Social Worker for Preventive Adult Support in Katrineholm

Do you want to make a real difference in people's daily lives?

The Social and Care Administration in Katrineholm Municipality works with support, care, and authority functions for people at different stages of life. Our mandate is broad and spans several operations, from elderly care and home healthcare to individual and family care as well as guardianship services.

We meet people with different needs, prerequisites, and life situations. What unites our work is that we contribute to security, independence, and a dignified life. With us, you become part of a developing operation that makes a concrete difference for the inhabitants of Katrineholm every day.

A unique opportunity to shape the role

We now have the opportunity to expand our operations with a preventive social worker. This is not just a new colleague for us — it is a new position, which means you get a unique chance to shape the assignment, influence the working methods, and contribute to how we develop support within the entire individual and family care sector with a focus on adults.

We are looking for an engaged and driven social worker with a focus on preventive work within financial assistance and the adult support unit. The role involves working early in processes to counter homelessness, long-term need for financial support, and strengthen individuals' opportunities for self-sufficiency.

Social workers on the units work with financial assistance and estate administration, harmful use and addiction, violence in close relationships/honor-related violence and oppression, crime, and homelessness. Within the adult support unit, there are housing pedagogues, alcohol and drug therapists, counselors, and budget and debt advisors.

What we offer

We offer you a varied and exciting job with an individual introduction as well as opportunities for competence development. The workplace has nice and bright premises within walking distance of the train and bus station, as well as bus connections between them. You have a flexible working hours agreement and the possibility to exchange vacation days. We care about your well-being and offer, among other things, a wellness allowance of 2,000 SEK per year.

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Responsibilities

With the new Social Services Act's focus on early and preventive measures as a starting point, you work as a preventive social worker proactively and outreach-oriented to counteract homelessness, prevent long-term need for financial support, and strengthen individuals' opportunities for self-sufficiency. You collaborate closely with both internal and external actors to identify risks early and contribute to sustainable solutions.

In the role, you are responsible for developing and driving the eviction-prevention work. You provide support, guidance, and motivational interventions aimed at strengthening the individual's independence. This may also involve investigations in the form of authority functions. The work is carried out in close cooperation with landlords, the Swedish Public Employment Service, the region, and budget and debt counseling, as well as other relevant actors.

You are also responsible for carrying out information campaigns and providing advice to cooperation partners, and you actively contribute to the development of new working methods in line with the Social Services Act's increased focus on early and preventive measures. The content of the position may develop and change over time based on the needs of the operation.

Qualifications and Merits

Qualifications:
We are looking for you who are a social worker or have another academic degree that the employer considers equivalent. You have a B-driver's license for manual transmission, good knowledge of the Swedish language in both speech and writing, and good IT skills with the ability to work in different computer systems.

You have competence within the field of individual and family care with a focus on adult support as well as financial assistance. You have experience of work based on relevant legislation, such as SoL (Social Services Act) and OSL (Act on Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments). It is meritorious if you are trained in MI (Motivational Interviewing) and have experience of work with co-morbidity, eviction-preventive measures, and crime prevention work.

Personal qualities:
As a person, you are proactive and have the ability to drive the work forward by finding new solutions and putting ideas into practice. You work systematically by planning, organizing, and prioritizing effectively, as well as creating sustainable working methods.

You are relationship-building, thrive in an outward-facing role, and have an easy time building and maintaining professional networks. At the same time, you are creative and contribute with new perspectives and working methods that can be translated into concrete results in the operation.

Employment Terms

• Salary form: Monthly salary.
• Employment form: Permanent employment.
• Duration: Permanent, start: According to agreement.

About Katrineholm Municipality

Katrineholm is a municipality where passion is the driving force for creation and development, for life, learning, and entrepreneurship. Our approximately 3,300 employees make a big difference every day, where we together work based on our value foundation RED; respect, openness, clarity, and trust to create the best conditions for our citizens. Everything is close here, one hour by train from Stockholm and two hours from Gothenburg.

Read more about us as an employer, our offer, and career paths here: https://www.katrineholm.se/arbeta-hos-oss/vi-som-arbetsgivare.html (https://www.katrineholm.se/arbeta-hos-oss/vi-som-arbetsgivare.html)

The current position is appointed subject to the decisions that are required being made. According to the Social Services Act, extracts from the police criminal record must be presented by persons before they are employed to work in homes for care or housing (HVB homes), supported housing, or protected housing. You order this on the police's website. Katrineholm Municipality applies individual salary setting. All permanent employees are offered a full-time position, and we apply a smoke-free working time throughout the entire organization.

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We warmly welcome your application!

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