Assistance Case Worker for Sävsjö Municipality

Sävsjö Municipality is a small community with great opportunities for growth. In this small municipality, people are close – between you and your colleagues, and between employees and managers. Together, we work to provide our residents with the best possible service, and in our teams, you get the chance to take your place, develop, and contribute.

1 position(s).

RESPONSIBILITIES

As an Assistance Case Worker in the Authority Function for Elderly Persons and Persons with Disabilities, you work to ensure legal security and participation according to the investigation method IBIC (Individual Needs in Focus). As a case worker, you are responsible for investigating and assessing needs, making decisions, and following up on interventions according to the Social Services Act. The role also involves informing and guiding the municipality's citizens to the right support and help. This is done through meetings with the individual, relatives, other authorities, and healthcare providers.

Your assignment also includes follow-up and quality assurance in individual cases and responsibility for outreach activities for the target group. To thrive in the role, you adapt easily to changing circumstances and choose to see opportunities and solutions. In your interactions with others, you are trustworthy and respectful. Working for high quality with satisfied users and a good work climate is an important part of the assignment and something we believe will motivate you.

On our unit, we continuously work on improving our working methods and processes.

We offer you a fun and stimulating job with good opportunities for personal development. To ensure you feel secure in your role as an Assistance Case Worker with us, you will have access to a mentor for support in your new work.

QUALIFICATIONS

To be considered for the position, you must have a degree in Social Work or equivalent, with good knowledge of the application of current legislation, and preferably experience in exercising authority according to the Social Services Act.

The job requires independence but also demands close collaboration with other professions around the user. For this, you need to be able to create good working relationships, have good communication skills, and a professional approach to work.

Furthermore, we are looking for someone with good organizational skills, knowledge of administration, and documentation. You have social competence, empathetic ability, and are responsive in contact with applicants. It is important that you work with the individual's needs at the center.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability.

Employment type: Permanent.
Duration: Start date: 2026-09-01 or as agreed.
Working hours: Daytime.

Permanent employees in Sävsjö Municipality are mobilized at their regular workplace. In the event of heightened readiness, war danger, or war, the employee should come to their regular workplace. The employer has the right to reassign employees to another workplace within Sävsjö Municipality's organization if the need arises.

In connection with the recruitment process, we have taken a stand regarding recruitment channels and marketing. We expressly decline contact with media sellers, recruitment sites, and similar.

We look forward to receiving your application!