Vacant job

In Klippan Municipality, we are motivated by development and aim to become a little better every day. Here, everyone has the opportunity to make a difference – both for each other and for everyone involved in our operations.

At our workplace, all ideas are welcome, and there is room for you to be creative and courageous in your own way. We trust each other and create together. In this way, we find joy in our work.

We in Klippan are guided by our core values and directions: "Wishing each other success", "Dare to stand out", and "Fun at work". Do you want to join us? Become one of us in Klippan!

About the Role

Every day, we go to work so that children and families in Klippan Municipality can receive support and help. Today, tomorrow, and in the future! The operations work to ensure that all children and young people grow up in good conditions and develop positively, and we aim to offer the best possible social services within given frameworks. We want to know the impact of our interventions and keep the child at the center of everything we do.

1 position(s).

Responsibilities

In your role as a Child Secretary within the Foster Care Services, your primary task will be to monitor the care of children and young people placed in foster homes. In your daily work, you will ensure that placed children and young people have their needs and rights met.

You will meet with the child/young person continuously, conduct child interviews, safety assessments, and make decisions regarding contact/visitation. You will work to ensure that children placed away from their parents are involved in their own care and understand why they are placed. Furthermore, you will handle ongoing case documentation, review and reassess care plans, and participate in investigations conducted during the placement. You will have access to close supervisory support. The team consists of three Child Secretaries and two Foster Care Secretaries. Within the Foster Care Services in Klippan, there is a structured approach to ensure the care of children and young people placed in foster homes.

Qualifications

You hold a degree in Social Work or another qualification deemed equivalent by the employer, along with experience in investigations and interventions within social services, preferably with children and young people. Additionally, you have experience in authority decision-making and good knowledge of the laws governing work with placed children. Knowledge of BBIC (Baby Infant Child) and previous experience working with children placed outside their home environment are meritorious. You have good command of Swedish, both spoken and written, strong documentation skills, up-to-date knowledge of social legislation, and a valid driver's license (Category B).

We place great importance on personality and look for personal maturity, meaning you are secure, stable, and self-aware. You work independently, drive your processes forward, and take responsibility. You build relationships with placed children and collaborate well with biological parents, foster homes, and other significant adults in the child's life.

Employment Terms

The position is a permanent employment. Please submit your application as soon as possible; interviews will be held continuously during the application period.

• Employment Type: Permanent
• Duration: Permanent

We are looking for you who have the competence to contribute to our operations regardless of gender, age, ethnic origin, religion or other belief, sexual orientation, or disability.

To ensure the quality of our recruitment process, we work with a competency-based recruitment tool. We conduct rolling selections for our positions, which means we contact and interview candidates throughout the application period.

This autumn, we plan to implement Tandem, an AI-based transcription tool that facilitates documentation in LifeCare. We have Health Inspirers who offer various activities for a good work environment at the workplace. We also offer health subsidies and flexible working hours as some of our appreciated benefits.

For everyone's comfort, we have smoke-free working hours. If you are offered the position, you must present a valid extract from the Police's criminal record register.