Vacant job

Uddevalla – A place for life

Welcome to become part of our growing municipality and join us in working to provide even better service to our residents.

We offer an attractive workplace that gives you great opportunities to develop in your professional role. Our goal is for everyone to thrive and grow throughout their entire career. We also strive to develop as an employer and actively work to make the most of your knowledge and engagement. We appreciate and encourage participation from everyone.

Uddevalla Municipality is a beautiful location by the sea in the heart of Bohuslän. We believe in an open and positive interaction between the municipality, education, business, and culture.

We hope you will enjoy working with us!

About the Workplace

We are looking for a new colleague! Do you want to make a difference for children placed in foster care?

Here you will find a workplace with high ambitions, where learning and quality are in focus. You will lead the daily operations of the unit and collaborate closely with colleagues across the entire section for children and youth.

Responsibilities

In the role of Senior Social Secretary (1st Social Secretary), you are responsible for leading the social secretaries, distributing cases, and contributing to a good work environment.

The work includes exercising authority according to the Social Services Act (SoL) and the Act with Special Provisions on Care of Young Persons (LVU), such as investigations, decisions, and follow-up of measures. You are responsible for preparing cases for the board and committees, as well as representing the board in administrative courts.

You ensure that reviews and reconsiderations are handled in a timely manner, provide methodological support, and serve as a sounding board and knowledge resource for the social secretaries. The role involves close collaboration with colleagues within the section for children and youth.

We are looking for you who want to take responsibility, lead, and develop!

In the role of Senior Social Secretary, you are a key part of creating structure, quality, and calm in everyday life. You have a situation-adapted approach and are secure, calm, and stable in your professional role.

Collaboration is second nature to you – you see the strength in working together to achieve common goals and create new opportunities. You are not afraid of challenges and actively contribute to the development of the operations.

To succeed in the role, you have a good ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously. You are structured, solution-focused, and easily switch between strategic and operational work.

You are a clear and communicative leader who creates trust and engagement in the work group. You adapt your leadership style to the situation and the individual and have the ability to identify needs and act accordingly.

You see opportunities in change and have documented experience in contributing to the development of methods and quality in operations.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who have:

• A degree in Social Work or other higher education that the employer deems relevant.
• Experience in foster care.
• Experience working as a case worker/social secretary within child welfare services.
• Good knowledge of BBIC and current legislation within SoL and LVU.
• Category B driver’s license.

Experience with the business system Lifecare is an advantage. You express yourself well both orally and in writing and have the ability to handle multiple tasks in parallel while maintaining quality and structure.

Other Information

A certificate of good conduct (extract from the criminal record and suspicion register) is required prior to employment in accordance with Social Services guidelines.

Interviews are planned to take place during week 28.

For positions requiring a license/valid proof from the National Board of Health and Welfare for a protected professional title, this must be submitted prior to employment.

Language assessment is conducted for certain professional groups before employment can become current.

Criminal record checks are conducted for all employment within the social services administration.

For employment within residential care homes (HVB), the HVB extract is requested.

For employment in operations targeting children with disabilities, the extract for children with disabilities and a control of own information are requested.

For other employment within the social services administration, the control of own information extract is requested.

If the extract is not digital, it must be brought in an unopened envelope in connection with the check.

Criminal Record Register - request extract: www.polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret (https://www.polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret)

Open to All
We focus on your competence, not your other prerequisites. We are open to adapting the role or workplace to your needs.