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Social Secretary – Economic Assistance

Do you want to make a difference?

Do you want to work in a meaningful role where you contribute every day to ensuring people receive the right support and better opportunities to achieve self-sufficiency? Then you could be the Social Secretary we are looking for at Hjo Municipality.

Here, you will become part of a dedicated team where lawful administrative practice, professional interaction, and collaboration are an integral part of daily work. We offer a developing and varied role where you have the opportunity to make a difference for residents in vulnerable life situations.

Responsibilities

As a Social Secretary within economic assistance, you are responsible for administrative practice according to the Social Services Act. You investigate, assess, and make decisions regarding economic assistance, working to ensure that individuals receive the correct support to achieve self-sufficiency.

The role involves receiving and processing applications for social assistance and other economic support, conducting new interviews, investigating the individual's needs, and making decisions in accordance with current legislation. You are also responsible for the ongoing processing of social assistance cases, documentation, daily payments, recoveries, and investigations in cases of acute homelessness. The role includes reporting to various authorities and maintaining close collaboration with colleagues within social services and other internal and external stakeholders, all to create the best possible conditions for the individual.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who have a degree in Social Work or another higher education qualification that the employer considers equivalent. You have good knowledge of the Social Services Act, good ability to express yourself well in spoken and written Swedish, as well as good digital competence and experience working in operational systems.

It is meritorious if you have experience in administrative practice within social services, processing of economic assistance, investigation and decision-making according to the Social Services Act, collaboration with other authorities, and experience from municipal operations.

Personal Attributes

To thrive and succeed in the role, you work lawfully and make well-founded decisions based on legislation and guidelines. You are structured, plan and organize your work efficiently, and ensure that documentation and timeframes are maintained. You are self-reliant and take responsibility for your cases while having good collaboration skills and contributing to a positive work climate.

You treat people with respect, sensitivity, and professionalism, even in challenging situations. We also value good decision-making skills and the ability to make well-balanced assessments even when the material is complex.

We Offer

At Hjo Municipality, you will have a varied and developing job where quality, lawfulness, and collaboration are in focus. As an organization, we are in an exciting development phase; in this position, you will have the opportunity to influence from the start how we should work based on the new Activity Requirement. Together with dedicated colleagues, you will work to provide the municipality's residents with professional support and good service.

You will become an important part of Hjo Municipality – the small municipality with the big heart. Hjo is beautifully located on the shore of Lake Vättern and is known as one of Sweden's three preserved wooden towns. Here, we work together to create good living conditions for our residents, focusing on quality, collaboration, and sustainable development – through the good meeting. Here, regardless of which department you work in, you are close to most of what our picturesque city has to offer. We are an employer that values engagement, participation, and a good work environment. Here, you have the opportunity to make a difference – every day.

If you want to read more about Hjo Municipality as an employer, you can do so at Hjo.se/jobbaihjo (https://www.hjo.se/jobbaihjo)

We warmly welcome your application!

Recruitment and Application

Please submit your application via Visma Recruit. We may conduct personality tests via Jobmatch and use digital reference checks. We may recruit continuously.

We are happy to receive questions from candidates but decline other contact related to the advertisement.

To be employed within social services in Hjo, we require a certificate from the Swedish Police Authority (criminal record) and ID documentation in connection with an offer.

We reserve the right to recruit from this material for equivalent positions that arise within six months from the end of the recruitment process.

Employment Type: Permanent.
Duration: Permanent.
Start Date: According to agreement, earliest 2026-09-01.