Do you want to use your experience to make a real difference?

As a Specialist Social Worker with us at the Family Department, you will have a central role in strengthening the quality of work with placements within the children's group.

Who we are

The Family Department is part of the Social Services Administration, and our most important task is to ensure that our residents receive the help and support they need. We are a department characterized by talented, generous, and responsive team players. Collaboration is a strong trait in our personality, both in speaking and listening.

We are located in Mörby Centrum, a 14-minute subway ride from T-Centralen. Our office has fresh facilities with good technology. There are also many small rooms here for us to discuss matters or receive visitors. There is also the possibility of remote work to the extent that it suits the job.

We highly value having fun together as well as order and structure in our work. Everyone appreciates that we continuously work on the work environment, workload, and value everyone's well-being. We also ensure that we train ourselves, introduce new methods, and change the organization when needs change.

Welcome to a workplace where you get to contribute, develop, and make a difference together.

1 position(s).

Job Responsibilities

As a Specialist Social Worker, you strengthen the work in difficult and complex cases. You assist in acute situations, handle LVU (Care of Young Persons (Special Provisions) Act) cases, and provide support and guidance through these processes. You function as a method support and mentor for new employees. Together with group managers, you drive method development, develop routines, and contribute to the implementation of new working methods.

Furthermore, you actively contribute to the unit's method development in practice, for example by holding internal training, participating in development work, and supporting colleagues in the use of new methods and tools. You are a role model in following statutory requirements within social services as well as internal routines. You should be able to cover for the group manager if needed. The tasks may change based on the unit's needs.

Qualifications and Merits

We are looking for you who have:

A degree in Social Work and at least five years of experience in authority work with children and young people.
Experience with, and very familiar with, the laws governing the operations, especially the Social Services Act (SoL), the LVU Act, and the Act on Placements of Children in Protected Housing.
Very good documentation skills.
Very good knowledge of BBIC (Baby-Infant-Child Assessment).
Very good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written.

It is an advantage if you have:

Previous experience in method support work.
Knowledge of iRiSk, ADAD, Signs of Safety.
Experience in supervising and introducing new social secretaries.
Experience with, and feel comfortable speaking in front of larger groups.
Category B driver's license.

You take great personal responsibility for the planning and follow-up of your work, work in a structured manner, and feel confident in conveying even difficult assessments and decisions. You contribute to strengthening relationships by supporting colleagues, collaborating actively, and following routines, guidelines, and processes. In your work, you show a drive to develop and improve operations by seeking solutions, taking own initiatives for learning, and continuously building on your knowledge. You provide good service, show loyalty both internally and externally, and keep yourself updated on the outside world. Furthermore, you have a good ability to create safe and sustainable relationships. You also display a fundamental security in your professional practice, both in practicing methods, meeting clients, and in sharing experiences and knowledge with colleagues. Great importance is attached to personal suitability.

For this position, you need to present a valid extract from the criminal record register before an employment contract can be drawn up. Such an order can be made at www.polisen.se (https://www.polisen.se). Probation may be applied.

A work test may be conducted at the interview stage.

Employment Conditions

Salary form: Monthly salary.
Employment form: Permanent employment.
Duration: Permanent.

Danderyd Municipality strives for a staff composition that reflects the diversity of society. We offer an exciting workplace with many pleasant and knowledgeable employees. Visit our job portal https://www.danderyd.se/ovriga-verksamheter/jobba/ (https://www.danderyd.se/ovriga-verksamheter/jobba/) if you want to know what our managers say about the municipality's mission and future development. Here you can also gather information, including about our benefits. More information about our operations can be found at www.danderyd.se (http://www.danderyd.se).

To ensure the quality of the recruitment process in Danderyd Municipality and to enable good communication with our applicants, we request that you submit your application digitally as described above.

Grades and other documents are to be brought to a possible interview.

We warmly welcome your application!

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