Vacant job

Individual and Family Services

Individual and Family Services is a department consisting of three units: Children and Family, Adults, and Administration, with a total of 20 employees. The department is led by a Department Manager. In both the Adult Unit and the Children and Family Unit, there are social secretaries exercising authority, as well as staff working with outpatient care in various forms such as treatment, family support, interventions for children, and family therapy. We are a small municipality and a small social services office where we collaborate and help each other with tasks as needed.

We are now looking for a social secretary in the Children and Family Unit to work with family law and foster care.

Job Description

As a foster care social secretary, your responsibilities include recruiting, investigating, supervising, and following up on foster homes, contact families, and contact persons. Matching an intervention to a child's needs is a central part of the role.

The Family Law unit's task is to support children and parents in family law matters based on the best interests of the child, in accordance with the Parent Code and the Social Services Act. The responsibilities of a family law social secretary include investigating issues regarding custody, residence, and access on behalf of the district court, as well as handling cases concerning paternity/parenthood. Duties also include investigating adoption, transfer of custody, and the possibility for parents to enter into agreements. Part of the work involves providing advisory support in family law matters.

Other duties may occur, and the content and conditions of the work may change over time.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who have:

• A degree in social work (socionom) or another higher education qualification assessed as equivalent by the employer.
• A valid B-class driver's license.
• Good proficiency in Swedish, both spoken and written.

Experience in exercising authority and knowledge of current legislation are meritorious.

Personal Qualities

We would like you to be interested in contributing to the development of our operations. Your thoughts and ideas are important to us.

To thrive in this role, we believe you have:

• Good flexibility, as the work is varied with two main assignments.
• Strong commitment and interest in social work.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team.
• Social competence, a positive attitude, and the ability to collaborate both internally and externally.

Great emphasis will be placed on your personal qualities.

What We Offer

We offer a workplace in a welcoming municipality characterized by engagement, security, and optimism for the future. We believe in dialogue as a tool for development and value short decision-making paths and a non-hierarchical approach. Occupational health and safety are in focus, with the goal of making working life sustainable, healthy, and secure for all employees. You can read more about the benefits we offer at smedjebacken.se.

We warmly welcome your application!

Selection and interviews will take place on an ongoing basis. A probationary period may apply.

An extract from the criminal record is a requirement before an employment offer is made.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

In connection with an employment offer, the candidate offered the position will need to prove their citizenship. This can be done with a passport or alternatively a certificate of personal status together with an ID document. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must show that you have a valid work permit or are exempt from the requirement to have a work permit. Employment can only take place after verification of the work permit, as required by the Aliens Ordinance.

We kindly but firmly decline all contact with advertisers and staffing agencies in the recruitment process, as the selection of recruitment channels has already been determined for this recruitment.

Read more on smedjebacken.se about how we handle your personal data in accordance with GDPR. All recruitment is conducted digitally and via our external link to the recruitment system Webcruiter. If you experience problems registering your CV, please contact Webcruiter support. If you have protected personal data, contact the personnel department through the municipality's switchboard, and you will receive assistance with your application.

Contact Information

Camilla Eriksson, Department Manager, 0240-660291, [email protected]

Maria Högstedt, Vision, 0240-660091, [email protected]

Workplace

Vasagatan 14

777 81 Smedjebacken

Important Information:

Employer: Smedjebacken Municipality

Ref.no: 5143240404

Scope of position: 100%

Permanent position

Application deadline: 2026-07-31