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Ljusnarsberg Municipality, with its main town Kopparberg, is a small municipality in northern Örebro County. Our core values are built on the belief that all people can and want to do good work. We meet people respectfully and equally, showing empathy and engagement in all our interactions.

Here, there are good conditions for housing, work, and business. Nature at your doorstep offers opportunities for a rich outdoor life. Ljusnarsberg Municipality is located in the heart of Bergslagen, an area known for hundreds of years for mining and the metal industry. The municipality has a diverse business landscape, consisting mostly of small companies but also including some larger ones.

You can easily reach Örebro by train in one hour, and Ludvika in half an hour. As an employee of Ljusnarsberg Municipality, you help build a welcoming society where differences are respected and where there is room for pride, willpower, and initiative. Read more about Ljusnarsberg Municipality at ljusnarsberg.se and what you can experience and do here at visitkopparberg.se.

Description

Do you want to work close to both colleagues and citizens in a operation where you have the opportunity to influence working methods and make quick decisions? Then this might be the job for you.

We are now looking for a Social Secretary to the Adult and Social Support Group in Ljusnarsberg.

Here, you will have a varied and independent job where social work, authority exercise, and collaboration go hand in hand. We work close to the individual with a focus on strengthening people's opportunities for self-sufficiency and long-term support.

About the Operation

IFO in Ljusnarsberg Municipality is responsible for adult and social support, children and family, assistance for the elderly and people with disabilities, as well as the labor market.

The Adult and Social Support Group consists of three social secretaries and is led by the Senior Social Secretary and the Unit Manager. As a small municipality, we have short decision-making paths and close collaboration between operations and professions.

We offer external supervision, the possibility of remote work, flexible working hours, and a wellness allowance.

Job Responsibilities

In this role, you work with both authority exercise and motivational social work. You follow the individual through the process from first contact to increased independence and self-sufficiency.

The responsibilities include, among other things:

• processing applications for financial assistance according to the Social Services Act (SoL)
• investigating the individual's needs, resources, and conditions for self-sufficiency
• making decisions according to the delegation order
• working motivationally and supportively together with the individual
• collaborating with internal and external actors
• calling for and participating in SIP and network meetings
• providing advice, support, and information to citizens
• documenting and conducting qualified investigations

The position also includes processing death estate notifications and cases related to burial costs, own funds, and provisional estate administration.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who have a degree in Social Work or another education that the employer considers equivalent.

You have experience with authority exercise within social services and good knowledge of relevant legislation, primarily the Social Services Act (SoL). It is an advantage if you have experience from several areas within individual and family care.

The work requires that you can work independently, make legally secure assessments, and handle varied cases. Since we are a small municipality, you also need to be flexible and appreciate close collaboration with colleagues and other operations.

You express yourself well in Swedish, both orally and in writing.

Great importance is attached to personal suitability.

What We Offer

Here, you get a varied and meaningful job where you have the opportunity to influence both working methods and development. We believe in close leadership, collaboration, and professional scope for action.

We welcome your application.

Conditions

The position is filled subject to the necessary decisions being made.

Other

To ensure quality in the recruitment process and simplify communication with our applicants, we ask you to submit your application digitally and not via email or paper format. We decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this advertisement.