Working in a smaller municipality gives you the chance to try new things, to feel responsibility and confidence in your professional role and to develop in your work. Developing by gaining an insight and being involved in the whole process makes you grow as an employee. We also believe that both feeling and taking responsibility are important for development. It also provides very valuable experience in your future working life. In Älvsbyn municipality, we help each other and work together to achieve good results. We look forward to your application with us! The Unit for Individual and Family Care is a joint workplace where the exercise of authority within the Social Services Act, LVU and LVM is included. The operations consist of; Children and Young People, Financial Assistance, Family Law, Adults and Family Homes. We are looking for you who will work with processing financial assistance. You will be part of a team of 13 caseworkers, a 1st social secretary and a unit manager. We need you who can contribute with knowledge and job satisfaction to our unit. At the unit, we help each other succeed in our mission and together contribute to a good workplace. Duties and tasks The main task of a financial assistance caseworker is to support, motivate and investigate individuals' conditions in their journey towards self-sufficiency and, in the meantime, process the right to financial assistance under the Social Services Act. The role includes recurring contacts with both individuals and internal and external cooperation actors. The area of activity also includes the processing of housing acquisition and domestic violence. Qualifications We are looking for you who have a social worker degree / social care program or other academic education that the employer considers adequate. We expect you to have good investigative and documentation skills and be able to express yourself well in speech and writing. A B driving license is a requirement. As a person, you are stable, self-motivated and structured. You are professional in your professional role and have a good attitude and good cooperation skills. Great importance will be attached to personal suitability. It is an advantage that you have knowledge and experience of social work with the administration of financial assistance and knowledge of the Social Services Act. As well as experience of the Pulsen Combine business system. We offer you a fixed-term employment, 6 months full-time, with the possibility of extension. Access as soon as possible after according to agreement. Working hours are daytime, Monday - Friday. Possibility of some distance arrangement is available. Deadline for applications 2025-04-13. The selection process and interviews will take place continuously during the application period. Salary Salary is individual, please indicate salary requirements. General information Employment conditions according to agreement. The municipality strives for an equal distribution between women and men and increased diversity in all professional areas. Prior to the recruitment process, Älvsbyn municipality has taken a position on recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore firmly reject contact with media salespeople, recruitment sites and the like. Älvsbyn is the pearl of Norrbotten. In our municipality, around 8,000 people have the opportunity to work, live and work close to nature. We are proud of the schools for the young and the care of the elderly. Many people are involved in associations, which makes our municipality vibrant and vital.