Vacant job

Join and develop our school social work team – we are looking for a third school social worker!

Do you want to work closely with students and families to strengthen school attendance, goal achievement, and well-being? Do you have experience in social work with children and young people and want to make a difference in the school environment? Then we need you! Welcome to our school social work team.

Job Responsibilities

The position of school social worker is a central part of the municipality's school social work. Today, the school social work team consists of two school social workers, and we are now looking for a third colleague to strengthen the team and meet the need for support for students and their families.

This initiative is part of our ambition to provide more children and young people with the right support at the right time, as well as to continue developing close cooperation between schools and social services.

As part of a growing team, you will have the opportunity to work closely with colleagues, develop working methods together, and contribute to the continued development of the municipality's school social work. We believe in the strength of a team-based approach where you share knowledge, support each other in complex cases, and jointly develop methods that make a real difference for children and young people.

As a school social worker, you work at the individual, group, and organizational levels, focusing on removing social barriers to learning and schooling. You have a specific mandate to strengthen collaboration between schools, social services, and guardians, acting as a vital link between the school's educational mission and social services' support measures.

The work is carried out in close collaboration with the schools' student health teams and in dialogue with teachers, school management, and other professionals. At the same time, you are organizationally placed within social support, the preventive and open care unit within the social services administration, which gives you access to collegial support, supervision, and a strong professional context.

You are a natural part of the school environment and work relationally together with students and their families. You follow students over time, adapt interventions based on individual needs, and contribute to creating sustainable solutions that strengthen the student's conditions for success in school.

The role is under development, which means you will have the opportunity to help shape the future of school social work. Together with your colleagues, you will develop working methods, approaches, and forms of cooperation to provide children and young people with the right support at the right time.

About the Workplace

The main task of the Social Services Administration is to offer individually adapted support and services within elderly care, disability services, children and family, adults, and financial assistance. We are present for the municipality's residents throughout all stages of life.

You will be part of an engaged school social work team that works in close collaboration with schools, student health services, and social services. The team currently consists of two school social workers and is now being expanded with one additional position. Together, you will work to strengthen school attendance, promote student health, and create good conditions for children and young people to succeed in school.

We work on a team basis and see collegial collaboration as a natural part of the assignment. By having several school social workers, good opportunities are created for experience sharing, joint method development, and support in daily work. With us, you do not have to stand alone in complex issues; we develop the operations together.

With us, you will have the opportunity to influence, develop, and help shape the continued school social work in Nynäshamn Municipality. We value collaboration, innovation, and a shared commitment to creating the best possible conditions for the municipality's children and young people.

What We Are Looking For in You

To succeed in the role, you have:

• a degree in social work
• experience working in social services with children and young people
• experience in motivational and treatment work
• very good knowledge of the Swedish language, both spoken and written
• A driver's license (Category B).

It is an advantage if you have:

• experience working with school social work issues
• knowledge of neuropsychiatric functional variations.

Personal qualities we are looking for

We place great emphasis on personal suitability. As a school social worker, you need to be able to work independently, structured, and flexibly. You find it easy to collaborate and thrive in a role with many contact surfaces, such as student health teams, students, guardians, as well as internal and external partners.

You are responsive, confident in your professional role, and have a genuine commitment to the development of children and young people. With a professional and non-hierarchical attitude, you build trusting relationships and contribute to good collaboration both within the team and with our partners.

What We Offer You:

• With us, you get to make a difference in people's lives. Here you have close access to your manager and colleagues, the opportunity to influence, and to be involved in the development of operations. As a school social worker, you become part of a long-term initiative where you, together with engaged colleagues, will develop a working method that strengthens children's and young people's opportunities to succeed in school and feel well.

• Nynäshamn is a calm and secure municipality and part of one of Sweden's strongest growth regions. We offer a work climate characterized by trust, collaboration, and non-hierarchy, where we support each other and utilize each other's competence.

• We offer access to a gym as well as a wellness hour or wellness allowance.

• You also get access to an active employee association with the possibility to rent cabins in the mountains and archipelago, as well as participate in activities such as padel, kayaking, and horseback riding.

Our Recruitment Process

We apply continuous selection and use a competency-based recruitment method for a fair and objective assessment. Diversity is an asset, and we welcome all applicants. Nynäshamn Municipality has chosen to remove the personal letter and replaced it with selection questions relevant to the position. The answers to the selection questions and the CV form the basis for whether you are qualified to proceed in the process.

Certain positions may require a certificate of good conduct.

We look forward to your application and hope you want to become part of our team!

Information about the position

Start date: according to agreement

Employment type: Permanent employment

Employment level: Full time

Number of vacant positions: 1

Ref. no: SON/2026/0259/023