Vacant job

As an employee of Härnösand Municipality, your primary task is to provide good service to residents and visitors together with your colleagues. Our culture should be 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 the breadth and delivers on height. 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 be part of developing 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! We are now looking for a colleague who can strengthen us for one year!

Operations

As a social secretary in 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 implemented 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 emphasis on accessibility, service, and legal certainty, but above all, we have a large focus on the child rights perspective. We work to implement early, easily 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 looking for a social secretary on a fixed-term basis, as one of our employees will be on parental leave.

Job Responsibilities

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 some weekends per year but may change based on experienced decisions.

Closely supervised by a coordinator and external guidance is part of the work.

We are looking for you who

• have a social work degree, which is a requirement, as well as a driver's license.
• can express yourself well in speech and 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 other 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 enables 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 on an ongoing basis. You may therefore be contacted before the last application date.

A fixed-term employment for 1 year.

Salary

Individual salary setting applies.

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

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

Register Check

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

Security Check

For some positions, a security check is carried out according to security protection legislation. If you become relevant for such a position, you must:

• Undergo and pass the security check.

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.