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Sigtuna Municipality is a place of great diversity. Here, you will find a vibrant countryside, a small town, and an international airport. A rich cultural heritage and cultural diversity. A proud history and ambitious future plans. Perhaps this is why the drive to grow, change, and develop is so strong. It is also why working here is so exciting. With us, you become part of a flat hierarchy and innovative culture where we help each other and value each other's knowledge, differences, and experiences. The work is often varied, sometimes challenging, but always meaningful. Welcome!

The Social Services Department has a broad area of responsibility, including authority exercises and preventive measures, with a reception and investigation unit, open care, family law, financial assistance, and an operational unit working on preventive measures.

The Unit for Work and Livelihood works with financial assistance and is divided into two groups: a reception group and a follow-up group. The reception group handles all new cases, while the follow-up group is responsible for planning towards self-sufficiency and assessing financial assistance when individuals need long-term support and follow-up. We are now looking for a new colleague for our follow-up group.

1 position(s).

Job Description

Your main tasks as a Social Secretary in the Unit for Work and Livelihood are to investigate the right to assistance, assess needs, and make decisions according to current legislation, as well as receive and provide clear information to citizens applying for financial assistance.

You work together with individuals to create and follow up on individual plans aimed at self-sufficiency and meaningfulness. Cases are handled promptly with a focus on quality and legal certainty, and you collaborate both internally within the unit and the department, as well as externally with relevant actors.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who have a degree in social work or another education deemed equivalent. You need to have good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written, as well as good computer skills and a liking for administrative work. It is meritorious if you have previous experience working with authority exercises regarding financial assistance within social services or have good knowledge of the Swedish social insurance system.

It is also meritorious if you have basic training in Motivational Interviewing (MI) and if you have experience working with labor market issues or possess significant knowledge in this area.

To thrive in the role of Social Secretary with us, you need to be organized, structured, and able to plan your work well. You complete what you start within the allotted time, and you are used to working with deadlines. You are comfortable quickly shifting focus and handling new situations, and you take responsibility, are self-reliant, and see what needs to be done without waiting for instructions. Above all, we see that you are motivated to meet people and to work with supporting individuals to become self-sufficient.

As a person, you are confident in yourself, relationship-building, and open to learning new things. Furthermore, you are at ease in uncertain situations and enjoy being challenged.

We look forward to your application!

Employment Type: Permanent.
Duration: Permanent.

You apply easily by attaching your CV and answering a few selection questions related to this position. However, we ask you not to attach a cover letter.

During the recruitment process, a financial and legal background check is conducted on the final candidate as part of Sigtuna Municipality's safety and security work. If you become our final candidate, you will receive more information, and the check is of course conducted with your consent.

As an employee in Sigtuna Municipality, you will enjoy a number of benefits, including automatic membership in the Staff Club where you can participate in various activities. Please read more about our other benefits and what it is like to work with us in Sigtuna Municipality!

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