Social Secretary with Focus on Children, Youth, and Foster Care

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Welcome to Boxholm – where life is close at hand In Boxholm Municipality, you live with everything you need within reach. Here about 5,500 residents appreciate the proximity to both services and nature. Imagine having shops, schools, preschools, a swimming hall, and commuter trains – all just a few minutes' walk from the center. And when you want to trade small-town life for big-city energy, you can easily get to Linköping by commuter train – in just 30 minutes. Plus, you have nature literally at your doorstep – perfect for recovery, outdoor life, and quality of life in everyday life. In Boxholm, you get the best of two worlds: the calm, safe, and nature-close – with big-city opportunities just a stone's throw away. At the same time, society is buzzing with an active community life and people with strong drive. Here there is a rich offering of sports, culture, and volunteer initiatives that engage both young and old. Together, we build a municipality where community, commitment, and faith in the future grow stronger every day. 1 position(s). Do you want varied and meaningful work where you can combine authority duties with foster care and make a real difference for children and youth? Boxholm Municipality is now seeking a social worker for a combined role in child and youth services as well as foster care – a broad and developmental position where you get the opportunity to follow up with and make a difference for children, youth, and families over time. With us, you get close collaboration with colleagues, short decision-making paths, and the opportunity to work both independently and together with others. About the Role The position is divided between two areas where approximately 60% of the work concerns social worker duties in child and youth services and approximately 40% foster care coordinator work. As a social worker in child and youth services, you work with authority duties directed at children and youth ages 0–21. The assignment includes: Investigating, assessing, and following up on interventions according to the Social Services Act Working closely with children, youth, and their guardians Documenting and making decisions according to applicable legislation Collaborating with other authorities and stakeholders around the child's needs In the role of foster care coordinator, you work primarily with contact persons, contact families, and foster families according to the Social Services Act and the Act Concerning Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments. The assignment includes, among other things: Recruiting, investigating, and supervising foster families Following up on placements and foster care interventions Training and advising foster families Collaborating closely with other social workers on the unit With us, you get a broad and varied position where you gain a good overall picture of the families and children you work with. Qualifications We are looking for you who have a social work degree. It is meritable if you have experience with authority duties in child and youth services or work with foster care. For the position, we require that you: Have good ability to express yourself in Swedish orally and in writing Have a B-category driver's license as travel is part of the position Are comfortable meeting people and in your professional role We believe that you are a person who: Has good collaboration skills while being able to work independently Is flexible and easily adaptable to changed circumstances Is responsible, structured, and solution-focused Wants to contribute to a good work environment and the development of the operation Great weight will be placed on personal suitability. Selection and interviews take place on an ongoing basis. Why You Should Work with Us In Boxholm Municipality, things are close – to colleagues, managers, and decision-making paths. Here you get the opportunity to work in a smaller organization where collaboration, commitment, and participation are a natural part of everyday life. We offer: Varied and meaningful work Opportunity to work broadly in both child and youth services as well as foster care A close and engaged work team Short decision-making paths and good opportunities to influence your work A workplace where you make a real difference for children and families Boxholm is a small municipality with a big heart, beautiful nature, and an organization where every employee plays an important role. Salary form: Monthly salary. Employment type: Permanent employment. Duration: Permanent. Working hours: Daytime. 39 hours per week

Overview

Type

job

Status

active

Visibility

public

City

Boxholm

Address

Box 79

GPS

58.1968732, 15.0549306copyopen in

Email

[email protected]

Phone

0142-895 48

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4

Published

19. 5. 2026

Edited

21. 6. 2026

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