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Welcome to the Employment Administration. Here we work with labor market initiatives, social assistance, adult education, consumer issues, and the introduction of newly arrived immigrants. The goal is to offer everyone the opportunity for self-sufficiency. Therefore, we work closely with the business community and labor market partners to increase the chances for individuals to establish themselves on the labor market.

For more information about working in Uppsala Municipality, visit https://www.uppsala.se/jobb/ (https://www.uppsala.se/jobb/).

Number of positions: 5

Do you want to contribute to giving more people the opportunity for self-sufficiency through work or studies? Do you thrive in a role where you motivate, coach, and support individuals in change processes, while working in a structured and methodical manner? Then you might be the one we are looking for!

The mandate of the labor market units is based on a clear goal: That more residents of Uppsala can support themselves through work or studies. Within the Labor Market Department, we work systematically and methodically with the entire planning of the job seeker's path toward work or studies. The mandate includes processing, planning, and follow-up of individually designed interventions and activities, as well as close collaboration with other actors.

Employment may take place at one of the Labor Market Department's units: Support to Work 1, or Support to Work 2.

Description of duties

With a coaching and motivation-enhancing approach, you actively work to ensure that the job seeker receives relevant interventions and activities that enable work or studies, and that make a difference for the person's prospects of living an independent life. You work relationally and identify, together with the job seeker, the need for guidance and coordination of activities. You create an individually tailored and purposeful plan and regularly follow up on progress and steps forward in contact with the job seeker. You are skilled at nuancing, adjusting, and anchoring changed planning within the framework of your mandate, both in relation to the job seeker and in collaboration with other professions. Furthermore, you maintain a steady and forward-looking focus on the individual's change process.

The work involves ongoing documentation and processing according to current legislation, guidelines, and routines. As a labor market secretary, you collaborate closely with social secretaries within Social Services - Financial Assistance. Furthermore, you focus on building good and lasting relationships with contacts adjacent to the labor market area, such as external employers.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who have an academic degree in, for example: behavioral science, personnel science, social work degree, or other education that the employer deems equivalent and relevant for the position. You should have experience working with people in change processes.

It is meritorious if you have experience of:

• Matching with employers and labor market issues.
• Assignments involving coaching, motivation-enhancing work, and support to individuals in change processes.
• Processing and documentation according to the Social Services Act as well as routines and guidelines within the labor market area.

It is also meritorious if you have training in MI (Motivational Interviewing), labor market coaching, Supported employment, Case Management, or other evidence-based methods within the labor market area.

In your role, you take initiative and drive the work forward with a clear focus on goals and results. You collaborate well with others and relate to your surroundings in a listening and flexible manner. You listen, communicate, and resolve conflicts in a constructive way. As a person, you are outgoing and socially active in your work, and you easily make contact and maintain relationships. You have the ability to see the big picture and act with the best interests of the entire operation in mind. In addition, you plan and organize your work efficiently and adhere to set timeframes.

Information

If you have questions about the position or the recruitment process, contact: Dominique Östensson, Unit Manager, 018-726 60 93.

Union representative: Vision, Tommy Törnberg, 018-727 17 44.

If you have questions regarding the registration of your application, contact the Recruitment Area: 018-727 12 86.

In your application, you must state your citizenship. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must also be able to prove that you have a valid work permit or are exempt from the requirement to have a work permit. Employment can only take place after verification of the work permit, which is required according to the Aliens Ordinance.

Employment with Uppsala Municipality may involve being placed on the war establishment (crisis staffing).

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