore, in relevant cases, there are two case workers handling the cases. Here, you also collaborate closely with, for example, schools, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (BUP), and the police.

Qualifications

Requirements

• Degree in Social Work (Social Work degree)
• Category B driver's license for manual transmission vehicles and driving experience

Meritorious

• At least two years of experience in authority operations within Children and Young People
• BBIC basic training
• Experience working with the Signs of Safety model
• Knowledge in MI (Motivational Interviewing)

Who are you?

You are confident in your professional role and thrive in a daily life where cases are varied. You work in a structured and legally secure manner, with good documentation habits and an administrative drive that ensures you maintain quality even when the pace is high.

In meetings with people, you are stable, professional, and have a good ability for self-reflection. You can remain steady in difficult situations without losing the overall perspective. Furthermore, you enjoy collaborating closely with colleagues and see the value in working together while taking personal responsibility and driving your work forward.

You are curious and engaged in the mission of social services, motivated by supporting people in vulnerable situations and having the opportunity to influence their quality of life. You also wish to develop in your role and contribute to new working methods over time.

Why Helsingborg Municipality?

Here you have a meaningful assignment where you make a real difference every day – for children, families, and adults in vulnerable life situations. Here we combine an important societal mission with strong support structures such as supervision, continuous competence development, and a clear focus on health factors and a sustainable work environment.

Employment

The positions are within the Social Services Administration in Helsingborg Municipality. Shift work may occur within certain areas, and evening duty is included as needed.

Our workplace is smoke-free and health-conscious, and as an employee, you receive a wellness allowance of 3,000 SEK per year, as well as many other nice offers to use in our benefits portal, E-passi.

Application

We welcome your application by June 7th.

Selection and interviews take place on an ongoing basis. You submit your application via our recruitment system.

To ensure quality in the recruitment process in Helsingborg Municipality, we use the recruitment tool ReachMee. Therefore, we ask you to submit your application via ReachMee by clicking the application link in the advertisement. The application should include a CV and other documents relevant to the position, such as educational certificates or professional licenses. You will also be asked to answer selection questions. If you do not hear from us, check your spam folder as emails are sometimes sorted there.

If you are a job seeker with protected personal data, please contact the hiring manager in the advertisement, who will guide you through a secure application process. You should not apply digitally via the application link.

Union representatives: https://intranat.helsingborg.se/hr/samverkan-och-delaktighet/fackliga-foretradare/ (https://intranat.helsingborg.se/hr/samverkan-och-delaktighet/fackliga-foretradare/)