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Are you a social worker with experience in Signs of Safety and authority exercises within the child and youth sector? Then we have an exciting and developmental job for you. We are looking for a confident and experienced employee for our Child Safety Team.

With us, you are offered a working day with great variation, both in assignments and in the operations and people you meet. It is a challenging, fun, and educational position where you have the opportunity to contribute with your full competence.

As an employee with us, you are offered external supervision in addition to collegial support and close leadership. You are also offered a wellness allowance or wellness hour, annual working hours, and the possibility of holiday exchange.

Your new job

As a coordinator in the child safety team, you have an important role in keeping the team's work together and developing it. You guide processes, create structure, and contribute to putting the working method into practice. Four employees work in the team: two social secretaries and two family therapists.

In addition to coordinating the team's work, you will also to some extent work with the safety planning that is done. The work as a coordinator is combined with working as a social secretary. This will primarily be investigative work where there is high concern and where a decision on support in the form of safety planning may be relevant.

In the child safety team, we work with cases that require safety planning based on Signs of Safety. Safety planning is a structured working method. It can be used in families where there is a high degree of concern and where the child is or risks being placed outside the home. Together with the family and network, a plan is created that can give the child security and safety despite a problematic situation. The plan aims for the child to be able to live at home or eventually move back home, where they are safe and secure and have their needs met by their family and network. A successful safety plan changes/organizes the daily life around the child so that the child, and all important others, know that the child is doing well enough.

In your position, you will also have an important role in the administration's work with Signs of Safety. Working hours are mainly during the day, but some work outside regular office hours may occur.

When you start with us, you will receive an introduction and support to grow into your role. We provide collegial support, close leadership, weekly case review meetings, and external supervision. All social secretaries receive further education in the national Career Journey. We work in an activity-based office environment with different zones; there is some possibility for remote work. You document in the business system Viva according to BBIC.

Common tasks

• Coordinate and develop the work in the safety team
• Facilitate safety planning according to Signs of Safety
• Contribute to the implementation and development of Signs of Safety in the operation
• Collaborate with families, networks, and internal and external partners
• Responsible for follow-up of the team's work
• You work with authority exercises in the team according to SoL and LVU
• Environmental scanning.

Your qualifications

Requirements

• You have a degree in social work.
• You have basic training in Signs of Safety and experience working according to the approach.
• You have good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written.
• You have a B driving license.

Merits

• Training in safety planning according to Signs of Safety.

We are looking for you

As a person, you are driven by making a difference. You want to work closely with families and you have a strong drive to help children get a safe and secure life. You have achieved personal maturity, are confident in yourself, have a good ability to connect with others, and treat children, families, partners, and colleagues with respect and warmth. For you, engagement, responsibility, and participation are important.

In stressful and challenging situations, you are the one who maintains calm and focuses on what is important, which contributes to you making well-thought-out assessments. And seeing the whole picture.

It is important that you can structure, organize, and prioritize the work in an efficient and flexible way, as needs and situations vary and are demanding. You have good knowledge of the laws and guidelines that govern the work and authority exercises regarding children and young people. You are also creative and dare to think outside the box, which means you often contribute with new perspectives and solutions. At the same time, you are self-reliant and contribute to good collaboration.

How the recruitment process works

We want you to attach a CV and a cover letter to your application. Grades/certificates do not need to be sent with it. We ask you to complete this if an interview becomes relevant.

Östersund Municipality has considered the choice of advertising channels before advertising and therefore declines calls from recruitment firms and ad salespeople.

What do we offer?

Östersund Municipality offers you benefits such as paid vacation from the first year of employment, holiday exchange, wellness allowance or wellness hour. Through our benefits portal, you can access independent pension advice and a range of discounts and offers. You can also get quick and professional support from various specialists, such as psychologists, lawyers, and economists, through the Personal Support service. You can read more about our benefits on our website: https://www.ostersund.se/naringsliv-och-arbete/jobba-hos-oss/sa-har-jobbar-vi/lon-och-formaner.html (https://www.ostersund.se/naringsliv-och-arbete/jobba-hos-oss/sa-har-jobbar-vi/lon-och-formaner.html)

About the Social and Employment Administration

Working with heart means helping to create conditions for everyone in Östersund to live a simpler, richer, and safer life. With us, this can mean working with residents of all ages within open care, the labor market, and social services. It is important. Really.