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Our strengths are a lack of hierarchy, dialogue, and short decision-making paths. As an employee here, you become an important builder of society, someone who makes a difference. We are convinced that together we can live up to our values, where welcoming, engagement, security, and confidence in the future are key words. Smedjebacken offers good housing, and our many associations, pioneers, and entrepreneurs contribute to quality of life, cohesion, and living traditions throughout the municipality.

Individual and Family Care

Individual and Family Care is a department consisting of three units: children and family, adults, and administration, with a total of 20 employees.

In the children and family unit and the adult unit, both social secretaries and staff working with outpatient care in various forms such as treatment, family support, or family therapy work. The operations are led by a head of operations.

The children and family unit is now looking for a social secretary. The unit consists of senior case officers and social secretaries who work with reception, investigation, and follow-up of interventions, family law, and foster homes. It is a small municipality and a relatively small operation where cooperation is paramount. We help and support each other in the cases the unit is responsible for.

The unit handles cases concerning children and young people from 0 to 21 years old. This involves exercising authority based on the Social Services Act and the Act of Care of Young People. The unit also investigates foster homes, contact families, contact persons, and handles family law cases. We now also work with interventions without benefit decisions based on the new Social Services Act.

There is ongoing development work based on the new Social Services Act, of which you will be a part.

Job Responsibilities

In the role of social secretary, your tasks include:

• Having close cooperation with key people in the child's/young person's network, focusing on ensuring that the child has a good and secure life
• Investigating and assessing the child's needs, following up on interventions, and sharing responsibility with colleagues for the unit's reception function
• Collaborating with both internal and external parties

The role involves both exercising authority and, if necessary, therapeutic interventions based on the new Social Services Act. As a social secretary here, you will follow the case from the initial report/application, through investigation, to possible implementation. The work may include leading various group activities and, if necessary, some evening duties. Other tasks may also occur, and the content and conditions of the work may change over time.

We are a social services office that appreciates flexibility and a lack of hierarchy, and our work is characterized by solution-oriented interventions.

Qualifications

• A degree in Social Work or another equivalent higher education degree in a relevant field
• Good ability to express yourself in Swedish, both orally and in writing
• You should be well acquainted with the case handling requirements and the legislation governing the operations
• Good computer skills
• Category B driver's license

It is an advantage if you have previous knowledge of the Lifecare operation system and if you have previously worked with social work or exercising authority.

Personal Qualities

To thrive in the role of social secretary, we think you have/are:

• A strong commitment and interest in social work
• The courage to make a difference for vulnerable people in society
• Motivation and creativity that contribute to the unit's development
• Easy to cooperate with others and able to work independently in a responsible manner
• Social and able to add enthusiasm and contribute to participation and consensus regarding the operations
• Ability to nurture and build good relationships

Personal suitability is given great weight.

For this position, it will be necessary to present an extract from the criminal record.

We Offer

You are offered training in the form of "Yrkesresan" and training in Dialogue.

Probationary employment may be applied.

We offer a workplace in a welcoming municipality with engagement, security, and confidence in the future. We believe in dialogue as a tool for development and value short decision-making paths and a non-hierarchical approach. The work environment is in focus, with the goal that working life should be sustainable, healthy, and secure for all employees. At https://www.smedjebacken.se/arbete-och-naringsliv/formaner.html (https://www.smedjebacken.se/arbete-och-naringsliv/formaner.html) you can read more about the benefits we offer.

Other Information

In connection with the employment offer, the candidate offered the position will need to prove their citizenship. The person can do this with a passport or alternatively a certificate of personal status together with an ID document. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must show that you have a valid work permit or are exempt from the obligation to have a work permit. Employment can only take place after verification of the work permit, which is required according to the Aliens Ordinance.

We kindly but firmly decline all contact with advertisers and staffing agencies in the recruitment process as the selection of recruitment channels has already been determined for this recruitment.

Read more on smedjebacken.se about how we handle your personal data according to GDPR. All recruitment takes place digitally and via our external link to the recruitment system Webcruiter. If you have problems registering your CV, please contact http://talentech-support.freshdesk.com/sv-SE/support/login/new (http://talentech-support.freshdesk.com/sv-SE/support/login/new). If you have protected personal data, contact the personnel department through the municipality's switchboard, and you will receive help with your application.

Contact Information

Camilla Eriksson, Head of Operations, 0240660291, [email protected]

Maria Högstedt, VISION, 0240660091, [email protected]

Workplace

Vasagatan 14

777 81 Smedjebacken

Important Information:

Employer: Smedjebacken Municipality

Ref.no: 5139997609

Scope of position: 100%

Permanent position

Last day for applications: 2026-07-31