Case Worker for Elderly Care Authority Services in Mullsjö Municipality

Mullsjö Municipality is small in area but offers a high quality of life. Here you will find an active outdoor lifestyle with fish-rich lakes, scenic views, and thousands of hiking and cycling trails. Unique industrial environments, churches, art, and theater, combined with an active business and association life, create a vibrant and growing municipality. In Mullsjö Municipality, we work closely together to succeed based on three goal areas: Safety, Together, and Growth.

About the Workplace

The Authority Unit – Adults, Functional Support, and Administration is responsible for authority exercises in several areas. In addition to cases concerning the elderly, the unit also handles cases related to functional support, harmful use of substances and addiction, as well as violence in close relationships. A total of six case workers and seven administrators work at the unit.

Within the unit's authority exercises, we support each other and help out where needed based on our common mission – to ensure that citizens who need our help receive it. With us, you will find meaningful work where you contribute to creating safety and better living conditions for people in need of support. Here you have the opportunity to work in an operation with dedicated colleagues, space to grow, and contribute your skills in a municipality where decision-making paths are short and collaboration is close.

Commuting opportunities to us are good, and the train station is located right next to the municipal office, making it easy to commute to and from work.

We offer, among other things, the opportunity to influence and develop operations, flexible working hours, wellness benefits, free swimming at the municipality's swimming facilities, and professional development.

1 position(s).

Job Responsibilities

As a case worker in the current position, you work with authority exercises directed towards elderly care. The work is mainly carried out during daytime hours, but on a few occasions, work during major holidays may occur based on the municipality's responsibility to facilitate discharge from the hospital.

Your main responsibilities include:

• Receiving applications, investigating, and assessing needs.
• Following up on decisions.
• Collaborating with both internal and external actors.

In your work, you will meet people in crisis and/or with complex life situations. Therefore, you need to be able to convey hope, see possibilities, and treat people in a respectful and professional manner. The work involves many contact points and requires both independence and good collaboration skills.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who have:

• A degree in social work or another academic education that the employer deems equivalent.
• Experience with authority exercises and knowledge of current legislation.
• Experience in case handling within elderly care.
• A valid driver's license (Category B).
• Good ability to express yourself well in speech and writing in Swedish.

It is meritorious if you have experience with:

• Case handling based on IBIC.
• Work in the operational systems Combine and Cosmic Link/Visiba Care.
• Case handling within functional support, harmful use of substances and addiction, and/or violence in close relationships (perpetrators).

To thrive and succeed in the role, you need to be able to:

• Work independently, structured, and drive your processes forward.
• Be flexible and quickly adapt to changed conditions.
• Have good collaboration skills and be able to adapt your communication based on who you meet.
• Handle periods of high workload.

We are looking for you who see possibilities in development and want to contribute to secure case handling, a good work climate, and collaboration. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Interviews will be held during weeks 32-33.

Employment Type: Permanent.
Duration: Permanent, start date: 2026-09-01 or according to agreement.

We strive for an even gender distribution and see diversity as a strength, so we welcome applicants from different backgrounds.

All candidates called for an interview must prove their identity at the time of the interview by presenting an identity document (passport or national ID card issued by the Swedish Police Authority).

If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must show that you have a valid work permit or are exempt from the obligation to have a work permit. In connection with employment, you also need to prove your citizenship. You can do this with a passport or alternatively a certificate of personal status together with an identity document. Employment can only take place after verification of the work permit, which is required according to the Aliens Ordinance.

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We look forward to receiving your application!