Social Secretary for Economic Assistance

Description:

We at Åre Municipality create conditions for everyone who lives or stays here to realize their dreams. In our magnificent mountain environment, ambitious skiers coexist with down-to-earth artists. There is room for you too. Our employees do Sweden's most important work every day. Regardless of where in the municipality we work, we are all here to serve Åre Municipality's citizens. We are many different professional categories working in the municipality at different workplaces. Everyone's contributions are needed to deliver good service and continue developing our operations and the entire municipality. We work to create value and quality of life for our residents, our entrepreneurs, and our visitors. With us, you make a difference, every day! In Åre Municipality, we work based on core values of being professional, respectful, and responsive. As an employee at Åre Municipality, you receive several benefits in addition to your salary; see link under Other Information. Åre Municipality is a Sámi administrative municipality, and we welcome applicants with linguistic and cultural knowledge of Sámi. 1 position(s). JOB DUTIES We are now offering a permanent position as a Social Secretary within Economic Assistance. As a Social Secretary within Economic Assistance, you will be part of a work team consisting of a unit manager, team leader, social secretaries, budget and debt advisors, and coordinators for contact persons/contact families, a total of 9 people with extensive experience and high competence. The main duties consist of investigating, assessing, and deciding on economic assistance according to the Social Services Act, as well as investigating the individual's resources and any obstacles to self-support. The work involves close client contact with a focus on motivation and change work. As a Social Secretary within Economic Assistance, you support, motivate, and guide the individual toward self-support. You do this together with the individual and in collaboration with other parties such as the Swedish Public Employment Service, the Social Insurance Agency, healthcare, and internally within IFO and the municipality's various operations. The Social Services and Family Care authority is a workplace where we care for each other and our work environment. The work team in the adult unit is a group with good cooperation, great openness, and we have a relaxed approach. We support and help each other in assessments and decisions. As a Social Secretary, in addition to regular case reviews with your team leader, you also receive continuous external supervision once a month. For us, it is important to take care of those who start working with us. You have the opportunity to work from home up to two days per week, if the work allows, and you will receive our employee benefits. We look forward to your application! QUALIFICATIONS • You have a degree in social work • Preferably experience with case handling and documentation according to the Social Services Act • You have good ability to express yourself verbally and in writing • Good ability to use digital systems • Driver's license We expect you to be able to work independently, be flexible, have good social skills, and be a responsible and committed person. Having a professional approach is of course important in our work. Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability. Employment Form: Permanent position. The position is vacant subject to no redundancy, need for reassignment, or priority rights existing in the municipality. A trial period may be applied. More information about Åre Municipality can be found at www.are.se In preparing the recruitment work, we have made decisions about recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore firmly request no contact from media sales representatives, recruitment websites, and similar. Our Benefits: https://are.se/foretag-och-jobb/jobba-pa-are-kommun/sa-ar-det-att-jobba-hos-oss/vara-formaner

Overview

Type

job

Status

active

Visibility

public

City

Järpen

Address

Järpen

GPS

63.3460345, 13.460937copyopen in

Email

[email protected]

Phone

0647-16490

Views

8

Published

3. 6. 2026

Edited

22. 6. 2026

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