Social Secretary for the Investigation Team – Mönsterås Municipality

Mönsterås Municipality is located on the coast in the middle of Kalmar County, and we have approximately 13,000 citizens to provide good service to. Here you will find one of the region's best business climates, and we are proud to be ranked as one of the country's best municipalities regarding the public and businesses' perception of municipal service and case processing.

Mönsterås Municipality is the municipality's largest workplace with approximately 1,300 permanent employees. We are a secure employer and a smaller municipality. This means you have close proximity to both citizens, colleagues, and decision-makers, and you get to be involved in developing the individual, the operations, and society!

It is important to us to be an attractive employer, and we offer several different employee benefits, including a high wellness allowance, and strive for every employee to have a good balance between work and leisure.

About the Department

The Individual and Family Care in Mönsterås Municipality consists of four units: The Child and Youth Unit, The Treatment Unit, The Adult Unit, and the Assistance Unit.

The Child and Youth Unit consists of eleven case officers working with children and young people aged 0–21 and their families, as well as two case officers working with foster homes. The unit is divided into three teams: The Intake Team, The Investigation Team, and The Placement Team.

We are now looking for a Social Secretary for the Investigation Team. The team consists of six social secretaries who handle child and youth cases according to the Social Services Act (SoL) and the Act on Special Provisions on Care of Young Persons (LVU).

The Child and Youth Unit has a unit manager who leads and distributes the work. The unit manager is also available for support and guidance in everyday work.

As a new employee in the Child and Youth Unit, you will have access to a mentor who will guide you into the professional role. Your colleagues at the unit have experience in the work and will provide you with the best conditions for your new role with us.

Individual and Family Care in Mönsterås actively works for good collaboration both within our department and administration, as well as with our collaboration partners in society.

At the unit, we work closely together, are non-hierarchical, and we are a cheerful group that cares for each other and drives the operations forward. We have a clear child's perspective that permeates our work.

What We Offer

• Positive and knowledgeable colleagues in a wonderful work group.
• External supervision.
• Access to close management.
• Generous wellness benefits.
• Opportunities for some remote work.

Job Responsibilities

The work within Individual and Family Care is important and varied. As a social secretary in the Child and Youth Unit's investigation team, you will be responsible for investigations of children, young people, and their families, as well as responsible for decisions and follow-up of outpatient interventions.

You handle cases according to the Social Services Act (SoL) and the Act on Special Provisions on Care of Young Persons (LVU).

You are responsible, based on delegation, for legally secure case handling and decisions in individual cases, as well as ensuring established routines are followed. We work according to BBIC and document in Lifecare. The goal is to conduct high-quality social work built on evidence, continuity, participation, and a holistic view.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who:

• Are a social worker (socionom) or have another academic education validated to correspond to a social work degree.
• Have a good ability to understand people's varying living conditions and meet them with respect and sensitivity.
• Are an empathetic, secure person with personal maturity, good collaboration skills, and contribute to a good work climate.
• Are responsible and have the ability to work in a structured and independent manner.
• Are familiar with the Social Services Act, LVU legislation, and public authority operations.
• Express yourself well in speech and writing.
• Find it easy to motivate people to change and act from a salutogenic approach.
• Find it stimulating to work in a small municipality with proximity in collaboration and to decision-makers.

It is an advantage if you have experience with BBIC and Lifecare. We place great emphasis on personal suitability. Experience in public authority operations is an advantage. A driver's license is required!

We want you to show an extract from the Swedish Police Authority's criminal record register prior to a potential employment.

The recruitment process may begin during the application period!

Application

Employment type: Permanent position.
Duration: Permanent.
Start date: By agreement.

Mönsterås Municipality checks identity and work permits before anyone is employed. This means that you who are applying for a job with us need to show identification. If relevant, you may also need to show your residence and work permit.

To ensure the quality of the recruitment process at Mönsterås Municipality and to enable good communication with our applicants, we want you to submit your application digitally. This applies to everyone except if you have a protected identity. In that case, contact the recruitment manager via the provided contact information.

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