Family Support Worker for Family Support

We are now looking for a family support worker with drive, commitment, and collaboration skills – do you want to make a difference? Södertälje Municipality has invested for several years in providing early and easily accessible support and is now seeking a new team member for our growing group in Family Support. Family Support is part of First-Line Support and consists of family support workers targeting families with school-aged children. The unit also includes two family centers that, in collaboration with the region's child health care and midwifery services, work with families with children aged 0-5 years. We are looking for a family support worker who will primarily work with school-aged children. This is a permanent position. Our operations offer interventions without needs assessment, and we currently have a strong focus on collaboration with our municipal schools and outreach work to reach more families. Our vision is that all families in Södertälje should know they can turn to us when they need help. Family Support is a unit, which means you will be well-informed about the entire operation and have the opportunity to assist where needed. Your responsibilities With us, you will have a varied and meaningful role where you have significant influence over how you organize your day. You will, among other things: - Plan and conduct parent groups and child groups - Hold advisory and support conversations with families, children, and youth - Actively collaborate with primary schools and other stakeholders who engage with children and youth - Give presentations - Work outreach to reach more families in need of support - Guide families to the right intervention when other actors need to be involved - Monitor developments in the field Many of our group activities take place in the evenings, allowing you to meet participants when it suits them best – after school and work hours. During the school terms, this often means one to two evenings a week, and sometimes weekend work may occur. We see this as a valuable opportunity to create meaningful meetings and activities when they are truly needed. Who are you? The operation is in a development phase, and we need someone who thinks innovatively and wants to drive positive change. You are skilled at utilizing time and seeing what can be done while keeping the overall mission in focus and collaborating with others in the team. Personal qualities: - Relationship-building and attentive - Good at collaboration - Flexible and creative in your working methods - Independent and proactive – you drive your work forward - Unpretentious and practical – you are happy to help where needed Requirements: - Degree in social work or another bachelor's level qualification - Experience working with children, youth, and their families - B driver's license Meritorious: - Training in group activities such as ABC, Komet, Parenting in Sweden, child groups, or Coping Power Program - Experience collaborating with other professionals - Cultural competence - Multilingualism We place great importance on your personal qualities. We offer you Every day, around 6,000 people go to work in Södertälje Municipality. We have many different roles and want to offer you a meaningful job where you can contribute to society while feeling joy. As an employee with us, you will have the opportunity to develop and make a real impact. As an employee of Södertälje Municipality, you will be offered secure employment conditions, a generous wellness allowance, and the option to exchange vacation day supplements for extra days off. In certain operations, there is also the possibility of some flexibility regarding working hours and work methods. We have a wide range of training and skill-enhancing initiatives for you as an employee. For more detailed information about our benefits, please visit our external website: https://www.sodertalje.se/formaner Welcome to us! Other Selection and interviews may take place continuously during the application period. Södertälje Municipality works with a competency-based recruitment methodology to counteract discrimination and promote diversity in the workplace. We have many positions that require a background check. A background extract (criminal record and suspicion register) from the Police Authority may therefore need to be presented by the candidate before a hiring decision. Employment with us may involve placement in a security class. A security assessment with a background check according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585) may therefore be conducted before a hiring decision. For some of our tasks in security class, Swedish citizenship is required. We welcome calls from those interested in the job, but we decline offers from those selling advertising and recruitment services.