Vacant job

We are looking to hire more of Sweden's best social secretaries. At Children and Youth, you will find meaningful and challenging work. We perform tasks that make a difference for our children and young people – and here, it really matters.

About the Unit

The Authority for Placement dares and is able to meet vulnerable children. We always base our work on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, focusing on the child's needs and participation, and we handle child welfare cases with high quality and efficiency. Our unit consists of 13 social secretaries, one administrator, two parent support workers (one of whom also mentors social secretaries), three team leaders, and one unit manager.

We have reorganized the Children and Youth operations to support the Signs of Safety approach. As an employee, you are our most important resource; therefore, we constantly work on developing methods and tools so that together we can achieve our challenging goals and fulfill our mission. Here, you have the opportunity to influence the development and design of working methods.

Your Responsibilities

Your main responsibilities include following up on interventions for placed children, supporting children and their biological parents and networks, including unaccompanied children, who need care in network homes, emergency homes, and foster homes according to the Social Services Act (SoL) or the Young Persons Act (LVU). The social secretary and the foster home secretary work in a joint team regarding the placed child. Since September 1, 2024, we have been a new unit that collaborates closely with foster home secretaries at the Client Service Unit.

In 2026, we will focus on:

• Work Environment: It is important that we have a good working situation and enjoy our jobs.
• Signs of Belonging: Implementing the Signs of Belonging approach to increase safety for our placed children.
• Relationships: Ensuring all placed children have a relationship with their social secretary – we will meet the children often and develop our knowledge in talking to children about difficult matters and violence.

Your manager wants you to feel:

• That your thoughts and ideas are received positively.
• That you are important at the workplace.
• That I have time for you.
• That you receive the support you need.

Who are you?

At the Authority for Placement unit, you represent the Social Services Children and Youth towards clients, citizens, and collaborating partners. Therefore, you possess broad knowledge of the social services' authority exercise and interventions and can make independent assessments in cases.

Requirements:

• Degree in Social Work (Socialsekreterare/Socionom)
• Good computer skills (e.g., Office package)
• Very good knowledge of Swedish in both speech and writing
• Driving license B
• Experience in social work with Children and/or Youth

Merits:

• Experience working with authority exercises.
• Training in Signs of Safety.

Personal qualities:

• We are looking for you who have a clear child's perspective.
• We see that you are professional in your role, show respect for your mission, and work based on our values.
• You are responsible, meaning you take responsibility for a work climate that develops the operations.
• You are engaged and motivated and use your knowledge and skills to develop the operations.

We place great emphasis on your personal qualities.

Working hours are during office hours 08:00–17:00, but some evening and weekend work may occur.

We offer you

We offer meaningful and stimulating work in an operation characterized by high competence, engagement, and good cooperation!

The Social Services in Södertälje is a large organization with good opportunities for internal career development, both by broadening competence through different types of services and by taking on developmental assignments within your regular position.

After working with us for a while, you will have broad experience in meeting people with different challenges – no day is like the other! Here, there are well-developed routines and methods that will be a good support in your work.

Our managers have great knowledge and experience in working with children and young people. We invest in leadership development for both unit managers and team leaders, which creates good conditions for clear and secure leadership at all levels. We believe in close leadership, and our managers encourage learning and development through a high degree of trust and a coaching approach.

Every day, approx. 6,000 people go to work in Södertälje Municipality. We have many different roles here and want to offer you a meaningful job where you have the opportunity to contribute to society while feeling joy. As an employee here, you have the opportunity to develop and make a real impact. We have a large selection of training and competence-enhancing initiatives for you as an employee.

As an employee in Södertälje Municipality, you are offered, among other things, secure employment conditions, a generous wellness allowance, and the option to exchange holiday pay for extra days off. Within certain operations, there is also some flexibility regarding working hours and work methods. For more detailed information about our benefits, please read more on our external website.

Welcome to us!

Other

Selection and interviews may take place continuously during the application period.

Södertälje Municipality works with competency-based recruitment methodology to counteract discrimination and promote diversity in the workplace.

We have many positions where we conduct a register check. A certificate of good conduct (criminal record and suspicion register) from the Police Authority may therefore need to be presented by the candidate before a decision on employment.

An employment with us may involve placement in a security class. A security check with a register check according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585) may therefore be conducted before a decision on employment. For some of our security-class tasks, Swedish citizenship is required.