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Stockholm – our capital city of millions of dreams, expectations, and ambitions. We work for everyone who lives 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 Social Services Administration in the City of Stockholm has an overarching and coordinating role for social services' individual and family care, as well as the disability area. Here, good conditions are created to meet residents in need of social services support. In close collaboration with the district administrations, we contribute to a modern, digital, legally secure, equal, and knowledge-based social service with a strong development focus. Within the administration, a wide range of support measures are offered to the city's residents, and the offering changes based on the needs of Stockholmers and the requests of the district administrations. The work is often carried out in close cooperation with other authorities, civil society, and business. The Social Services Administration is also responsible for the city's catering and tobacco licenses and conducts supervision.

Welcome to us

The Crisis Center Protected Housing is Stockholm City's protected housing for women exposed to violence, with or without children, as well as for women, men, and LGBTQI+ individuals exposed to honor-related violence and oppression. The activity is part of the Area for Support and Protection. Approximately 70 employees work within the area, divided into five operational areas.

Within the operational area Crisis Center Protected Housing, 20 employees work. We have space for 18 women, with or without children, where admission can be acute or planned. We work on behalf of social services and are staffed around the clock with awake night personnel.

The activity also has external apartments where we can receive men exposed to violence in close relationships/honor-related violence and oppression, LGBTQI+ individuals, as well as couples with or without children.

Do you have knowledge and interest in issues concerning intimate partner violence? Perhaps you have knowledge about trauma and how it affects the individual, and want to make a difference for the individual and for Stockholm City as a whole? We are now looking for a substitute for the women's team as our colleague goes on parental leave this fall!

We offer

To give you the best possible conditions, we offer a thorough introduction and attractive employment terms, occupational pension, and health benefits. You can also purchase gym memberships at Stockholm City's swimming pools, gyms, and fitness facilities at favorable rates.

Within the operational area, there are good development opportunities, and you will be offered supervision every other week from an external supervisor.

Read more at: https://jobba.stockholm/formaner/ (https://jobba.stockholm/formaner/)

Your role

At the Crisis Center Protected Housing, the staff group is divided into two teams: one working with placed children and one working with placed adults. The work is scheduled day/evening and weekends on a rotating basis.

The work as a social secretary involves being a contact person and having overall responsibility for ensuring that placed adults and children receive the support and protection they need during their placement, based on the mandate of the placing social services.

As a social secretary in the women's team, your duties also include:

• Working with supportive and processing crisis conversations.
• Being the coordinator in all contacts regarding the adult and in the professional network.
• Assisting with social information and practical support.
• Responsible for forward planning.
• Responsible for documentation, e.g., record keeping, writing certificates, reports, and creating implementation plans, etc.
• Participate in meetings with the placing social services.

On behalf of social services, we also conduct investigations based on the FREDA description and "Control and Violence in the Name of Honor".

The daily work at the institution means that, in addition to being a contact person, you are also partially responsible for our shared work environment. This may involve ensuring that the premises maintain a good environment for both residents and colleagues, and everything else that a 24/7 activity entails.

We are looking for you who thrive with varied work in a changing environment where one day is not like the next!

Your competence and experience

We are looking for you who have:

• A degree in Social Work or other education that the employer assesses as equivalent.
• Current work experience as a social worker with a focus on families, dealing with people in crisis, and preferably experience working with violence-exposed individuals.
• Good knowledge of Swedish in speech and writing, as daily documentation for each client occurs in the work.

Meritorious experience and education:

• FREDA description
• iRisk
• Motivational Interviewing
• Taping
• Trauma-informed care

To work for the City of Stockholm in a role involving contact with children, you must show an extract from the criminal record and suspicion register. The extract must not be older than 6 months from the date of issue.

The City of Stockholm works with competence-based recruitment aimed at considering each person's competence and thereby combating discrimination.