Two dedicated social workers for children and young people Type of Employment Full-time
Job position Social secretary
Work model On location
Application due date 20 October 2024
Are you the one? Jokkmokk is a municipality with an eye on the future!
We are a place where community and responsibility are at the center, where your skills and ideas can be part of shaping the way forward. If you value a high quality of life with proximity to both nature and community, Jokkmokk offers a rich cultural life and affordable leisure opportunities to experience.
Welcome to a municipality that combines drive and helpfulness - here you can help create something new.
In Jokkmokk municipality, we are now taking a big step forward to meet the new requirements in social services. With a new investment in our Individual and Family Care (IFO), we are building an organization that is equipped to meet both today's and tomorrow's challenges. And you have the opportunity to help shape it!
We have a vision to create an IFO organization that not only meets but exceeds the
requirements set by the new Social Services Act that will begin to be implemented in the summer of
2025. Our ambitions go beyond the minimum requirements of the law. We aim to build a business that puts the actual needs of the individual at the center and offers tailor-made solutions for each individual citizen.
The municipality of Jokkmokk is in the midst of an exciting new initiative in social services, where we are building a new individual and family care that is ready to meet both today's and
challenges of the future. As a small municipality with short decision-making paths, we offer a unique working environment where you can help shape the social services of the future.
We are now looking for two social secretaries who want to work broadly in social services, with a special focus on children and young people. We are committed to recruiting and training highly skilled and committed staff. By implementing innovative working methods and modern technological solutions, we improve the efficiency and quality of our work. Our staff are equipped with the tools and knowledge needed to deliver the highest quality support. There are also great opportunities for you to join us and contribute your ideas and expertise to continuously improve our operations.
Welcome to the municipality of Jokkmokk - where together we are shaping a brighter future for all our residents. Do you want to be part of making a difference? Apply today and become part of our team
JOB DUTIES
We are looking for you who are committed, responsible and want to work widely in social services. You have a keen interest in working with children and young people, but are also flexible and see opportunities in handling different types of cases. You are a team player who enjoys working closely with practitioners, school staff and other colleagues to create the best solutions for our residents. With your positive attitude and commitment, you will contribute to the development of our activities and make a difference in people's lives.
As a social secretary with us, you will work with the processing of various types of
cases within social services, with a particular focus on children and young people. You will be responsible for investigating, assessing, deciding and following up on interventions in accordance with current legislation, primarily the Social Services Act (SoL) and the Youth Care Act (LVU).
A central part of your work will be to work in close collaboration with both
outpatient care practitioners and the school. Together with our therapists, you will ensure that the interventions planned and implemented are as effective and adapted as possible to the needs of the individual and the family.
Through the collaboration with the school, we also create a strong network around the children and young people, which allows us to offer coherent support and quickly adapt our interventions when the situation requires it.
QUALIFICATIONS
We offer:
- A dynamic and development-oriented working environment in a small municipality with short decision-making paths
- The opportunity to work broadly with all types of cases in social services, with a special focus on children and young people
- A close and collaborative working environment with both the outpatient clinicians and the school to create a coherent care chain
- Short decision-making paths and the opportunity to influence your work and the development of the business
- Good opportunities for skills development and further training
Qualifications:
- Degree in social work
- Experience of working as a social secretary, preferably in child and youth or family care
- Good knowledge of current legislation, primarily SoL and LVU
- Ability to work independently, structured and with good judgment
- Strong communication skills and a genuine commitment to helping people in vulnerable situations
- Good collaboration skills and experience of working in teams with therapists, school staff and other professionals
OTHER
Jokkmokk municipality strives for gender balance and ethnic and cultural diversity in our activities. Knowledge of the Sami language and culture is seen as an asset. Our core values aim to set out the values that should permeate all activities in Jokkmokk municipality, where our key words are respect, equal value, responsibility, courage, commitment and competence.
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