Do you value proximity, growth, and creating the best conditions for everyone living and working in Huddinge Municipality? We offer numerous career opportunities in a well-functioning and growing municipality with both nature and urban vibrancy just around the corner. Here, you will feel secure, involved, and proud as we make a difference every day. In Huddinge Municipality, we work to create a sustainable society where nature, technology, and good service interact. Huddinge is a large municipality in Stockholm with approximately 6,400 employees and more than 110,000 residents.
The Social Services Department is responsible for individual and family care, elderly care, and care for people with disabilities. We work preventively with support, interventions, and authority exercises for children, youth, families, adults, the elderly, and individuals with disabilities.
Our mission is to enhance individuals' opportunities to live under the best possible living conditions and to empower individuals to lead an independent life. We are a social services organization at the forefront of preventive work and the transition to a more accessible and knowledge-based social service.
**Job Description**
As a case officer in the Elderly Care Authority Unit, you will investigate and decide on interventions according to the Social Services Act (SoL) and work on following up on decided interventions. As a case officer, you will be responsible for investigations regarding assistance for the elderly with disabilities. The work is independent, and you have your own delegation for several interventions. Team meetings are held weekly for updates and support in your work.
**About the Position**
The Assistance and Preventive Services are responsible for investigating and deciding on interventions within elderly care based on applicable legislation. The office is centrally located in Huddinge center, close to commuter trains and bus stations. The workplace is characterized by good collaboration and an open climate where we see each other as important resources for development and achieving our goals.
The Elderly Care Authority Unit is marked by commitment, collaboration, and drive. We value each other's knowledge and strive together to continuously develop our work to ensure a legally secure authority exercise with good service. We are now looking for two case officers for the unit.
As a case officer in the Elderly Care Authority Unit, you will investigate and decide on interventions according to the Social Services Act (SoL) and work on following up on decided interventions. As a case officer, you will be responsible for investigations regarding assistance for the elderly with disabilities. The work is independent, and you have your own delegation for several interventions. Team meetings are held weekly for updates and support in your work. In your authority exercise, you will have colleagues, team leaders, managers, and a legal advisor close at hand in your daily work.
**Who Are You?**
We are looking for someone with a degree in social work. Experience in working with the elderly with various disabilities and in authority exercises is an advantage. You have good knowledge of applicable legislation, experience in documentation, and the ability to express yourself well in both speech and writing.
To be successful in this role, you need to be stable and confident in yourself, contribute to a good collaborative climate, and be empathetic and clear in your interactions with clients. It is also important that you have good judgment and that you drive your work in a structured and independent manner.
Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability.
**Why Huddinge?**
To fulfill our mission, you as an employee in Huddinge Municipality are our most important asset. Therefore, we offer a range of benefits for a sustainable work life and to make your everyday life easier: Work in Huddinge Municipality (https://www.huddinge.se/arbete-och-karriar/arbeta-i-huddinge-kommun/#Formaner)
**Inquiries**
For questions about the position, please contact Unit Manager Katharina Kjellin at
[email protected].
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We look forward to receiving your application!