Social worker for the adult group, substance abuse Assistance unit
Gällivare, Sverige
Type of Employment Part-time
Job position Social worker
Work model On location
Application due date 30 April 2025
Are you the one?

Business description

Do you want to be part of something exciting, educational and challenging? We can offer you a varied and challenging job with good development opportunities and the opportunity to refresh your knowledge. In Gällivare municipality, we have a unit with all authority exercise in the areas of social services.

The assistance unit has implemented an organizational change where an activity has been introduced with two Operations Managers, one for the group of children and young people and one for the group of adults, in addition we have a coordinator within each group.

The adult unit consists of social secretaries who investigate substance abuse, social psychiatry / social support, domestic violence and employment / self-sufficiency. We also handle financial assistance, estates and elderly care. The unit for adults includes outpatient care for adult addiction.

Now we are looking for a person who wants to work with authority exercise in addiction. A permanent position of 100% where emergency duty is included.

Come and work with us, a lovely positive gang at the unit!

Tasks

The work tasks mainly consist of the exercise of authority in addiction / social support, the Social Services Act and the Care of Addicts Act (LVM). Your main task is to investigate and assess the needs of individuals with substance abuse problems. You decide on interventions to meet the needs of the individual to be able to live a sober/drug-free life. The work involves qualified investigative work characterized by good treatment, advice, well-founded decisions and high legal certainty.

The work includes collaboration internally within the unit and the administration as well as externally, mainly against psychiatry, the police and probation.

Qualifications

You have a social worker degree. As a social worker, you should have a good knowledge of current legislation and have a humanistic view of people. You are able to work independently, but also enjoy working in a team and maintaining good relationships. You are service-oriented, solution-focused and have a flexible attitude as the work can involve urgent decisions. You need to be confident in yourself and have the ability to set limits and have a professional approach. Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability for the assignment. Good habit of documenting and expressing yourself in speech and writing.

Requirement of driving license B

Additional:

Experience of work / authority exercise with the target group of adults with abuse and dependence.

ASI training

Lvm training

Within the framework of the National Minority Languages Act, Gällivare municipality is the administrative municipality for Sami, Meänkieli and Finnish. Knowledge of one of these languages is an advantage when applying for employment in Gällivare municipality.

Other

We would like to receive a CV with your application. Original documents will be provided on request.

Interviews may take place on an ongoing basis.

Gällivare municipality offers you:

  • Fresh care benefit in the form of strength training/group training/Dundret
  • Fresh care hour
  • Take part of the workplace's Trivselpeng
  • Membership in GKFF (Gällivare municipality's leisure association)
  • The possibility of vacation exchange

Working hours / Duration

Full-time, until further notice. Probationary period may apply. The assistance unit has set up working time reduction, with 2.5 hours shorter working hours per week for full-time work, which means a weekly working time of 35.92.

Salary

Monthly salary, we apply individual salary setting - please state salary claims in the application.


Access / Application

Access: According to agreement

Last day of application: 2025-04-30

Information

Manager Lena Olsson 0970-818392

Union representatives

Vision vision@gallivare.se

Welcome with your application!