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Two Social Consultants at the Employment Center in Haninge

Do you have ideas for the future and are you driven by challenges? In Haninge, you will develop alongside secure colleagues who want to make a difference today. Currently, one of the most ambitious change projects in our municipality's history is underway. We are building a new city, approximately 20 minutes from the South. Join us on our journey.

About the Role

Do you want to contribute to giving people better opportunities to establish themselves on the labor market? At Haninge Municipality, you will work with interventions and methods that create real change and help individuals take the step towards work or studies. We are now looking for two dedicated social consultants who want to make a difference for individuals who are far from the labor market and support them on the path to increased independence and self-sufficiency.

About the Employment Center

The Employment Department is part of the Administration for Employment, Culture, and Leisure and is responsible for the municipality's employment initiatives. Through the Employment Center, coordinated support is offered with a special focus on young people aged 15–21 and individuals receiving social assistance.

The operations actively work to develop and implement new working methods and evidence-based practices to strengthen individuals' opportunities for work, studies, and self-sufficiency. A central part of the mission is to develop collaboration between different operations, administrations, and the business community. Interventions are designed based on the individual's needs, resources, and conditions, with the goal of creating sustainable paths to work, studies, and self-sufficiency.

Your Assignment

In the role of social consultant, you work with participants who have complex needs and varying life situations. The assignment is characterized by a structured approach focusing on mapping, investigation, follow-up, and documentation to create conditions for participants to take steps towards work, studies, or other relevant support based on their individual needs.

You are part of a dedicated team and collaborate with authorities, employers, and other actors to strengthen participants' opportunities to establish themselves in work or education. Through an individualized and motivating approach, you utilize participants' resources, strengthen their self-esteem, and promote their participation as active citizens.

The work involves close contact with participants through both individual conversations and group activities. Together with colleagues, you contribute to creating a safe, inclusive, and developmental environment where every participant is given the opportunity to reach their full potential.

Responsibilities

• Conduct mapping and social investigations of participants' needs, conditions, and challenges
• Establish, follow up, and revise individual action plans
• Continuous documentation of high quality according to current guidelines
• Collaborate and coordinate with authorities and other actors
• Motivate and support participants in their development process

What We Are Looking For

• University education in work-oriented rehabilitation, social work, or equivalent
• Experience working with the target group and knowledge of methods such as Supported Employment and Case Management.
• Good ability to document, follow up, and write professional investigations, as well as ensure high-quality documentation according to current guidelines.
• Engaged, sensitive, and able to build trusting relationships with participants, colleagues, and collaboration partners.
• Can work independently as well as in a team and takes responsibility for driving processes forward.
• Flexible and thrives in an operation characterized by development and change
• Valid driver's license (Category B)

Meritorious Qualifications

• Experience collaborating with the region, the Swedish Public Employment Service, the municipality, or other authorities and actors
• Experience with documentation systems and authority-proximity work

Personal Qualities

We are looking for someone who is meticulous, structured, and analytical with a genuine interest in supporting people in change. You are confident in your professional role, have high integrity, and possess good communication skills.

What We Offer

A meaningful and developmental role in a new administration that is currently undergoing an ambitious change project in the municipality. Here, you will have the opportunity to influence and help shape future employment initiatives in Haninge – together with dedicated and secure colleagues in a work environment where ideas and development are in focus. We are located in bright, pleasant office spaces with good parking facilities and proximity to shopping centers, restaurants, nature areas, and the Handen commuter train station, only 20 minutes from the South. We offer free access to the gym in the municipal building, wellness benefits, annual working hours, and the possibility of holiday exchange and free sandwich days.

Haninge Municipality sees diversity as a strength and welcomes all applicants. Our competency-based recruitment methodology aims to focus on the individual's competence and thereby also counteract discrimination.

Information about employment terms and benefits is gathered on our website. There you can read more about what it means to be employed by Haninge Municipality.

If you want to know more about us, you are warmly welcome to visit haninge.se/karriar

Contact

If you have questions regarding the position, please contact:

Elvira Sirovica, Unit Manager
Phone: +46 8-606 8273
Email: [email protected]