We are looking for you who have a great commitment and want to help shape a new child welfare service characterized by professional quality, collaboration and innovation.

Place of work:

The child welfare services in Østre Toten and Vestre Toten municipalities will enter into an inter-municipal collaboration from 01.01.2026 with Østre Toten as the host municipality. The new child welfare service will consist of 40 skilled employees whose main mandate is to ensure that children and young people who live under conditions that can harm their health and development receive the necessary help, care and protection at the right time. The child welfare service will help to ensure that children and young people are met with security, love and understanding. We will meet families with respect and openness, and work together to achieve good solutions. We collaborate with other services to provide comprehensive follow-up and support for the individual child and family.

The child protection service is organized as a business area and together with the business areas of the health centre service and the PP service, these make up the service area of children and families.

We constantly want to develop the service for the better in the meeting with children and young people. We are concerned with structure and routines and maintain a high professional standard.

The new service will consist of two examination and follow-up teams with specialization related to age. Under one team there will also be a reception team with 2 employees. Furthermore, there will be a care team and a guidance team. In addition to the child welfare manager, there are four subject managers who have subject responsibility and personnel follow-up of their teams and a subject manager with management support responsibility. These make up the service's management team. This is an exciting workplace with a focus on adaptations and development in line with the expectations and requirements placed on the municipality and the child welfare service.

Facts about the position:

There are vacancies within the investigation and follow-up, infant and toddler and youth team. The teams consist of experienced contact persons who work, among other things, with clarifying reports, conducting investigations, implementing and following up assistance measures. There is a wide variety of work tasks. The work involves case management in accordance with the Child Welfare Services Act, coordination and a good deal of meeting activity and documentation requirements. The service is staffed from 08-15.30 on weekdays, but applicants must expect to work some afternoons/evenings. The service uses a flexitime scheme. There may be periods of high work pressure with rapid changes and unpredictability in the working day. The position involves some travel. The service has company cars at its disposal, but it may be necessary to have access to your own car during working hours.

The position will be part of the new child protection service and will be effective from 01.01.2026.

Qualifications:

Requirements:

• Relevant 3-year social science education at college or university. Other relevant college educations can also be considered.
• Police certificate must be presented before starting.

Desirable requirements:

• Relevant further education
• Experience from municipal child welfare
• Knowledge of the professional system Modulus
• Knowledge of public administration

Qualified persons are encouraged to apply regardless of age, gender, disability or cultural background.

Personal qualities:

• You show commitment, take initiative, are able to work independently and have good implementation skills.
• You are clear, open and have an inclusive style and thrive when working in interaction with others.
• You must be flexible and have good work capacity and can handle a lot of work pressure.
• You have good relationship skills and good communication and collaboration skills.
• You are generous and have the ability to use humor and warmth in your professional practice.
• You focus on participation and good service attitudes.
• You will contribute to interdisciplinary solutions.
• You are committed to actively contributing to a good working environment.
• You have a fundamentally positive attitude.

Personal suitability will be emphasized.

In Østre Toten municipality, we focus on preventive work, early and comprehensive efforts for children, young people and families. The municipality uses the BTI model (Better Interdisciplinary Intervention) as a basis for providing the right help at the right time. The municipality is in the process of several exciting development processes concerning the organization, service content and structure. To strengthen preventive work and early intervention, a new service area, children and family, has been created within the municipal area of growth and welfare. The child protection service is a separate business area and constitutes the service area children and family, together with the business areas PP service and health center service.

We offer:

• Good professional environment with high professional competence
• Varied and professionally challenging tasks
• Opportunities for professional development and competence enhancement in the position
• Good working environment with a lot of humor, warmth and care
• Focus on the development of the service offer
• Exciting position in a municipality with clear development goals and future-oriented investment.
• Flexible working hours with the opportunity to work day/afternoon
• Home office solutions
• Fitness agreement with 2x30 min training a week.

As an employee of Østre Toten municipality, you will be covered by a good pension and insurance scheme. We have meaningful work tasks and an inclusive working environment. Employees are employed by Østre Toten municipality on the terms and conditions set out in current regulations, legislation and agreements. After the expiry of the application deadline, a public list of applicants will be drawn up containing the name, age, position or job title and municipality of residence or work for each applicant. Exemptions from access to information about an applicant may be made if the applicant so requests. Information about an applicant may become public even if the applicant has requested not to be included on the list of applicants. If the request is not complied with, the applicant will be notified of this.