Vacant job

The Authority for the Elderly is part of the Care Office in Södertälje Municipality. The Care Office covers both regulatory authority and operational activities within the areas of elderly care and disability services.

The Authority for the Elderly consists of three teams with social secretaries (biståndshandläggare) who investigate applications for assistance according to the Social Services Act for persons over 65 years of age. Each team is led by a team leader, and the unit as a whole by two unit managers. From February 2026, housing adaptation grant administrators and resident coordinators will also be included in the Authority for the Elderly. By autumn 2026, the Authority for the Elderly will change its working methods so that social secretaries work with their own cases.

Your Responsibilities

Working as a social secretary in elderly care involves tasks such as case processing, investigation, and decision-making according to the Social Services Act for persons over 65 years of age, as well as persons under 65 years of age with a dementia diagnosis. As a social secretary with us, you focus on the investigative work and the meeting with the individual, which can take place both at home, in the hospital, or during a visit to our office. You are expected to cooperate and collaborate with other units within the municipality as well as with external partners. You are also expected to take responsibility, together with colleagues and the unit manager, to develop the operations. In your work, you will meet people with different backgrounds and needs on a daily basis, and therefore you should be secure, empathetic, responsive, and flexible.

Who are you?

You handle stress in a stable manner and are flexible in thought and action. You collaborate well with others while being independent and taking initiative. You have a good ability to create structure and plan your work, and you can meet the demands of your surroundings without losing focus on the task.

Personal qualities:

You are secure in yourself and take responsibility for both large and small tasks. You are flexible and have an easy time building good contacts. Precision and structure characterize your work style. You thrive in collaborations and contribute actively to the team, but you also work well independently when needed. You are innovative, take initiative, and contribute to a positive work environment through your constructive and encouraging outlook.

Requirements:

• Degree in Social Work (Social Work) or another university or college education that the employer considers equivalent
• Category B driver's license
• Very good knowledge of Swedish in both speech and writing, as well as good documentation skills
• Experience with regulatory authority work and working in a politically governed organization
• Experience in independently driving own cases through the entire process – from application to decision

Merits:

• Experience working with the target group of the elderly
• Experience working in the operational system Pulsen
• It is an advantage if you master Finnish in speech and writing, as Södertälje is a Finnish-speaking administrative area

We place great emphasis on your personal qualities.

We offer you

• An developing and interesting assignment
• Good opportunities for competence development
• Annual working hours, which is a model for flexible working hours
• Health allowance
• Opportunity to exchange holiday day allowance for days off

As an employee in Södertälje Municipality, you are offered a secure employment, good employment terms and working environment, competence development, and several benefits. Read more about us on our website and for more information about our benefits: https://www.sodertalje.se/kommun-och-politik/jobba-hos-oss/formaner/ (https://www.sodertalje.se/kommun-och-politik/jobba-hos-oss/formaner/)

Welcome to us!

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

Södertälje Municipality works with competency-based recruitment methodology with the aim of countering discrimination and promoting diversity in the workplace.

We have many positions where we conduct a register check. A register extract (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 investigation with register check according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585) may therefore be conducted before a decision on employment. Swedish citizenship is required for some of our security-class tasks.