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Do you want to join an engaged team that is passionate about social work? Then this is the right position for you! Take the chance to get a job where you have the opportunity to make a difference every day as a Social Secretary. We value service and legal certainty highly, and we are driven by the ability to make a difference for our children and their families!

About the Position

At the Family Homes unit, social secretaries work in the roles of child case manager, family home secretary, or investigator. Here, we follow and support the child in the foster home and support the foster homes in their mission. Together, we continuously develop the operations, a work that enables participation and engagement, which we find both exciting and important.

For these positions, we are looking for child case managers who follow the care of children and young people placed in foster homes, as well as a family home secretary.

With us, you are never alone. You receive continuous support in cases from your immediate supervisor, group leader, and colleagues, and also have the opportunity for external supervision. To help you succeed in your role, there are also employees with other professions ready to support you, such as administrators, co-case managers, and transporters.

What You Get With Us

We offer you a secure employment in a large organization, with many opportunities to try different directions and tasks within the social work field.

We know that competence development is important for success and job satisfaction, and we offer you the opportunity for further education and specialization based on our competence ladder. You will also be able to attend courses, participate in lectures, and deepen your knowledge in your area in other ways.

As a new employee, you will receive a thorough introduction so that you can feel secure in your new role. You will also be assigned a mentor, a colleague, who can support you with practical questions ranging from where the coffee machine is located to how different processes work.

We offer the possibility to work from home to some extent.

Examples of Duties

• investigate and handle cases according to the Social Services Act (SoL), the Care of Young Persons Act (LVU), and the Care of Abusers Act (LVM)
• have contacts both for investigative purposes and to contribute to strengthening individuals' own resources
• write statements to various authorities
• collaborate with external partners
• make decisions according to delegation
• collaborate with other social services
• follow up on interventions
• participate in network meetings, SAMBA, SIP

About the Workplace

The unit consists of 40 people. The Family Homes department is primarily divided into four groups that work with recruiting, investigating, and supporting our foster homes, as well as following and supporting the child in the foster home. We are located in premises near Örebro Central Station, at Ribbingsgatan 1-3.

Read more about what it is like to work at the Social Administration on our website (https://extra.orebro.se/jobb/yrken/socialforvaltningen/socialsekreterare.4.4ab318bf18affc1c96710d2.html).

Qualifications

Working as a social secretary with us is challenging, stimulating, and complex. Therefore, we need you who are secure and stable. We also believe that you are flexible and have an easy time adapting to changed circumstances. The work also requires that you can switch between different tasks and that you have the ability to find quick, legally secure solutions and maintain calm in stressful and pressured situations.

You prefer to work in a team with shared responsibility while also taking great responsibility for independently driving the work forward. You are receptive in contact with others and have a natural ability to put yourself in others' perspectives and situations without losing your professional integrity. The work requires good communication skills, which among other things means that you can express yourself clearly and structured in speech and writing. Of course, you are also engaged and want to participate actively in developing the work for the benefit of those we serve.

We place great importance on personal suitability.

Requirements:

• Social work degree (210 ECTS)
• Category B driver's license for manual transmission

Merits:

• experience with foster care
• experience/knowledge of working with BBIC (Barns behov i centrum / Children's Needs at the Center)
• experience/knowledge of working with MI (Motiverande samtal / Motivational Interviewing)
• experience with the documentation system Lifecare

Scope and Start Date

Employment type: Permanent position

Employment level: 100%

Start date: According to agreement

Working hours: Daytime with flexible agreement

Number of positions: 3

Other Information

Read more about what it is like to work in Örebro Municipality at orebro.se/jobb (http://www.orebro.se/jobb).

Interviews are planned to be held on-site at Ribbingsgatan during weeks 20 & 21.

Before you are offered employment, you may need to show an extract from the criminal record register.

Application

The last day for applications is May 5.

We warmly welcome your application!