Social Worker Dedicated to Making a Difference for Children and Youth

Description:

We're growing and expanding! At Lotsen Children and Youth in Mariestad, we are ramping up and adding several positions on the investigation and placement side! Now is your chance to step into an important and meaningful role where every day you can influence the lives of children who face extra challenges. You'll have a varied, challenging, and very rewarding assignment where you use both your heart and mind to create safe environments for those we serve. Do you also want to work as a social worker in an organization that promotes development, employee wellbeing, and work environment with positive results? Then you are welcome to join us! 4 position(s). WORK TASKS We are seeking social workers for our two teams: Investigation and Placement. If you are interested in a position in the Investigation team, which begins after the initial assessment has been made, your work will include: • Investigating children's needs and parents' abilities. • Following up on assistance decisions. • Collaborating with schools, police, BUP, and other parties involved with the child. • Tailoring solutions for families. In our Placement team, which begins after an investigation is completed, you advocate for the child's interests and needs, ensure the child has meaningful contact with their parents, and that the child participates in their own care. You work toward reunification, parent involvement in care, and enabling them to receive appropriate support. This includes: • Following up on the care of placed children and youth based on their individual needs and rights. • Reviewing and reconsidering care, creating contact plans, and conducting contact assessments. • Close collaboration with family care coordinators and cooperation with schools, police, BUP, and other parties involved with the child. If you thrive with shorter-term contacts, meeting deadlines, and quickly adapting to changing circumstances, the Investigation team may be right for you. If you prefer longer-term cases where you follow clients over time, the Placement team is recommended. With good team cohesion and professional development, we lay the foundation for quality work—we make a difference for the children! QUALIFICATIONS For these positions, we seek someone with a degree in social work and a valid driver's license (Class B). Previous work experience in social services and child and youth administration is a merit. You need to be skilled at creating trust and working alliances with the people you meet, so families feel comfortable being honest, and you need to develop a secure way of communicating difficult assessments and decisions yourself. This assignment gives a great deal in return but can also be demanding at times. You therefore need to have an inner acceptance that you cannot always do everything and a belief that small steps will pay off in the long run. You also need to care for your own wellbeing and set boundaries on your commitment to sustain yourself and be present for the children and youth over time. What can we offer you? For us, you as an employee are our most important resource, and we care that you have a good balance between work and leisure. That's why we've introduced four discretionary days per year that can be taken as full or half days for recovery. We also offer wellness allowances, flexible hours, and the option of vacation trading. At work, the fruit bowl is always stocked and we have a shared Friday breakfast. From time to time, we organize lunch training for increased health and team cohesion. We have dedicated time for documentation on Wednesdays and method meetings every week with themes based on what the team requests. As support in your work, we have a senior social worker, unit manager, and social administrators on site. We are also a work team that supports each other, laughs a lot, and helps out when days become unpredictable. It's natural here to check with the colleague next to you before you leave and wonder about something. In addition to method meetings, each employee has the opportunity for continuous professional development through Yrkesresan and other training based on both organizational and individual needs. We actively strive for an equal, equitable, and inclusive approach, and the organization has been LGBTQI+ certified through Samkrafter since 2023. About Your Application When you apply, we want a CV highlighting your previous qualifications. You can skip the cover letter; instead, you'll answer some selection questions. We place great emphasis on personal qualities and good references. Before a job offer, we will request an excerpt from the criminal records register. We plan to start interviews during week 33. A probationary period may apply. You are warmly welcome to Lotsen! Employment type: Permanent position. Duration: Availability: As soon as possible by agreement. Mariestad is the municipality of the future with a clear direction—we're growing! We're at the starting line for an exciting journey with planned major initiatives in several areas. These developments will bring great opportunities for our location and organization to grow and develop. Want to be part of creating a dream place together? We welcome your application and invite you to become part of our team as we shape the future of Mariestad! Wondering what there is to do and see when you're not working with us? Visit www.livetiskaraborg.se and discover all the possibilities Skaraborg has to offer. In this recruitment, we have made decisions about where and how this position will be advertised. We therefore firmly decline contact from external recruitment services.

Overview

Type

job

Status

active

Visibility

public

City

Mariestad

Address

Kyrkogatan 2

GPS

58.7034025, 13.8033055copyopen in

Email

[email protected]

Phone

0501-75 63 18

Views

6

Published

15. 6. 2026

Edited

21. 6. 2026

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