Foster Care Caseworker

How Can We Provide Children with the Best Conditions to Grow Up Safely and Develop? This is one of the questions we work with daily. We are now seeking two Family Foster Care Secretaries with a focus on supporting foster families. As a Family Foster Care Secretary, you will have a key role in supporting foster families to meet children's needs. Here, we work closely together and with other stakeholders to create the best possible conditions for placed children. With us, you will have both a meaningful everyday work and opportunity to develop in your professional role. YOUR ROLE In the role of Family Foster Care Secretary, you will guide and strengthen families so they can provide children with the care they need. You will maintain continuous contact with foster families and be there as support in daily life. The work also involves close collaboration with the child's social worker and other networks around the child. Additionally, you will be responsible for contracts, administer compensation, and conduct investigations when needed. The role involves many contacts, both with families, colleagues in individual and family care, and with other authorities and organizations. It is work that is both varied and challenging – where you have the opportunity to truly make a difference. We are proud to offer foster families and children support from a special education teacher and psychologist in their schooling, as we are affiliated with Skolfam. YOUR COMPETENCE AND EXPERIENCE We are seeking someone with a social work degree and knowledge of children and youth needs and development. You need to have good Swedish language skills, both spoken and written, and be able to express yourself well in communication and documentation. Beyond this, we consider it meritorious if you have experience working as a Family Foster Care Secretary or in similar roles supporting adults in parenting. It is also positive if you have experience with investigations in social services, have worked with people in care, service, or pedagogical contexts, as well as experience working with children and families from different cultures. As a person, you are confident, collaborative, and have the ability to think analytically and systematically. This means you need to be able to plan and organize your work, manage stress constructively, build trusting relationships, and simultaneously be able to see logic and connections in various situations and contexts. YOUR NEW WORKPLACE Here in Skellefteå, we are at the center of the green societal transformation, which is evident in our work. At the social services office, the municipality's largest administration, we work together to create security and provide support to people in different life situations. As a Family Foster Care Secretary, you will become part of the Individual and Family Care unit. We have a culture of close collaboration, collegial support, and continuous development. We offer supervision, skills development, good vacation terms, wellness contributions, and corporate healthcare – all to ensure you feel well and have balance in life. Would you like to know more about living in our municipality? Read more about Skellefteå (https://skelleftea.se/) as a place to live and reside. You can also read about our benefits (https://skelleftea.se/formaner) and view salary statistics (https://skelleftea.se/lonestatistik) for different professional roles in the municipality. GOOD TO KNOW In this recruitment, we work with continuous selection, interviews, and recruitment, so do not wait with your application. We recruit based on competence and focus on your experience, knowledge, and potential. Instead of a cover letter, you will answer some selection questions and attach an updated CV. Please feel free to contact us if you have questions and thoughts about the work. Welcome with your application!