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Do you want to combine qualified social work with a clear leadership role in your daily life? As the first Social Secretary with us, you will have a key role in strengthening quality, legal security, and working environment in the work with children and young people – close to decisions, close to colleagues, and with the opportunity to make a real impact.

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 within the public sector, where engagement and pride permeate the operations.

On the social services department in Aneby Municipality, we work close to people in different stages of life. Our operations are characterized by engagement, care, and strong professional responsibility. Here, you will meet a family-like working environment where cooperation, trust, and respect are fundamental – both in the meeting 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 security, and development, we strive to constantly improve our working methods and provide the best possible support.

You will belong to the Authority Unit for Children and Young People. We work together in modern and bright premises in the middle of Aneby. Here, there is a culture where we support each other, share knowledge, and actively contribute to the development of the operations.

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

About the role of 1st Social Secretary

As the 1st Social Secretary, you combine a clear leadership responsibility with your own investigation work. You lead the reception and investigation group in everyday life and contribute to high quality and legal security in the handling according to the Social Services Act (SoL) and the Care of Young Persons Act (LVU).

You step into a small and tight-knit group with four investigators and one reception secretary, where the focus is on good working environment, stability, and continuous development. You have close cooperation with family home secretaries and placement follow-up officers.

Right now, we are in the middle of exciting development work in the transition to a more knowledge-based, accessible, and preventive social services. As the 1st Social Secretary, you, together with the unit manager, drive the work forward – among other things through SSPF cooperation, our school social team, the working method Family Focus, and the development of "One Way In", a joint reception function for the entire social services.

Your tasks

You will, among other things:

• Lead and distribute the daily work in reception and investigation, including prioritization in the inflow.
• Handle and follow up on your own cases within children and young people.
• Provide method and case support, quality assure assessments and documentation, and collaborate for sustainable solutions.

Who are you?

To succeed in the role, you need to be able to make qualified assessments, handle complex cases, and work with high professionalism – both independently and together with colleagues. Therefore, it is important that you:

• Have a degree in Social Work (Swedish: Socionom).
• Have extensive experience in authority exercises within children and young people.
• Have BBIC training (Handling with the child in focus).
• Experience in formal supervision duties and/or leadership roles.
• Have a B-category driver's license.

It is advantageous if you also have experience of:

• Signs of Safety.
• iRisk.
• The operation system Combine.
• Cooperation with schools and other actors.

We place great importance on personal suitability, therefore you who apply need to be:

Self-initiating – you plan, prioritize, and drive your work forward with good structure and take responsibility for the whole.

Stable – you maintain calm and professionalism in pressured situations and create security in the meeting with children, young people, and families.

Specialist knowledge – you have in-depth knowledge of the social services' regulations and investigation methodology and can translate it into practice.

Pedagogical insight – you can explain, guide, and supervise so that colleagues and cooperation partners understand goals, responsibilities, and working methods.

Initiative-taking – you see opportunities for improvement and drive development together with others, from idea to implementation.

Good judgment – you make well-founded assessments, document clearly, and make decisions with integrity and the best interests of the child in focus.

Why work with us?

A workplace with warmth and engagement

• You become part of a work group that is close to laughter, helps each other, and cares for each other.

Good working environment and flexibility

• We value the balance between work and leisure and offer health benefits, the possibility of flexible working hours, and remote work.

Personal and professional development

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

Close leadership

• You get a stable introduction, continuous Team meetings, and close support from the manager.

Close to decisions

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

We welcome applicants with different experiences and perspectives. Prior to employment, you need to present extracts from the criminal record and suspicion register, degree certificate, as well as citizenship or work permit.

If you proceed in the process, interviews will be conducted on June 11th and 12th, week 24. We would like you to have the opportunity to participate then.

Welcome with your application!

Salary form: Monthly salary.
Employment form: Permanent employment.
Duration: Permanent.
Working hours: Daytime.