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Jönköping Municipality is a large employer with hundreds of different professional roles. We are growing in line with the municipality's development, with more residents, more housing, and a wider range of services. We are always looking for new skills – employees with different backgrounds and experiences, united by the common drive to create a better municipality to visit, live, work, and reside in.

Do you have knowledge about children, young people, and families, and experience working as a social secretary? Do you thrive in a varied daily routine? Then you have a job to apply for.

Your new job

Being a social secretary who conducts investigations and follows up on interventions means creating conditions for change with a focus on children's needs and their right to secure upbringing conditions.

In this role, you will work with children and young people aged 0–20 and their families at one of our six investigation units. You will work with investigations, follow-ups, and decisions on interventions according to the Social Services Act (SoL) and the Care of Young Persons Act (LVU), supported by senior social secretaries, unit managers, method supporters, and administrators. In your cases, you are the main handler, and in others, you are a co-handler. You participate in joint case reviews, supervision, and both receive and provide collegial support.

Your qualifications

We are looking for you who have a degree in social work. The duties require you to have a category B driver's license. We would appreciate it if you have experience in qualified investigative work and authority exercise within the field of children and young people. It is also an advantage if you have knowledge of and previous experience with Signs of Safety, BBiC, and MI (Motivational Interviewing).

Being a social secretary who conducts investigations and follows up on interventions means creating conditions for change with a focus on children's needs and their right to secure upbringing conditions. In this work, we often meet people in difficult life situations, so it is important that you as a person are secure and stable. You are also good at taking initiative and have the ability to work independently and make your own decisions. You have a good ability to act and handle situations in complex environments. The work requires flexibility and the ability to reprioritize when necessary.

You need to have good collaboration skills with both the families you meet and with colleagues and cooperation partners. You can see individual needs and place them in a holistic perspective. You possess administrative skills and can express yourself well in speech and writing.

You have a category B driver's license.

Great importance will be attached to personal suitability.

We offer you

We offer you as an employee a 7-hour workday where the work is scheduled during daytime Monday to Friday, individual salary setting, supervision, and work in a team with engaged and knowledgeable colleagues. For us, you as an employee are important, and when you join us, you will receive an introduction and close support in your work from the management. Read more about our benefits here (#).

Welcome to us

Within the investigation units for children and young people in Jönköping Municipality, we work to investigate and provide support and interventions to children and young people aged 0–20 and their parents. We work according to the Social Services Act and the Care of Young Persons Act (LVU). At the investigation units, a total of about 100 employees work, divided into six units. The goal is to conduct high-quality social work with the child's needs in focus. The work is based on knowledge, accessibility, continuity, participation, and a holistic view. We actively work to create a workplace that gives all employees the right conditions to do a good job.

Your placement will be at one of units 1–6 at our office on Kasernen.

Good to know

In this recruitment, 3 permanent full-time positions will be filled, with start date as agreed. Placement will be at one of our 6 investigation units with offices at Kasernen A6. Probation may apply. Continuous selection and interviews will be conducted.

In your application, we want a CV as well as attached degree certificates and current employment certificates. All your employment must be verifiable with certificates showing the position and the extent of your work. Even if you already work for us, you need to show degree certificates and employment certificates for services you have had outside the municipality. Applications that do not meet this will not be prioritized.

Before employment, you must submit a relevant extract from the criminal record and suspicion register for the position.

Want to know more?

Recruiting manager: See information box. Union representatives: Fackliga Soc.

Together we make Jönköping Municipality better – for everyone. Come and work with us. Welcome to apply for the position!

Jönköping Municipality strives to offer an attractive workplace that is free from discrimination and provides equal opportunities for all.

In connection with the recruitment process, we have taken a stance on recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore kindly but firmly decline all calls regarding advertising and recruitment assistance.