Senior Social Secretary, Children and Family (Government Agency)

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At Tjörn, our employees get to make their mark! Within the Tjörn municipality group, work environment and care for one another are highly valued. Decision-making processes are short, work tools are efficient, and colleagues are helpful. You have great freedom within your profession and get to influence development. It's easy to socialize and build relationships with colleagues, managers, and politicians. So start working within the Tjörn municipality group too – there's plenty of room to make your mark! Tjörn - the island of possibilities year-round and for all of life is Tjörn's vision. Do you want to lead and develop social work for children and families at Tjörn? Do you want meaningful work at a workplace with an open work environment, engaged colleagues, and the opportunity to have an impact? Do you also want a key role in developing the quality of government work for children and young people? Then this might be the position for you! The Individuals and Family Department in Tjörn municipality is responsible for support and services for children, young people, and adults, as well as financial assistance, labor market initiatives, and integration. The department is characterized by close collaboration between units, where government authority and open care work together to create the best possible support for those we serve. The Children and Youth Unit consists of reception, investigating social secretaries, child secretaries, foster care secretaries, and family therapists. There is strong commitment to children's rights, lawful case handling, and early, knowledge-based interventions. We work toward reasonable caseloads, good conditions for reflection, and a work environment where collegial support is a given. The Social Office is located in the middle of Tjörn in Kållekärr, with good bus connections – and if you're commuting by car, you're traveling against the traffic, which means fewer traffic jams and a smoother day-to-day life. 1 position(s). JOB RESPONSIBILITIES As Senior Social Secretary, you have a central role in leading, quality-assuring, and developing government work within children and family services. You work closely with the unit manager and provide support in the operational leadership of the social secretaries in the group. Your duties include: • Leading and distributing the day-to-day work in the group • Ensuring lawful case handling according to the Social Services Act and the Care of Young Persons (Special Provisions) Act • Providing methodological support in investigation work and assessments • Introducing and mentoring new employees • Following up on quality, caseload, and work environment • Being part of development work and implementation of new working methods • Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders You actively contribute to creating a sustainable work environment where employees are given the conditions to maintain high quality in their work. With us, you get: • Meaningful work where you make a difference for children and families • Engaged and competent colleagues • Supervision, skills development, and opportunities to develop in your leadership role • Good conditions for reflection and work-life balance • Flexible working hours and wellness benefits We place great importance on creating a workplace with a good work environment and sustainable social work, where employees' expertise is utilized. QUALIFICATIONS We are looking for someone who: • Has a degree in social work • Has several years of experience in government work with children and young people • Has good knowledge of current legislation (the Social Services Act and the Care of Young Persons (Special Provisions) Act) • Has experience with investigation work according to BBIC • Has good ability to express yourself in speech and writing It is advantageous if you have: • Experience in management or a similar role • Experience in method development or quality work • Experience in collaboration between different stakeholders As a person, you are: • Confident and stable in your professional role • Structured and decisive • Relationship-building and communicative • Solution-focused and collaborative • Have good interactions in focus and a professional approach when meeting with children, families, and partners You have the ability to both support and challenge your colleagues, and you contribute to a professional and respectful way of working where the best interests of the child are always at the center. A Class B driver's license is required. Great weight is placed on personal suitability. Employment type: Permanent employment. Duration: Permanent, start date: Start date by agreement. Tjörn municipality requests an extract from the criminal record as part of this recruitment. Visit the police website to request an extract from the criminal record. This can be done digitally with e-ID or by filling out a form. Note that processing time can be up to two weeks, so order the extract in good time. Employees in the municipality group should have a good work environment and work in balance with family, friends, and leisure. We apply smoke-free working hours and the employer offers benefits such as wellness subsidies. Once you have been employed for more than three months, you automatically become a member of our leisure association, TKFF, which both arranges and sponsors various activities. You receive an annual pass to the Nordic Watercolor Museum. All new monthly employees are offered a full-day municipality-wide introduction day. If you are permanently employed, you have the opportunity to lease an environmentally friendly car as a company car. To staffing and recruitment companies and to you as a salesperson: We politely but firmly decline direct contact from staffing and recruitment companies as well as sellers of additional job postings. We have procurement agreements with staffing and recruitment companies. We only accept applications through our recruitment system Visma Recruit/Offentliga jobb in accordance with GDPR.

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job

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active

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public

Město

Skärhamn

GPS

57.8846644, 11.9855579kopírovatotevřít v ▾

Telefon

0304-601132

Zobrazení

6

Publikováno

18. 6. 2026

Upraveno

21. 6. 2026

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