Living Life in Kiruna – Social Secretary for the Child and Family Unit

For a living Kiruna. One thing is certain: with us, you make a difference. We are Kiruna. We are the healthcare staff holding the hands of elderly mothers, the teacher getting little brothers to read their first words, the childcare worker watching someone grow every day, and the social worker making what is necessary to change lives. We are personal assistants giving freedom, librarians making literature accessible, and home support staff driving to the villages in snowstorms – in the light of the midnight sun – to be there.

We are hundreds of competencies, thousands of people, and generations of experience that together secure, care for, inspire, teach, save lives, think new thoughts, move cities, stand up for each other, and take care of people. With pride and care. From the mountains to the city. Today and tomorrow for a living Kiruna. There is something beautiful about that. Do you also want to work for life, the human being, and the future in Kiruna Municipality? Do you want to create value and make a real difference for what matters?

Our Mission

The Social Services Administration's mission is to meet people's needs for security. The administration shall work to ensure that the municipality's residents receive social care in various forms, with a special responsibility to safeguard the needs and interests of vulnerable groups. We constantly work for good quality that benefits the user of our interventions.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Job Responsibilities

The work includes meetings with children, young people, and families, where documentation is an important part. We investigate cases supported by the Social Services Act (SoL) and the Young Persons Act (LVU), and we work according to Child's Needs in Focus (BBIC). You will also collaborate with other groups within IFO-MyA, other authorities, and organizations. The work also includes a certain amount of preventive work. Travel is included in the job.

In the Child and Family Unit, scheduled time for reflection and environmental scanning is currently included. As an employee in the Child and Family Unit, you are offered an induction program and mentoring, competence development (Kiruna Municipality is part of Yrkesresan), and external supervision.

Start Date: By agreement.
Fixed-term position: Valid until December 31, 2026.

Qualifications

For the position of acting social secretary in the child and family unit, a degree in social work or higher education that meets the National Board of Health and Welfare's regulations (SOSFS 2014:7) regarding eligibility to perform certain tasks in social services' child and youth care is required. Experience in similar work is meritorious.

We see that you have a holistic view and the ability to get parts to collaborate, as well as engagement and a willingness to develop. Great importance is attached to personal suitability.

Benefits and Conditions

When recruiting social secretaries, there is an opportunity to participate in a recruitment benefit consisting of a bonus and assistance to obtain affordable housing. We will tell you more about this at any potential employment interview.

Police Certificate: Before any potential employment, you must present an extract from the police record (including the suspicion register) in an unopened envelope. The extract can be ordered via the Police website: https://polisen.se/belastningsregistret (https://polisen.se/belastningsregistret?mtm_campaign=utdrag&mtm_kwd=post0623)

Employment Type: Fixed-term employment.
Duration: 6 months or longer.

To work with us, you must share Kiruna Municipality's common value base where respect, responsibility, and collaboration are the key words.

We offer a pleasant working environment and stimulating tasks, and that you as an employee get a good balance between work and leisure. We have many different benefits where you as an employee can train for free at various fitness facilities up to 5000 SEK/year, we have cabins in the mountains that you can rent, we offer the possibility to exchange salary for free days.

We strive for equal gender distribution and see diversity as a strength, we welcome employees with different backgrounds and work to ensure our workplaces are accessible to everyone. Kiruna Municipality sees full-time as a right, part-time as an opportunity. It is meritorious if you have knowledge of Finnish, Sami, and/or Meänkieli as Kiruna Municipality is the administrative area for these languages.

Kiruna Municipality has made its own selection for this recruitment and therefore declines contact with advertising sellers or other sellers of recruitment services.