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Uddevalla – A place for life

Welcome to become part of our growing municipality and work with us to provide our residents with even better services.

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 coastal location 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

Do you want to make a difference for children – every day? Join us as our new Child Secretary!

We are now looking for a Child Secretary who wants to become part of our wonderful team at the Family Home Unit. Here you will find meaningful, varied, and developing work alongside dedicated colleagues who support each other and share a good sense of humor.

About the role

As a Child Secretary, you will follow up on children placed in foster homes. You will work closely with our Family Home Secretaries, and together you will form a secure team around the child and their network.

Your mission is to plan and work towards ensuring that every child receives a favorable situation, security, and good development, in collaboration with key people in the child's life.

You will become part of an experienced team consisting of nine Social Secretaries responsible for placed children, nine Family Home Secretaries who recruit and supervise foster homes, a Social Administrator, two Junior Social Secretaries, and a Unit Manager.

Together, we form a workplace characterized by competence, warmth, and strong camaraderie. Here you will find work where you truly make a difference, in a group that supports and lifts each other up, offering variety, responsibility, and excellent opportunities for professional growth.

Responsibilities

Your primary responsibilities are to follow up on foster care for placed children in close collaboration with the Family Home Secretaries.

• Case processing and documentation in accordance with current legislation.
• Collaboration with Family Home Secretaries and other professional parties.
• Contact with the children's guardians, foster homes, and other network members.
• Ability to build relationships with the children and other important people in the network.

The work involves a significant amount of documentation, so you must enjoy writing and have good written communication skills.

As a Child Secretary with us, you will receive a good introduction, methodological guidance, and process supervision within a highly experienced team. We offer professional and inclusive foster care that always strives to give children the best possible conditions for a good upbringing. In addition, we offer flexible working hours, a wellness hour, a wellness allowance, and three hours of trust time per month.

Who we are looking for

We are a team that collaborates closely, enjoys each other's company, and has fun together. We support each other even during challenging periods.

We are looking for you who:

• Enjoy collaborating and have initiative, demonstrated by building positive relationships with children/parents and colleagues.
• Can meet children and parents in difficult situations, requiring you to be secure, calm, and stable in your professional role.
• Can plan, organize, and prioritize your tasks effectively.
• Have good communication skills and work with the child's best interests as the focus.

Qualifications

• You are a Social Worker (Socialsekreterare/Socionom) or have another university education that the employer deems equivalent. Personal suitability is given great weight.
• A valid B-driver's license is required.

It is an advantage if you have worked as a Social Secretary in the field of children and youth or other work related to authority exercise within Social Services. Experience with BBIC and the Lifecare system is also considered an advantage.

Other

Interviews and selection will take place in week 28, so do not hesitate to submit your application now.

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For positions requiring a license/valid certificate 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.

A police record check is conducted for all employment within the Social Administration.

For employment within HVB (Home for Care or Boarding) operations, an extract from the HVB register is requested.

For employment in operations targeting children with disabilities, extracts regarding children with disabilities and a control of own information are requested.

For other employment within the Social Administration, an extract from the Control of Own Information is requested.

If the extract is not digital, it must be brought in an unopened envelope during the control.

Police Record – Request extract: 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.