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Are you ready for the future? We are – and now we are looking for you!

Within the Department of Work and Welfare in Kristianstad, we are embarking on an exciting journey of change. Our vision is clear: One department – ready for the future!

The Social Services are to become more preventive, accessible, gender-equal, and evidence-based. With the new Social Services Act as a foundation, we are now actively engaged in a change process where our entire department is transitioning to focus more strongly on preventive work, improved collaboration to create more flexible and accessible support, and increased accessibility for our citizens. As an employee here, you will have the opportunity to help shape the future of social services.

Based on our new organization, we have chosen to structure our teams around either "investigation" or "intervention." This means that as an "investigator," you will work more focused on investigating the child's needs, and as an "intervention worker," you will work more focused on following up on approved interventions.

Your role with us

Your main tasks consist of case processing and documentation according to the Social Services Act, the Law of Care of Young Persons (LVU), and the Law of Care of Abusers of Substances (LVM), where you are responsible for the investigation work and for following up on approved interventions. You interact with the children/young people, their custodians, and social networks. You make individual assessments, collaborate internally and externally, and work together with management and colleagues to develop the operations in various ways. You are responsible, based on delegation, for legally secure case processing and decisions in individual cases, as well as ensuring that established routines are followed. Our approach is to keep the citizen's needs in focus.

Who are we looking for?

You who apply have a degree in Social Work. Experience of authority exercise, preferably within the Social Services' child and youth care, is considered meritorious. Education in BBiC and Signs of Safety is also considered meritorious.

Since communication and documentation are part of the work, you need computer skills and good ability to express yourself in Swedish, both orally and in writing.

We are looking for someone who is confident, structured, flexible, creative, and courageous. Collaboration is a given for you, both internally and externally. You dare to see, take responsibility, and can handle difficult acute situations. Furthermore, you need to be able to work both independently and together with colleagues and partners. A valid driver's license (Category B) is required.

This is us

Currently, around 480 dedicated employees work at the department, making a difference for people in different stages of life every day. Together, we create security, participation, and opportunities.

We offer our employees more accessible support and management, and our teams consist of 7–9 employees, where each team is managed by a close team leader. As an employee, you also have close access to your unit manager.

We offer:

• An open, secure, and welcoming climate where we have fun at work.
• Amazing, experienced colleagues with knowledge, courage, and humor who are passionate about the target group and value cohesion in the workplace.
• Close and accessible management in the form of team leaders who supervise and guide in operational work.
• Individual development and employee influence.
• A well-developed knowledge base with all the guidelines, routines, checklists, and templates we need to perform the work.
• Flexible working methods in consultation with the nearest manager.
• Individual introduction and mentoring based on your specific needs! Here you are allowed to be new at the job and ease into the work at a comfortable pace. We are part of Yrkesresan, offer training in Signs of Safety, and several other courses through our Education Portal.
• External supervision.
• Flexible hours and a wellness allowance.

Meet the future with us at the Department of Work and Welfare. The department is responsible for individual and family care and certain labor market and educational initiatives in the municipality. We have a collective responsibility to prevent and combat exclusion and support citizens towards increased independence.

We offer

We are over 7,000 employees in Kristianstad Municipality who make a difference in people's daily lives, every day. Here you will find employees who are passionate about welfare and want to turn ideas into reality. Kristianstad Municipality offers several different career paths so that you can develop throughout your working life. Read more about our benefits and us as an employer here.

Good to know

If you have protected personal data, you should not apply via the application button. Instead, send your application by post or hand it in at Rådhus Skåne. Mark the envelope with the title and reference number. If you have questions, you can contact the Citizen Center at 044-13 50 00.

If you have questions about how to apply, contact the system's support at 0771-69 36 93. Choose 1 - Visma Recruit and 2 - job seekers.

Start date

We offer a permanent position with a start date according to agreement. Interviews will take place during weeks 26–27.

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