1st Social Secretary at Ulricehamn Municipality

Ulricehamn Municipality is in an exciting growth phase - we are growing while maintaining our small-scale character. As the largest employer with over 2,200 employees in 100 different professional roles, we offer a meaningful working life where development, community, and public benefit meet. With Vision 2040 - "Together towards the future" - we shape an innovative and sustainable everyday life, together. Here, you make a real difference every day, in a culture characterized by courage, engagement, and opportunities to grow, both professionally and personally.

The Welfare Sector consists of four operations: disability services, home care and home healthcare, individual and family care, and care and nursing homes. Home care and home healthcare in Ulricehamn Municipality are responsible for interventions according to the Social Services Act (SoL) and the Health and Medical Services Act (HSL).

The Case Processing Unit within the Welfare Sector is responsible for ensuring high-quality authority practice for elderly care, assistance case processing, and housing adaptations. The unit works to provide the right support and help to our clients, both those living in ordinary housing and those staying at the municipality's short-term unit. We process cases with great care, ensure legally sound decisions, and contribute to a good quality of life for our elderly.

We are now looking for a 1st Social Secretary. In this role, you will become part of an engaged team that actively works to develop social services in Ulricehamn, where the user is always at the center. You are warmly welcome to apply for the position! Selection and interviews will take place continuously during the advertisement period.

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Job Responsibilities

As a 1st Social Secretary, you work closely with the Unit Manager to lead, develop, and drive the work of the unit forward. The assignment includes business development, quality assurance, as well as the creation, revision, and follow-up of routines. The role also involves producing statistics and contributing to analysis and improvement work within the operation.

You support the employees in the unit in their daily work through guidance in assessments, decision-making, case processing, and legally sound documentation. The role also includes supporting prioritization during high workload and assistance in case distribution. Our focus is to create good quality in the work and give the work group the best possible conditions to conduct legally sound and high-quality authority practice.

The assignment includes keeping yourself updated on current legislation, practice, research, and directives, as well as ensuring that this is implemented in operational work. You are involved in developing and maintaining functioning routines and processes and work together with the Unit Manager to follow up on goals and results, identify areas for improvement, and drive the unit's development work forward.

You represent the unit in internal and external contexts. Some case processing may occur, for example, in complex cases or during periods of high workload.

The position is newly established, which means that the job responsibilities may develop and change over time.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who are educated as a social worker or have other education that the employer assesses as equivalent. The position requires previous experience in social work, and that you have several years of experience in authority practice within the area of assistance assessment. It is meritorious if you have experience in leadership, knowledge of systemic theory, and familiarity with the business system Treserva.

As a person, you are secure, stable, and have good self-awareness. You are relationship-building, empathetic, and have an easy time collaborating with both colleagues and external actors. You see collaboration as a matter of course and actively contribute to a good work climate and common results.

In the role of 1st Social Secretary, you work both independently and together with others. You are flexible and have the ability to adapt your working method to changed needs and conditions. At the same time, you are structured and have an easy time planning, prioritizing, and organizing your work in an efficient manner. You are solution-oriented and driven by finding sustainable, individually adapted solutions.

The work involves extensive communication and documentation, which requires that you express yourself well in Swedish, both orally and in writing. You write correctly, clearly, and adapt your communication to the recipient and situation.

To thrive and succeed in the role, you are calm and secure even in pressured situations, have a good sense of service, and can make independent decisions even when information is limited or circumstances are difficult. We place great emphasis on your personal suitability and willingness to contribute to the development of the operation. Good computer skills and a B-driving license are requirements for the position.

Employment type: Permanent.
Duration: Permanent.

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