Vacant job

Do you want to be part of meeting some of social services' most important challenges?

We want to be honest: we have significant challenges, but also great opportunities. Therefore, we are looking for you who see opportunities where others see obstacles, feel confident in your profession, and wish to contribute knowledge, commitment, and courage. With us, you will help develop a foster care service where the child's best interest truly drives our actions.

Our direction – the child's best interest at the center

We aim to create a foster care service where children's rights according to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child not only guide our work but permeate our decisions, interventions, and follow-ups.

To succeed, we need to build sustainable structures, strengthen collaboration between different professions, and ensure that the right interventions are provided at the right time. We want to create a social service that is experienced as safe, clear, and present for children, parents, and foster families.

Focus on the child's future

Our mission is about more than just handling today's situation – we aim to create conditions for the child's future.

We work to strengthen parents' caregiving abilities and enable reunification when it is possible and deemed to be in the child's best interest. As support in this, we have among others our newly established Stella Reception Center and our interdisciplinary SUIT team, which works with families where concern is high and the risk of placement is great.

When reunification is not possible, we take responsibility for ensuring the child has a safe and stable upbringing. At the same time, we safeguard the child's relationships, identity, and sense of belonging.

We also know that stable foster homes are crucial for children's development. Therefore, we want to develop close and professional support for our foster families through supervision, follow-up, and opportunities for knowledge exchange. Foster families should feel seen, involved, and equipped for their important mission.

What we offer

• Opportunity to influence and develop the operations.
• A new leadership structure where a manager is specifically responsible for introduction, support, and competence development.
• Internal training is planned for all employees.

The position is a permanent full-time employment or according to agreement.

We are looking for you who

• Are educated as a Social Worker (Socialsekreterare/Socionom).
• Feel confident in conversations with children and have a clear child's perspective.
• Preferably have education in children's rights or child rights work.
• Easily create relationships and act as a support for both parents and foster families.
• Have experience with authority exercises, case handling, and documentation.
• Express yourself well in speech and writing.
• Hold a valid driver's license (Category B).

As a person, you are structured, collaborative, and solution-focused. You appreciate clear working methods and want to be part of creating an operation where the child's best interest is not just an ambition – but a reality.

Our values and approach are described in our employee and leadership policy, which you can find here (#).

Other information

Since you will be working with children and young people, we require a certificate of good conduct (extract from the criminal record) before employment. You can find the form to apply for an extract from the criminal record by following the link below:

The Police website (#).

Before employment, you must show a passport/national ID. If you have citizenship from a country outside the EU/EEA, you must also show your work permit. This is to secure your identity and your right to work in Sweden.

We call for interviews continuously during the application period, so do not wait with your application!

About us

We at the Social Services Administration work to promote people's social security, equal living conditions, and active participation in societal life. The Social Services Administration works with children and youth issues, budget and debt counseling, family law, family counseling, family peace, and substance abuse issues. Here at the Social Services Administration, we believe in employees who take responsibility under freedom and deliver the quality that our citizens deserve and expect.

Hässleholm Municipality is an important hub in Sweden. Here, people meet to live, experience, work, and learn in a municipality characterized by curiosity and development. With us, you get a meaningful and varied job with room to influence and take responsibility. We believe in your ability to create good service for those we serve. Together, we make each other better!

Welcome to become one of us!