Vacant job

Description

Employment and Establishment (AME) coordinates the municipality's labor market political and employment-promoting measures for individuals receiving financial assistance, such as long-term unemployed, people with disabilities, and foreign-born residents. AME is also responsible for the Municipal Activity Requirement (KAA), the municipality's summer jobs for youth, and the municipal reception of refugees. We also run various projects involving partners such as Region Gävleborg, the Swedish Social Insurance Agency, and the Swedish Public Employment Service.

From July 1, 2026, AME will also be responsible for implementing the municipal measures within the framework of the new reform, the Activity Requirement. The Activity Requirement means that individuals receiving social assistance will be offered activities by the municipality to maintain their benefits and move closer to work and studies. These measures may include group activities, individual coaching, language support, competence-building activities, work training, internships, and supported employment.

Our work is carried out in collaboration with social services, the Swedish Public Employment Service, the Swedish Migration Agency, the Swedish Social Insurance Agency, the County Administrative Board, Hälsingland Education Board, primary schools, and other partners in both the public and private sectors.

Organizationaly, AME belongs to the Social Administration and will, from September 1, be organized into three units, each consisting of several employees who support individuals in various ways to enter the labor market or start studying. The organization within AME is undergoing changes to better adapt to the new mandate within the framework of the activity requirement reform.

We are seeking two labor market consultants, but this depends on political decisions regarding budget frameworks for 2027 and beyond to ensure all positions can be filled.

Job Responsibilities

In your role as a labor market consultant, you will meet individuals who, for various reasons, struggle to find employment and have difficulty entering the labor market. Your task is to facilitate steps toward the labor market and/or studies, and to support the individual in targeted measures. The responsibilities may also include supporting individuals within the refugee reception.

Together with your colleagues, you will support and challenge participants in both individual work and group settings. The work involves planning, developing, executing, following up, and evaluating activities based on, among other things, the activity requirement and KAA. The measures should be based on the individual's needs and indicators central to moving toward studies and work. Current work includes internships, job search activities, study visits, health-promoting measures, and coaching conversations. The role also involves initiating and maintaining collaboration with other agencies such as healthcare, social services, educational providers, and other state actors.

You will be involved in AME's work with materials and approaches based on the BIP study (Employment Indicator Project), where progression measurement tools are used in dialogue with participants, and where activities and measures are anchored in selected indicators that have shown to increase the probability of getting a job.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who have a university-level education in behavioral sciences or other education and work experience that the employer considers equivalent. You should have experience working with unemployed individuals far from the labor market, youth, and people with foreign backgrounds and limited Swedish language skills. You have knowledge and experience in the area of neurodevelopmental disorders (NPF), study motivation, crime prevention, and documented experience in working with behavioral change.

You need to have good people skills and a sense for working with people facing various difficulties. You are a problem solver who sees opportunities before obstacles, motivated by achieving development and making things happen. You are flexible, good at collaborating, and creating relationships with people. You are resilient and patient, focusing on achieving sustainable, long-term results together with the individual. You have the ability to view the individual from a holistic perspective and are accustomed to working with groups and using motivational interviewing as a tool in your work with people.

You must also be structured in your work, self-sufficient, have digital skills, and good ability to express yourself in Swedish, both verbally and in writing.

Personal suitability will be given particular consideration.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Conditions

The positions are permanent, although a six-month probationary period may apply.

We apply risk control (extract from the criminal record register) as a form of suitability assessment for all offered positions in operations involving direct contact with youth.

About Bollnäs Municipality

As an employee in Bollnäs Municipality, you work on what truly matters – and together we create good days for the approximately 26,000 residents of Bollnäs who depend on our work. Here, you will find proud colleagues who develop Bollnäs sustainably and long-term with joy in their work. In our municipality, with over 400 associations, an exceptional cultural offering, and proximity to countryside, city, and mountains, you will find a life where it is easy to balance everyday life.

Welcome to Bollnäs, the heart of Hälsingland!