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Are you looking for a meaningful role where you can make a real difference?

We are now looking for more engaged employees who want to help shape the future of Värnamo. Here, you work with the individual in focus, creating a workday that is valuable for both you and our citizens.

Description

Do you want to work with motivating and developing people? Do you want to feel that your work is meaningful and provides societal benefit? Are you interested in being part of a positive and competent work group with a high level of ambition?

The Individual and Family Care department in Värnamo Municipality is part of the Citizen Administration, where we work within various types of authority enforcement, outpatient care, residential care for youth (HVB), as well as labor market, integration, and leisure activities.

In the Work and Sustainment section, 12 social secretaries, 11 coordinators, 2 social secretaries working with domestic violence, 2 group leaders, and 1 unit manager work together. We are looking for you who are interested in working with financial support and, together with the coordinators, working to help our clients achieve their own financial independence.

Job Responsibilities

Working with financial support means you work in a team with coordinators. You actively work to ensure that those seeking financial support achieve their own livelihood. The work also involves qualified investigative work characterized by good treatment, well-founded decisions, and high legal security, as well as conducting active follow-up work on cases. The role also includes giving advice and support to residents, as well as having close collaboration with internal and external partners.

We offer you exciting work in a dynamic environment, including training in MI (Motivational Interviewing), method development, wellness allowance, and flexible working hours. As a new employee, we offer you a mentor and support from the group leader. We work based on Mix. The Citizen Administration strives for an open and accommodating work environment.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who have a degree in social work or another equivalent higher education degree. Experience in the field is meritorious.

We believe that you, as an applicant, have knowledge of and interest in financial assistance and social work. You communicate clearly and have good collaboration skills. Great importance will be attached to personal suitability.

Conditions

A driver's license is required.

Citizen Administration

Our administration is responsible for issues within individual and family care, integration, leisure activities, and labor market measures. We work with preventive measures, investigations for children and youth, family law and foster homes, early interventions for children and youth, adult support, financial assistance, as well as administration and service. Read more about us at: Citizen Administration - Värnamo Municipality (#).

Salary Information

In accordance with the EU Pay Transparency Directive, Värnamo Municipality provides information about the starting salary range for the position in this advertisement. The specified range is based on the lowest salary and median salary within the professional category this advertisement concerns. The median salary is the middle salary, meaning that half of all employees in the professional category in Värnamo Municipality have a lower base salary than the median, and half have a higher one.

You can find information about the starting salary range on our website: Salary Information - Värnamo Municipality (#).

The salary information is guiding and not binding. Värnamo Municipality applies individual and differentiated salary setting, which means that the final salary is determined based on the difficulty and responsibility level of the assignment, as well as the individual's educational background and experience. In the event of a job offer, this means that the negotiated salary can be both higher or lower than what is stated in the starting salary range.

You can find information on how we work with salaries in the Policy - Salary Formation on our website: Policies - Värnamo Municipality (#).

Värnamo Municipality

The municipality with a big heart, in the middle of Småland. We are a central part of the strong growth region characterized by the Gnosjö spirit and high employment. Here, there is a spirit of constant movement and great visions for the future. We highlight both big and small successes, which strengthens pride and community for everyone living here. As an employee here, you have the individual in focus and create value for both yourself and the citizens, while contributing to making Värnamo an even better place to live and grow in.

Read more about us at: Värnamo Municipality (#).