Welcome to Shape the Future of Social Services – Social Worker/Family Therapist for Locus

Welcome to join us in shaping the future of social services, where we work together with the needs of the citizens in focus!

Within our operations, we meet people of all ages, including children, young people, parents, individuals with addictions, substance abuse, or social psychiatric disabilities, victims of violence, and those in need of financial support. We work with authority decisions, needs-assessed interventions, as well as preventive and advisory measures to reach people early.

Our organization has shifted to a first-line social service with a single entry point for citizens, meaning all cases are initially handled by a common reception unit. Subsequently, investigations and further interventions take place in a second line. This working method aims to make social services more accessible and efficient for everyone in need of support. Collaboration is a central part of our approach as we value supporting each other to achieve the best possible results for those we serve.

We are a sector driven by a genuine interest in our mission, where we aim to create conditions for equal and gender-equal living conditions in Skövde through knowledge-based interventions.

3 Positions Available

Job Responsibilities

Now you have the opportunity to become part of Locus – a dynamic work group. We are looking for three social workers/family therapists who want to work with children and young people aged 13–20 years and their families. Locus is in a development phase. In line with the new Social Services Act and changed legislation related to children and young people with norm-breaking behavior, we are adapting our operations to meet future needs. This is a role for you who want more than just to maintain – you want to develop, influence, and help build.

About Locus

Locus is a specialized work group that works with children and young people aged 13–20 years and their families, focusing on youth at risk of crime and drugs.

Your responsibilities include:

• Reception and handling of preliminary assessments.
• Investigations, including LUL statements.
• Youth care and youth service.
• SIG coordination.
• Support and treatment interventions, both needs-assessed and non-needs-assessed.

The work is varied, intensive, and meaningful. It requires courage, commitment, and relational competence, but also offers great opportunities to make a real difference – both for young people and their families. We work with the entire system.

Qualifications and Merits

We are looking for you who have a degree in social work and want to contribute actively to a team where collaboration, reflection, and development are central parts.

You are a person who:

• Has an easy time creating and maintaining trusting relationships.
• Has good knowledge of child and youth development.
• Meets young people and parents with respect, sensitivity, and professionalism, regardless of life situation.
• Is committed to vulnerable children and young people and has a strong desire to make a difference.
• Wants to contribute with new thinking, method development, and improved working methods.
• Has experience working within municipal social services, preferably with young people and their families.
• Expresses yourself well in speech and writing.

It is an advantage if you have:

• Education in family therapy and/or programs aimed at young people, such as FFT, Repulse, Ett nytt vägval, PIKT, or SAVRY.
• Current knowledge and experience of working with young offenders, particularly related to youth service and youth care.
• Good knowledge of legislation and regulations within social child welfare.

Employment Type

Permanent employment. Duration: Permanent.

In Skövde Municipality, we work with everything from care, support, and education to infrastructure, maintenance, cultural life, and growth. Here you will find hundreds of professions and 5,500 employees. Gender equality, equity, and inclusive operations are a matter of course for us.

As an employee in Skövde Municipality, you are an important player in a team that delivers services and support to our customers every day, all year round. It is in the meeting with our customers that the value of our work arises.

We invest in you as an employee and offer competence development, favorable pension conditions, fitness allowances, as well as several fitness activities and offers. And best of all, we have room for more.

In Skövde Municipality, we have individual and differentiated salary setting. Information on salary intervals for positions:
https://www.skovde.se/jobba-hos-oss/skovde-kommun-som-arbetsgivare/lon-och-lonesattning/ (https://www.skovde.se/jobba-hos-oss/skovde-kommun-som-arbetsgivare/lon-och-lonesattning/)

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