For a vibrant Kiruna. One thing is certain. With us, you make a difference. We are Kiruna, we say. We are the caregiver who holds old mom's hand and the teacher who makes little brother read his first words. We are the childminder who makes someone grow every day and the social worker who does what it takes to change lives. We are the personal assistant who gives freedom and the librarian who brings literature close. We are the home support workers who drive to villages in blizzards like the midnight sun to be there. We are hundreds of skills, thousands of people and generations of experience who together safeguard, nurture, inspire, teach, save lives, innovate, move cities, stand up for each other and care for people. With pride and care. From mountains to cities. Today and tomorrow for a living Kiruna. There is something beautiful in that. Do you also want to work for life, people and the future in Kiruna municipality? Do you want to create value and make a real difference for what is important? The Social Administration's mission is to meet people's need for security. The administration must work to ensure that the municipality's residents receive social care in various forms and with a special responsibility to safeguard the needs and interests of vulnerable groups. We constantly strive for good quality that benefits the users of our services. WORK TASKS We are now looking for an assistance officer for LSS/Social Psychiatry. As an assistance officer, you investigate and process applications under the Social Services Act. You make decisions and follow up the efforts according to IBIC, (Individual needs in the center). You investigate, among other things, help at home, short-term stay or special housing. You will also interact with the other groups within IFO-MyA, other authorities and organizations. As an assistance officer, you need to be structured, thorough and able to plan your work independently. QUALIFICATIONS We are looking for you who have a degree from the social work program, the social care program or other post-secondary education that is considered equivalent by the employer where law with the exercise of authority is included. Experience from work as similar work is an advantage. You have a holistic approach to your work and the ability to get different parts to work together are important qualities, as are commitment and a willingness to develop. Understanding and respect for working in a politically governed organization is necessary in this assignment. Great importance will be attached to personal suitability. OTHER To work with us, you must share Kiruna municipality's common values where respect, responsibility and collaboration are the key words. We offer a pleasant working environment and stimulating tasks and that you as an employee get a good balance between work and leisure. We have many different benefits such as free health care where you as an employee can train free of charge at various training facilities, we have cabins in the mountains that you can rent, we offer the opportunity to exchange salary for days off. We strive for gender balance and see diversity as a strength, we welcome employees with different backgrounds and work to ensure that our workplaces are accessible to everyone. Kiruna municipality sees full-time as a right and part-time as an opportunity. It is an advantage if you have knowledge of Finnish, Sami and/or Meänkieli as Kiruna municipality is an administrative area for these languages. Kiruna municipality has made media choices for this recruitment and therefore refrains from contact with ad sellers or other sellers of recruitment services.