Vacant job

Ref: 20261647

Are you ready for the next challenge? Do you want to make a difference for vulnerable children and young people in Malmö together with engaged colleagues? We are now looking for a highly experienced social worker, so-called senior case manager, who can act as a mentor to newcomers in the profession as well as a sounding board for experienced staff.

The City of Malmö and the Employment and Social Services Administration are committed to becoming Sweden's best social services by providing employees with the best conditions for performing high-quality social work for the city's residents. We offer a wide range of internal outpatient care to tailor treatment models to specific needs.

At the City of Malmö, you are offered:

• Good opportunities for continuous competence development so that you can continuously develop in your role as a social worker
• Accessible and close leadership
• Co-handling of cases
• Established routines and core processes as support in your work.
• Flexible working hours
• Holiday swapping
• Wellness allowance

Job Responsibilities

As a highly experienced investigative social worker for Children and Family (0–18 years), focusing on environmental issues, you work with investigating the needs of children and their parents for interventions, both under the Social Services Act (SoL) and the Law on Care of Young Persons (LVU). Your main task is to support both new and experienced social workers in their daily work. Together with our Senior Social Worker, you are involved in supporting social workers with prioritization in daily work and maintaining methods and assessment tools so that they are used in daily case processing.

The work involves active, qualified investigation and follow-up work, characterized by good treatment, well-founded decisions, and high legal security, involving great variation and change. We value the views and opinions of children and parents, and we work to ensure that children are involved in their investigations and follow-ups.

Qualifications

You need to have a degree in social work and several years of current experience in exercising authority under the Social Services Act concerning children and young people. Having high integrity while being empathetic, being able to see the big picture, and having a sincere desire to do your utmost to contribute to a better life for children and young people together with your colleagues are basic requirements for the job. Using yourself as a tool in work means you need to have very good communication skills and be able to express yourself well both verbally and in writing.

You, as an applicant, have good cooperation skills and thrive in a work role that involves a lot of collaboration both within your own work group and with other operations and authorities. You have a good ability to create and maintain relationships with children, young people, and their families, and care about being attentive and listening to the person you meet to create good contact.

As a person, you are also responsible and have a good ability to structure, which allows you to efficiently plan, organize, and prioritize your work. At the same time, you need to have a solution-focused approach and be adaptable to changed circumstances. To thrive in the position, we see that you are secure and stable in yourself, and that you have the ability to maintain a realistic perspective and focus on the right things even in pressured situations. In this recruitment, great importance is placed on personal suitability.

About the Workplace

The Business Area Individual and Family is divided into two departments with different assignments and focus areas: Investigation and Intervention.

Within the Investigation department, there are currently 4 units. At the North East unit, we have 4 sections working with investigation within Children and Family with a focus on environmental issues (0-18 years), and each section consists of 12 social workers, 1 senior case manager, 1 Senior Social Worker, and 1 Section Manager. Having a senior case manager is unique to our unit, and we are very proud that we have chosen to have a social worker who focuses on supporting new colleagues during induction and working with experienced colleagues on the most complex cases.

At Sweden's largest employment and social services administration, 2,500 employees work every day to strengthen the residents of Malmö. Together with the residents of Malmö, we want to increase opportunities for self-sufficiency, reduce homelessness, contribute to good upbringing conditions for children and young people, and work to ensure that newly arrived immigrants get good conditions. It is important and enjoyable work, but far from simple. Apply for a job with us, you will make a difference!

The City of Malmö's activities are organized into 14 administrations. Our common mission is to create welfare and sustainable societal development. Together with the residents of Malmö, we are developing an even better city to live, work, and be in; differences, life experiences, and talents make Malmö a smart city in the heart of Europe. The world's knowledge is here.

Read about the City of Malmö as an employer here http://www.malmo.se/jobb

Information about the position

Employment type: Permanent

Scope: Full-time

Number of positions: 1

Start date: As agreed

Other

Note that the City of Malmö has removed the cover letter from the application process and replaced it with selection questions, this for a more inclusive recruitment process and an efficient candidate experience for you who are applying for a job with us. Your answers will become an important part of our selection work.

The City of Malmö strives for employees to represent the diversity that exists in our city. We therefore welcome applicants who can contribute to us as an employer meeting the needs of the residents of Malmö.

Before employment is offered, you need to show proof of degree from the requested education and ID: passport or national ID card, as well as an extract from the Police's criminal record register.