Social Worker, Self-Sufficiency Focus

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Welcome to the Department of Work, Competence and Welfare (AKV), a workplace where you make a difference – every day. We are now seeking a social worker with a focus on self-sufficiency. If you become our colleague, you will be part of the Unit for Labor Market, Integration and Financial Assistance within the Self-Sufficiency process. Here, social workers, financial assistance case managers, and labor market support staff work together toward a common goal – to help more people achieve self-sufficiency. Our mission is clear: to support people toward sustainable self-sufficiency through work, studies, or other paths to increased independence. To succeed, we work based on the BIP model, where the individual's resources, motivation, and progression are at the center. We believe in people's capacity to develop and in the importance of professional, respectful, and solution-focused interaction. We are at the beginning of a major organizational change where we want to strengthen our focus on work toward self-sufficiency. Development work continues as new legal requirements emerge, including activity requirements. We are therefore looking for you to contribute with commitment, new perspectives, and an interest in operational development. Through digitalization and improved processes, we work to create more time for what matters most – meeting with people. With us, you get the opportunity to work closely with clients, follow progression over time, and be an important part of the work toward self-sufficiency. We recently moved into modern, activity-based offices in central Kristinehamn. As a staff member with us, you are offered, among other things, wellness benefits, team activities, and the opportunity for remote work agreements. For us, it is important that you feel comfortable and develop in your work. We place great emphasis on collaboration, respect, and good collegial support, with the conviction that we are each other's work environment and together create a workplace where people want to stay and grow. 1 position(s). WORK TASKS As a social worker with a focus on self-sufficiency, you will support people on their path toward work, studies, or other sustainable long-term income. The emphasis of the position lies in motivation work, planning, coordination, and follow-up. You work closely with clients and collaborate with both internal and external partners to create conditions for change and progression. Your work tasks include, among other things: • Conduct structured assessments and evaluations based on the BIP model. • Together with the client, establish, implement, and follow up individual plans toward self-sufficiency. • Motivate, guide, and strengthen the client's participation in change work. • Coordinate interventions and follow up progression toward set goals. • Collaborate with the Swedish Public Employment Service, the Swedish Social Insurance Agency, healthcare, educational providers, and other relevant partners. • Document and follow up work in the operations system. • Contribute to the development of methods, work approaches, and operational results. • Conduct home visits when necessary. • Integration work - Receive and guide newly arrived persons. The position involves close collaboration with the unit's financial assistance case managers. You assess entitlement to financial assistance based on established planning and prepare decision documentation for the case manager. Some other financial assistance case management may occur. QUALIFICATIONS Requirements: • Bachelor's degree in Social Work or other education of at least 180 credits that the employer deems equivalent. • Good knowledge of the Social Services Act (SoL) and related legislation. • Category B driving license. Merits: • Experience working with financial assistance. • Experience with labor market issues, integration, or change-oriented social work. • Experience collaborating with the Swedish Public Employment Service, the Swedish Social Insurance Agency, or other authorities. • Knowledge of the BIP model or similar structured working methods. • Experience with motivational interviewing (MI) or solution-focused work. • Experience with evidence-based methods, such as Supported Employment or IPS. We are looking for you who have a genuine interest in people and are motivated by creating conditions for change and development. You are confident in your professional role and have the ability to build trusting relationships while being able to set expectations and maintain direction in work toward set goals. You work in a structured manner, take responsibility for your tasks, and adapt easily when circumstances change. You enjoy collaboration and see the value of working together with colleagues and other partners to find the best solutions for the individual. We also believe you are curious, development-oriented, and want to contribute to developing both the operations and the future of social work. Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability. Employment form: Permanent employment. Duration: Permanent, start date: Fall 2026 or by agreement. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, EU, EES, or Switzerland and are offered employment, you must be able to prove that you have a valid work permit or are exempt from the requirement to have a work permit. We in Kristinehamn Municipality work for active leadership and staff engagement. This is created through dialogue and interaction between managers and staff, which creates favorable conditions for job satisfaction in the organization. Our work environment is affected by how we treat each other, and we all have a responsibility to contribute. Together we work to ensure that the operations achieve their goals and that decisions made are also followed. A curious mindset and willingness to collaborate are prerequisites for continuous improvements that lead to the best possible service to the municipality's residents. As an employee with us, you can expect support for new ideas, good development opportunities, and that we provide you with the tools you need to do your work well. Kristinehamn Municipality sees diversity as a strength and we welcome all applicants. Our competence-based recruitment methodology aims to focus on the individual's competence and thereby also counteract discrimination. We warmly welcome your application! To ensure the quality of the recruitment process and maintain good communication with you as a job applicant with us, we ask that you only submit your application via the application link in the ad. Questions regarding the recruitment process are handled by the recruitment unit.

Overview

Type

job

Status

active

Visibility

public

City

Kristinehamn

Address

Kristinehamns kommun

GPS

59.309949432482, 14.111380308644copyopen in

Email

[email protected]

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6

Published

19. 6. 2026

Edited

21. 6. 2026

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