About this role
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Since September 2025, Umgåsen has been running the project "Contact Person for Visitation," a three-year development project aimed at creating an accessible and clear initiative for children's visitation through contact persons approved by social services. The project is staffed by two family home social workers who work closely with a section manager. As one of our team members is moving on to new assignments, we are looking for a new colleague to join the team.
The project aims to:
• Relieve the family home care and investigation sections
• Increase the flow of cases at Umgåsen
• Provide better support and guidance to contact persons in their roles
• Broaden the range of services for children and families in Malmö City
Job Responsibilities
As a family home social worker in the Contact Person for Visitation project, you will be responsible for:
• Recruiting, investigating, and supervising contact persons who work with children's visitation
• Offering individual and group supervision to contact persons
• Following up and documenting in the child's case file
• Contributing to the development of routines, quality, and working methods within the project
• Collaborating closely with colleagues, the section manager, and other staff within Umgåsen's operations
• Working with the child's social worker, family homes, and parents
• Presenting and informing about the project both within Malmö City and to external stakeholders
We Offer
At Umgåsen, you will have the opportunity to be part of a smaller, dedicated team where your contributions make a difference, and we focus on the best interests of the child. The role also provides you with the chance to participate in operational development and contribute to building a new and important initiative within social services. You will also receive continuous supervision and professional development, as well as flexible working hours.
Qualifications
We are looking for someone with a degree in Social Work, experience in investigative work within social services, and at least three years of experience in social work with families with children aged 1–12 years.
Meritorious:
• Experience in supporting visitation
• Experience in supporting, guiding, and supervising contractors or others in work-related situations
• Experience in investigating and/or supervising contact persons
• Experience in working with documentation in Lifecare
• Experience in project-based work
To thrive at Umgåsen, we want you to have experience working in a team, possess good collaboration skills, and have a responsive approach to your colleagues. You should have a strong ability to drive processes and create structure in a development-oriented work environment, as well as the capability to take initiative and work independently. You should also be comfortable adapting to changing circumstances in your work and have the ability to adjust according to the situation. Additionally, you should be comfortable speaking in front of groups and have a commitment to children's needs and their right to safe relationships.
About the Workplace
Umgåsen is part of the IFO Insats department and is a part of Malmö City's support for children and parents during separation or placement. We offer safe and child-friendly forms of visitation—either on-site in our visitation facility or at other locations such as homes or public environments. The operation works on behalf of social services and aims to create safety, continuity, and structure in children's visitation with their parents or other relatives.
At Sweden's largest labor market and social administration, 2,500 employees work every day to empower the residents of Malmö. Together with the people of Malmö, we aim to increase opportunities for self-sufficiency, reduce homelessness, ensure that children and young people have good growing conditions, and work to provide newcomers with good prospects. It is important and rewarding work, but far from easy. Apply for a job with us; you will make a difference.
Malmö City's operations are organized into 14 departments. Our common mission is to create welfare and sustainable community development. Together with the residents of Malmö, we are developing an even better city to live, work, and be in; diversity, life experiences, and talents make Malmö a smart city in the heart of Europe. The world's knowledge is here.
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Job Information
Number of positions: 1
Employment type: Permanent
Scope: Full-time
Start date: By agreement
Other
Interviews will take place on December 9 and the afternoon of December 10.
Please note that Malmö City has removed the personal letter from the application process and replaced it with selection questions, to create a more inclusive recruitment process and an efficient candidate experience for those applying for jobs with us. Your responses will be an important part of our selection process.
Candidates invited for an interview must present their degree certificate from the required education at the time of the interview. Candidates offered employment are required to provide a criminal record extract and identification (passport or national ID card).
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