Vacant job

Jönköping Municipality is a major employer with hundreds of different professional roles. We are growing alongside the municipality's development, with more residents, housing, and services. We are always looking for new competencies – employees with diverse backgrounds and experiences, driven by a common goal to create a better municipality to visit, live, work, and call home.

Do you want a varied and developmental job where no two days are alike? We welcome you to apply for the position of Social Secretary within Social Assistance.

Your new job

Here, we work on investigating entitlement to social assistance. We focus heavily on the path to self-sufficiency and offer training in MIX, our investigation template. As a Social Secretary here, we offer you a 7-hour workday, flexible hours, and a thorough introduction to the role. We work on a shift schedule where we support each other in case of illness or absence. In Jönköping Municipality, we have also introduced e-services so that residents in need of financial assistance can apply digitally.

As a Social Secretary here, you also have access to a range of support functions that provide security in your role. Support resources include, among other things, a municipal lawyer specializing in social administration. In the work team, there is a Senior Social Secretary who provides guidance and support when you make decisions in cases. We have well-developed routines and processes and many colleagues to collaborate with. Additionally, you will receive support from your direct manager.

Your qualifications

We are looking for you who have a degree in Social Work. It is meritorious if you have experience in handling financial assistance cases or other public authority assignments. You should be well-versed in the Social Services Act and have completed MI training. A B-driver's license is an advantage.

As a person, you have good collaboration skills, are flexible, and curious. You are accustomed to working at a high pace and have the interest and ability to motivate and support people in processes leading to self-sufficiency. You can prioritize and structure your work effectively and are goal- and result-oriented.

You have good knowledge of the Swedish language, both in speaking, reading, and writing. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

We offer you

Link to benefits list: Benefits (#)

Welcome to us

Within the Social Assistance area in Jönköping Municipality, we place great importance on working together to move forward and develop the social services of the future. We help each other, learn from one another, and are stimulated by daily involvement in developing and taking responsibility for the operations. We are growing and now need to fill our team with new employees who want to be part of this work! We are located in newly renovated premises at Slottsgatan 5, Jönköping.

Good to know

In this recruitment, one permanent position, full-time, will be appointed, with an start date of August 15, 2025, or as agreed. Probationary employment may apply.

The recruitment also covers a fixed-term substitute position for 6 months, with start and end dates as agreed.

Selection for interviews will take place during week 30.

In your application, please include a CV along with attached degree certificates and current employment certificates. All your previous employment must be verifiable with certificates showing the position and extent of work. Even if you already work for us, you need to provide degree certificates and employment certificates for positions held outside the municipality. Applications that do not meet these requirements will not be prioritized.

This position is job-evaluated and falls under base group F. For more information about the salary range for this position, see: Salary and salary statistics (#).

Before employment, you must submit a relevant extract from the criminal record and suspicion register.

Want to know more?

Recruiting manager, see below. Union representatives: Union soc.

Together we make Jönköping Municipality better – for everyone. Come and work with us. We welcome you to apply for the position.

Jönköping Municipality strives to offer an attractive workplace that is free from discrimination and provides equal opportunities for all.

In connection with the recruitment process, we have taken a stance on recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore kindly but firmly decline all inquiries regarding advertising and recruitment assistance.