Vacant job

As an employee of Härnösand Municipality, your primary mission is to provide excellent service to residents and visitors together with your colleagues. Our culture is characterized by trust, curiosity, and learning, and we want you to have a long-term sustainable working life.

We are convinced that our attitude towards each other and our work has a direct connection to the residents' experience of our welfare services. We are also sure that equality and diversity develop and raise the quality of our operations.

We encourage lifelong learning and give you the opportunity for development and career growth.

Härnösand is part of the High Coast, with World Heritage nature constantly present. Here we have the sea in the middle of the city. Pride in our location is great and the community is strong. Creativity gives innovative companies and a club and cultural life that lives on a broad basis and delivers on a high level. In Härnösand, there is time for experiences together.

Do you want to make a difference for children and families? We are looking for a Social Secretary for the Child and Family Unit!

We are looking for you who want to help develop the social services of the future. Here you work in an operation focused on the best interests of children and young people, where you become part of an engaged team. We are looking for you who are secure in your professional role, creative, and engaged!

Operations

As a Social Secretary at the Child and Family Unit, you work with investigations and interventions for children and young people aged 0–18 and their families, in accordance with current legislation. The unit is divided into several groups, such as reception, investigation, interventions (placements of children and young people), and family law. You will primarily work with authority exercises and together with your colleagues ensure that the right interventions are made in each individual case.

We use the method support "Children's Needs in Focus" (BBIC) to structure our work, and our documentation takes place in the operation system LifeCare. You also have support from administrative staff that facilitates the administrative work, which frees up time for client contact and interventions. We also have a reception that is part of the operation, which works on behalf of the Child and Family Unit as well as the Economy and Adult Unit.

With us, you get to work in an operation that places great importance on accessibility, service, and legal security, but above all, we have a large focus on the children's rights perspective. We work to implement early, accessible, and preventive interventions that make a difference for children and families. Collaboration with other units and actors is an important part of our work, which makes us stronger in our assignments.

We are currently looking for a Social Secretary for a permanent position at 100%.

Tasks

As a Social Secretary, you work with authority exercises according to the Social Services Act (SoL) and the Act with Special Provisions on Care of Young People (LVU). You are responsible for investigating the need for support and help for children, young people, and their parents, as well as for making decisions about and following up on interventions according to these laws. Your work includes case handling, documentation, and a process-oriented work with the families we meet. The role also includes social standby duty on some weekends per year, but this may change based on necessary decisions.

Closely supervised by a coordinator and external guidance is included in the work.

We are looking for you who

• have a social work degree, this is a requirement, as well as a driver's license.
• can express yourself well orally and in writing in Swedish.

We consider it meritorious with

• experience of authority exercises within social child care.
• experience of case handling and documentation knowledge according to BBIC.
• experience of working in the operation system LifeCare and general computer skills.

To succeed in your work as a Social Secretary and to thrive with us, we believe that you are responsible, structured, flexible, and loyal. You have a professional approach and good initiative, which allows you to work independently. As a person, you are positive and have an easy time collaborating and communicating with the people affected by your work. Great importance is attached to personal suitability.

Other information

Hybrid work is offered to some extent after agreement with the manager.

Trust-based working hours apply and is an individual agreement between the manager and the employee. Flexible working hours/flextime may also be offered.

Selection and interviews may take place continuously. Therefore, you may be contacted before the last application date.

Salary

Individual salary setting applies.

To become eligible for employment, you must be able to at the interview:

• Show a valid ID document.
• If necessary, show a copy of grades or diploma.
• Prove that you have the right to work in Sweden by showing a valid work permit.
• If necessary, show a valid driver's license.
• If necessary, show a valid professional license.

Register Check

For some positions, you need to show an extract from the criminal record register before employment can become current. You can read more about which operations are covered on the Police Authority's website.

Security Clearance

For some positions, a security clearance is conducted according to security protection legislation. If you become eligible for such a position, you must:

• Undergo and be approved in security clearance.

For some positions, Swedish citizenship may be a requirement.

Application

To ensure the quality of the recruitment process, we ask you to submit your application via this advertisement. We do not accept applications in any other way.

If you have a protected identity, please contact the responsible recruiter.