Foster Care Coordinator for Children and Families

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At Tjörn, employees have a voice! Within the Tjörn municipal group, work climate and care for one another are highly valued. Decision-making processes are short, work tools are efficient, and colleagues are helpful. You have great freedom within your profession and have a say in development. It is easy to socialize and build relationships with colleagues, managers, and politicians. So start working within the Tjörn municipal group yourself – there is plenty of room to take! Tjörn - the island of possibilities all year round and for a lifetime is Tjörn's vision. Would you like to contribute to safe and sustainable foster care placements at Tjörn? Would you like meaningful work at a workplace with an open work climate, engaged colleagues, and great opportunities to make an impact? Would you like to work closely with foster families and make a difference for children and young people? Then you will thrive with us! The Individual and Family Department in Tjörn Municipality is responsible for support and services for children, young people, and adults as well as financial assistance, labor market initiatives, and integration. The department is characterized by close collaboration between units, where authority management and open-care services work side by side to create the best possible support. The Child and Youth Unit consists of reception, investigative social workers, child social workers, foster care coordinators, and family therapists. Here there is a strong commitment to children's rights, lawful processing, and knowledge-based working methods. We work toward reasonable caseloads, good conditions for reflection, and a work climate where collegial support is a given. The Social Services Office is located in the heart of Tjörn in Kållekärr, with good bus connections – and for those of you who drive, you travel against the traffic flow, which means fewer traffic jams and a smoother everyday life. 1 position(s). WORK DUTIES About the Assignment As a foster care coordinator, you work with recruiting, investigating, and supervising foster families as well as following up on placements of children and young people. The assignment includes: • Recruiting and investigating foster families, contact families, and contact persons • Supporting and supervising foster families in their assignments • Following up on placements in close collaboration with child social workers • Contributing to safe and stable placements based on the child's best interests • Cooperating with children, parents, and other actors • Documenting in accordance with applicable legislation and guidelines The work takes place in close collaboration both within the unit and with external partners to ensure quality and continuity in the services. With us you get: • Meaningful work where you make a difference for children and young people • Engaged and competent colleagues • Method supervision and external supervision • Skills development and opportunity to develop in your professional role • Flexible working hours, wellness benefits, and a good work environment We place great emphasis on creating good conditions for a sustainable working life with room for reflection and development. QUALIFICATIONS We are looking for someone who: • Has a degree in social work or other relevant higher education • Has experience working with children and young people • Has knowledge of current legislation (SoL and LVU) • Has good ability to express yourself in speech and writing It is meritorious if you have experience of: • Foster care work or recruitment of contractors • Authority management within social services We are looking for someone who is: • Confident and stable in your professional role • Relationship-building and has good cooperation skills • Structured and takes responsibility • Flexible and solution-focused • Has good communication as a focus and a professional approach in meetings with foster families, children, and partners You contribute to a respectful and professional way of working where the child's best interests are always the guiding principle. Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability. A category B driver's license is a requirement. Employment form: Permanent employment. Duration: Permanent, start date: According to agreement. Selection and interviews take place on an ongoing basis. Tjörn Municipality requests an extract from the criminal record register in connection with this recruitment. Visit the police website to request an extract from the criminal record register. This can be done digitally with e-identification or by filling out a form. Note that processing time can be up to two weeks, order the extract in good time. Employees in the municipal group should have a good work environment and work in balance with family, friends, and leisure. We apply smoke-free working hours and the employer offers benefits such as a wellness allowance. When you have been employed for more than three months, you automatically become a member of our leisure association, TKFF, which both organizes and sponsors various activities. You receive an annual card to the Nordic Watercolor Museum. All new monthly employees are offered a full-day municipal introduction day. If you are permanently employed, you have the opportunity to lease an environmentally friendly car as a company car. To staffing and recruitment companies and to you who are salespeople: We kindly but firmly decline direct contact from staffing and recruitment companies as well as sellers of additional job advertisements. We have procurement agreements with staffing and recruitment companies. We only accept applications through our recruitment system Visma Recruit/Offentliga jobb in accordance with GDPR.

Overview

Type

job

Status

active

Visibility

public

City

Skärhamn

GPS

57.8846644, 11.9855579copyopen in

Phone

0304-601132

Views

5

Published

18. 6. 2026

Edited

21. 6. 2026

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