Vacant job

Stockholm – our capital city full of millions of dreams, expectations, and ambitions. We work for everyone living here today and in the future. Now we are looking for you who want to think big, new, and different with us – for the people of Stockholm.

The Skarpnäck District Administration offers you a workplace where active employee participation and clear leadership are the foundation for providing Stockholmers with the best services. Since we create our work environment together, openness, respect, and responsiveness are important.

Welcome to us

We are strengthening our investigation team with two positions and are therefore looking for Social Secretaries for Financial Assistance. The position is located at the unit for Financial Assistance and Domestic Violence. A total of fifteen people work at the unit, including the unit manager and a mentor, and we work in teams with a family-oriented approach to help people achieve self-sufficiency and an independent life.

With us, you will have an important job that truly makes a difference for the people of Stockholm! We are located at the district administration's main office, right next to the Björkhagen metro station and the beautiful Nacka Reserve. There is parking available a few hundred meters from the office.

What we offer

Our operations are characterized by present leadership and active employee participation. The City as an employer offers good agreements. You have the opportunity to exchange holiday day supplements for extra holiday days, you get the possibility of summer working hours, and a 3,000 SEK wellness allowance. You can also purchase gym passes to all of the city's training facilities at a very favorable price.

At the Financial Assistance and Domestic Violence unit, we also offer you:

• An introduction tailored to your needs and previous experience.
• An accessible manager who supports your development.
• Access to the city's training for social secretaries, for example, training in Motivational Interviewing (MI) as well as the assessment tools Initial Assessment and FREDA short questions.
• Collegial support through weekly case reviews, but also individual case support from a mentor and manager.
• Professional development through external supervision.
• Meaningful and stimulating work where you can make a difference in people's lives.

Your role

Your main task as a Social Secretary within Financial Assistance is to motivate, support, and guide clients toward self-sufficiency, while simultaneously investigating the right to assistance on a monthly basis. The work provides a deep understanding of the welfare society, and you will have great opportunities to influence people's lives in a positive and sustainable direction. You work with a broad target group and will encounter unemployment, physical and mental ill-health, functional variations, harmful use and addiction, homelessness, domestic violence, and crime.

A typical workday usually consists of a variety of activities, from client visits and meetings with collaboration partners to independent case processing and documentation. You have many competent colleagues to work with to achieve the goals of the operations.

Your skills and experience

You have a degree in Social Work (Social Work degree).

It is meritorious if you have:

• current experience working within financial assistance
• experience working with structured assessment tools
• experience with motivational interviewing with clients

We are looking for someone who:

• is empathetic and can put themselves in others' perspectives
• is calm and stable, even in pressured situations
• is resilient, even when change takes time
• is structured and can plan, prioritize, and drive your own work
• has good collaboration skills with clients, colleagues, and collaboration partners

Stockholm City works with competency-based recruitment aimed at assessing each person's competencies and thereby combating discrimination.