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Mellerud Municipality strives to offer an attractive workplace by maintaining a good working environment with high employee involvement. Our organization is built on openness, honesty, and integrity. For us, secure welfare for all generations and care for one another are two important foundational pillars.

We are the small municipality with big opportunities. Our operations are characterized by short decision-making paths where you, as an employee, can truly make a difference through your engagement.

About the Department

The Employment and Integration Unit in Mellerud Municipality owns this initiative, which is funded by the coordination consortium, a joint coordination effort between Mellerud Municipality and Färgelanda Municipality.

Our unit consists of 16 employees who handle cases regarding financial assistance, estate administration, budget and debt counseling, housing social contracts, integration, and labor market measures. We have a cooperation agreement with all five Dalsland municipalities regarding budget and debt counseling as well as estate administration. The unit receives applications, conducts investigations and assessments, and makes decisions on potential assistance. The unit's mission is to create conditions for individuals to enter the labor market in collaboration with other actors. This can be through internships, work training, and wage subsidy work to eventually achieve self-sufficiency. Within the Individual and Family Care services in Mellerud Municipality, we place knowledge at the center and create opportunities for professional development. We offer an inclusive work environment and the chance to influence and make a difference. Do you want to become one of us?

Job Responsibilities

The Rehabilitation Guide works based on a team-based approach and coordinates the process of work-oriented rehabilitation based on each person's individual needs. We work with a clear work line to increase the chances for our individuals to reach the goal of self-sufficiency through work or studies, and we are clearly influenced by BIP (Behavioral Intervention Program) research. The Rehabilitation Guide collaborates with both professional and private networks surrounding the individual, supporting, motivating, and equipping individuals by clarifying working conditions and planning and implementing measures together with the individual and other actors to achieve progression. The Rehabilitation Guide documents the process, which culminates in a final report handed over to the individual and referring caseworker continuously. Being active in employer work to match an individual to the right work training site is a large part of the Rehabilitation Guide's daily routine. As a Rehabilitation Guide, you also serve as a support for employers and should contribute knowledge and understanding regarding employment. Leading group activities together with colleagues may become relevant as needed. Travel is common.

The position is full-time and fixed-term until December 31, 2026, with a possible extension. Start date by agreement.

Qualifications

A Bachelor's degree in social work or pedagogy. You need to have good knowledge of other authorities' work with rehabilitation and feel confident working with people who have various functional variations. Knowledge of the labor market in our area is important, as is experience in contacting employers to help people obtain work trials, training, and internship placements. Experience in previously working with work-oriented rehabilitation in collaboration is meritorious. A valid B-driver's license is required.

You must be able to work based on a team-based approach and coordinate the process of work-oriented rehabilitation for individuals based on their individual needs. You recognize the importance of collaborating with both professional and private networks surrounding the individual and supporting and equipping individuals by clarifying working conditions and planning and implementing measures together with the individual. You actively work to motivate and support individuals in their process, mapping, guiding, and coordinating the contacts and measures needed to achieve progression.

In this role, you will also need to:

• Have good knowledge of process documentation.
• Be able to lead group activities individually and together with colleagues.
• Be active in employer work to match an individual to the right work training site.
• Serve as a support for the employer and contribute knowledge and understanding regarding employment.

The role requires flexibility when finding individual solutions for people who have often been excluded for a long time and have a complex life situation. You must be able to act on your own initiative and work both in teams and independently, possess good communication skills, a systematic approach, and strong planning abilities.

Other Information

To ensure quality in the recruitment process and simplify communication with our applicants, we ask that you submit your application digitally, not via email or paper format. Mellerud Municipality applies smoke-free working hours. Selection and interview work may take place continuously during the application period, and we may call for interviews before the final application date. If necessary, a probationary employment may be applied. In Mellerud Municipality, individual salary setting is used; please state your salary requirements in your application.

For us, it is important to value diversity and treat people with respect regardless of age, gender, religion, or ethnic background. As an employer, we are always open to utilizing new competencies.

We warmly welcome your application!