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

We are now looking for more dedicated 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

Värnamo is a municipality with just over 34,000 inhabitants. The Citizen Administration is one of the municipality's eight departments and is currently seeking a Coordinator. The Citizen Administration consists of six sections, one of which is Employment and Social Services. Within Employment and Social Services, there are units for Economic Assistance and the Labor Market Unit, which also includes integration. The integration unit is responsible for settling newly arrived immigrants and providing support for their integration into Swedish society. There are 30 employees in the section, including one unit manager, two team leaders, 12 coordinators, and 15 social secretaries.

Responsibilities

As a Coordinator at the Labor Market Unit, your main responsibility is to design a meaningful action plan together with participants that leads to employment, studies, or adequate income. We work based on Supported Employment, which is a structured method where you, as a coordinator, provide close support to both participants and employers in the process of finding, obtaining, and retaining a job. The work is carried out in close collaboration with colleagues within the section and administration. You also collaborate extensively with other work groups and actors, both internally and externally. The role includes having primary responsibility for one or more of our initiatives at the Labor Market Unit. Examples of initiatives include job search and housing search courses, work training, internship coordination, settling newly arrived immigrants, and counseling regarding employment support. As a new employee, you will go through our introduction program and have support from a mentor and colleagues. The section is facing legislative changes regarding activity requirements from July 1st, which may involve changes in working methods.

Qualifications

You need a university-level education, such as an occupational therapist, social worker, or behavioral scientist. Experience with Supported Employment is an advantage.

Respect, participation, and collaboration are our key words. As a person, you are stable and contribute to a positive work climate. You enjoy variety in your work, are flexible and independent in planning your work, and have good collaboration skills. You have good verbal and written communication skills. Great importance will be attached to personal suitability.

The positions will be appointed subject to necessary decisions being made.

Conditions

A valid driver's license is required.

The 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 young people, family law and foster care, early interventions for children and young people, adult support, economic 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 indicated range is based on the lowest salary and the median salary within the professional category this advertisement refers to. 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 complexity of the assignment and the level of responsibility, 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 either higher or lower than what is stated in the starting salary range.

You can find information on how we work with salaries in the Guidelines - Salary Formation on our website: Guidelines - Värnamo Municipality.

Värnamo Municipality, the municipality with a big heart, in the heart 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.

Read more about us at: Värnamo Municipality