Social Secretary for Child and Family Services

Description:

As an employee of Härnösand Municipality, your primary mission is to work together with your colleagues to provide excellent service to residents and visitors. Our culture should be characterized by trust, curiosity, and learning, and we want you to have a long-term sustainable work life. We are convinced that our approach to each other and our work has a direct connection to residents' experience of our welfare services. We are also certain that equality and diversity develop and improve the quality of our operations. We encourage lifelong learning and offer you opportunities for development and career advancement. Härnösand is part of the High Coast with UNESCO World Heritage nature constantly present. Here we have the sea in the middle of the city. Pride in our location is great and community is strong. Creative power generates innovative businesses and a vibrant cultural and associational life that delivers quality. In Härnösand there is time for shared experiences. Do you want to make a difference for children and families? We are looking for a social secretary for our Child and Family Services unit! We are seeking someone who wants to help develop social services for the future. Here you work in an operation focused on the best interests of children and young people, as part of an engaged team. We are looking for someone who is confident in their professional role, creative, and committed! Operation As a social secretary at the Child and Family Services unit, you work with investigations and interventions for children and young people aged 0-18 and their families, in accordance with current legislation. The unit is divided into several groups, such as intake, investigation, interventions (placements of children and young people), and family law. You will primarily work with official authority and together with your colleagues ensure that appropriate interventions are implemented in each individual case. We use the Children's Needs in Focus (BBIC) methodology to structure our work, and our documentation is done in the LifeCare system. You also receive support from administrative staff who facilitate administrative work, freeing up time for client contact and interventions. We also have a reception desk that is part of the operation and works on behalf of the Child and Family unit as well as the Economics and Adult Services unit. With us you work in an operation that places great emphasis on accessibility, service, and legal protection, but above all we have a strong focus on children's rights perspectives. We work to implement early, accessible, and preventive interventions that make a difference for children and families. Collaboration with other units and actors is an important part of our work, which makes us stronger in our mission. We are now recruiting a social secretary for a permanent full-time position (100%). Job Responsibilities As a social secretary you work with official authority under the Social Services Act (SoL) and the Act on Special Provisions Regarding Care of Young People (LVU). You are responsible for investigating the need for support and assistance for children, young people, and their parents, as well as for making decisions about and following up on interventions according to these laws. Your work includes case management, documentation, and process-oriented work with the families we meet. The role also includes social standby duty some weekends per year, but based on necessary decisions this may change. Close supervision by coordinators and external counseling are part of the work. We Are Looking For Someone Who has a social work degree (socionomexamen) - this is required, as well as a driver's license. can express yourself well in speech and writing in Swedish. We Consider It Advantageous If You Have experience with official authority within child social services. experience with case management and documentation skills according to BBIC. experience working in the LifeCare system and other computer skills. To succeed in your role as a social secretary and to thrive with us, we believe you are responsible, organized, flexible, and loyal. You have professional conduct and good initiative, which allows you to work independently. As a person you are positive and have good collaboration and communication skills with those affected by your work. Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability. Other Information Hybrid work is offered to some extent by agreement with your supervisor. Flextime arrangements are applied and represent individual agreements between supervisor and employee. Flexible hours/flextime can also be offered. Selection and interviews may take place on an ongoing basis. You may therefore be contacted before the application deadline. Salary Individual salary setting is applied. To Be Considered For Employment, You Must Be Able To Show At The Interview: Valid ID When necessary, copies of grades or diplomas Proof that you have the right to work in Sweden by providing a valid work permit When necessary, a valid driver's license When necessary, a valid professional license Police Register Check For certain positions, you need to provide an extract from the police criminal record before employment can be considered. You can read more about which operations are covered on the Police Authority's website. Security Vetting For certain positions, security vetting is conducted according to security protection legislation. If you become relevant for such a position, you must: Undergo and be approved for security vetting For certain positions, Swedish citizenship may be required. Application To ensure quality in the recruitment process, we ask you to submit your application through this posting. We do not accept applications in any other way. If you have a protected identity, please contact the responsible recruiter.

Overview

Type

job

Status

active

Visibility

public

City

härnösand

GPS

62.628564403976, 17.940212994651copyopen in

Email

[email protected]

Phone

+46611348309

Views

7

Published

4. 6. 2026

Edited

22. 6. 2026

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