Social Worker (Social Secretary) for Adult Services – Marks Municipality

Do you value development, engagement, and care in your working life? Then we would be a great match – because we are too.

By working with us, you contribute to a better everyday life for thousands of people in Marks Municipality. Not least your own. Here, you have the opportunity to grow – both as a person and in your professional role, while contributing to the growth of the entire community. Regardless of your specific tasks, you will make life a little easier for everyone who lives and works here. And that is something we value highly.

Our vision is to be a close-knit municipality with the human being at the center. Close to each other, our surroundings, and the future. We want to be a present society that stands behind our backs with calm and warmth, welcoming our 35,000 residents, 3,600 employees, and thousands of entrepreneurs. When we do this, every employee becomes significant. Together, we ensure that an entire society functions.

About the Role

1 Position

Join us as a new employee at the Adult Services unit within the Individual and Family Care department as a Social Worker (Social Secretary) focused on the target group of individuals with mental health issues/illness.

Here, you will become part of a unit with a strong commitment to the target group and its mission. The Adult Services unit strives for employees to feel involved and to contribute to the unit's development work. We invest in your personal development and competence.

We carry out our work with humor and engagement, but with seriousness. The unit works with several target groups, including individuals with harmful substance use/addiction, mental health issues, victims of violence, perpetrators of violence, and individuals experiencing homelessness.

As a Social Worker here, your assignment is to map and investigate the client's needs, make decisions on interventions, and follow up on these. You will have close cooperation with the client and other actors involved in the client's change process toward a more positive life situation.

Qualifications

• We are looking for you who are educated as a Social Worker (Socionom).
• We want you to have personal maturity to meet clients' needs in a professional manner.
• Experience with public authority tasks and our target groups is an advantage.
• A valid driver's license is required.

Employment Terms

Type of Employment: Permanent position.
Duration: Permanent.
Start Date: August 2026 or by agreement. Interviews are conducted on a rolling basis.

Marks Municipality – A Close and Caring Employer

Those of us who work within Marks Municipality jointly develop our culture of togetherness by being engaged, caring, and developmental, for the long-term benefit of the individual and society. In our positions, we place great emphasis on your personal suitability.

For certain positions within Marks Municipality, special requirements apply based on legislation and operational needs. This may involve security clearance in accordance with the Security Protection Act (2018:585), the requirement of Swedish citizenship, and/or register checks in accordance with current legislation on register checks. Information regarding what applies to the specific position will be provided during the recruitment process.

As an employer, we promote equal rights, obligations, and opportunities for all employees and value the qualities that diversity and a balanced gender distribution can bring to the operations.

Marks Municipality offers various employee benefits, such as an attractive wellness allowance, discounted annual passes for Västtrafik, pension and vacation exchange, as well as the possibility of remote work and flexible working hours based on operational needs and structure. It is also easy to commute here from places such as Gothenburg, Borås, and Varberg.

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