Vacant job

Description

At our Family Home Unit, you will find a thrilling, important, and developmental job. We are looking for you who are committed to children and young people living in foster homes. Children placed in foster homes are one of society's most vulnerable groups. These children need extensive support to develop positively. Therefore, high quality in foster care is very important to us, which places demands on efficient case processing.

Responsibilities

Your primary responsibility is to act as an authority-handling social secretary for children and young people placed in foster homes. You will collaborate closely with foster home case workers, who have the overall responsibility for the foster homes where the children are placed. The goal is for you, as a social secretary, to maintain a holistic perspective based on the child's needs. You will have close contact with the child in the foster home, as well as with biological parents, schools, healthcare, foster homes, and others.

As an employee at the Family Department, you are offered a comprehensive induction program for new employees, which includes basic training in Signs of Safety. New social workers are also offered "Yrkesresan" (The Professional Journey).

When you join us, you will receive a mentor and an introduction so that you can gradually get into the work. In addition to a unit manager, there are two case supervisors at the unit who guide and supervise you in your daily work. Furthermore, you will get to know a wonderful group of colleagues to work with. We have excellent, functional premises in central Karlstad, which makes us enjoy working here.

Do you want to know more about us? Go to the link below:

https://qcnl.tv/p/gTHnEpyNZ5VA4SU5NMp3nA (https://qcnl.tv/p/gTHnEpyNZ5VA4SU5NMp3nA)

Qualifications

A degree in Social Work (Social Worker) is required. Experience working within social services, with authority handling and foster care is advantageous. We value good collaboration skills, decision-making and action-oriented abilities, creative thinking, and the ability to work independently when needed. We also appreciate that you are structured, coordinate your work well, and express yourself clearly both verbally and in writing.

A category B driver's license is required. We will also request a police record extract.

What We Offer

Read more about our benefits and what it is like to work in Karlstad Municipality at karlstad.se/jobbahososs (https://karlstad.se/jobbahososs).

We warmly welcome your application!

When you apply for a job with us, you will be asked to provide your CV and answer a number of questions where we ask you to describe your competence in the requested area. This means you should not attach a cover letter as part of your application.

Interviews may begin before the advertising period has ended.

About Karlstad Municipality

The Employment and Social Administration provides support to vulnerable children, families, and individuals with mental disabilities. Our approximately 700 employees work with addiction care, economic assistance, budget and debt counseling, and family law issues. Our task also includes combating unemployment and managing permits and supervision for alcohol and tobacco.

Do you want to be part of creating the Karlstad of the future? In the Karlstad Municipality group, you can make a real difference. Here, every employee is an important part of the whole, and together we help realize our vision of "A better life in the Sun City." Come and grow with us!

Additional Information

To ensure quality in the recruitment process and simplify communication with our applicants, we ask you to submit your application via our recruitment systems and not via email or paper format. We decline all offers regarding advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this advertisement.

If you have protected personal data, you should not register your application documents in our recruitment system, nor send them via email. Instead, contact the municipality's switchboard at 054-540 00 00 for further handling.