Vacant job

Sävsjö Municipality is a small municipality with great opportunities for growth. In this small community, people are close – between you and your colleagues, and between employees and managers. Together, we work to provide our residents with the best possible service, and in our teams, you will have the chance to take a place, develop, and contribute.

1 Position(s)

WORK RESPONSIBILITIES

As an assistance case worker within disability care, you handle cases according to the Act on Support and Service for Certain Persons with Functional Impairments (LSS). You investigate, assess needs, and make decisions regarding interventions for individuals with physical, mental, cognitive, and/or intellectual disabilities, as well as follow up on decided interventions.

The work involves many contacts with users, their relatives, and representatives/guardians, as well as collaboration with executors and other partners, both internal and external. Together with your colleagues at the unit, you work towards a good work climate and to ensure legal certainty.

We are looking for you who have a degree from the Social Work program or equivalent education assessed as equivalent by the employer. You have knowledge of legislation, regulations, and directives relevant to the area, as well as case handling and documentation within the social services.

To fulfill the assignment, you must have the ability to gather information, compile, analyze, and evaluate different action alternatives to make assessments that lead to well-motivated decisions.

As a person, you need to be confident, responsible, careful, and structured. You should be able to plan, organize, and prioritize work effectively, which also requires flexibility. Since the work involves many contacts with different partners, you need to be relationship-building and responsive. You must be able to express yourself well in Swedish, both orally and in writing, and adapt your communication to the person you are in contact with.

If you have experience with the business systems Combine, Cosmic Link, and the working method IBIC, this is meritorious, as is experience with case handling according to LSS.

We Offer

• A varied job in a small municipality with short decision-making paths and close access to managerial support.
• External supervision and excellent opportunities for competence development.
• Flexible working hours.
• Opportunities for remote work.
• An engaged and responsive work group with good camaraderie.

A Class B driver's license is required.

Great importance will be attached to personal suitability.

Probationary employment may be applied.

Recruitment will take place continuously, so do not hesitate to submit your application!

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Social Work Degree

Driver's License

• Class B Driver's License

Experience

• Experience in investigative work within budget-controlled operations.
• You are confident in both familiar and unfamiliar situations you become involved in. You have the courage sometimes needed to speak up, and the ability to separate facts from personal matters.
• Your ability to find good solutions to emerging problems by thinking in different ways makes you a good problem solver. You like to come up with new ideas and are quick to take initiative.
• You enjoy creating new relationships and understand the value of maintaining contacts. You usually take the initiative in various social contexts.

Employment Type: Permanent.
Working Hours: Daytime.

Regarding the recruitment process, we have decided on recruitment channels and marketing. We explicitly decline contact with media sellers, recruitment sites, and similar.

Welcome with your application!