Social Worker for the Family Center

  • location

    Ulricehamn

  • published date

    2026-02-10

  • company name

    Ulricehamns kommun

Overview

{"Intro":"Ulricehamn Municipality is in an exciting growth phase - expanding while maintaining a small-scale environment. As the largest employer with over 2,200 employees in 100 different professions, we offer a meaningful work life where development, community, and societal benefit converge. With Vision 2040 - "Together towards the future" - we are shaping an innovative and sustainable everyday life together. Here, you make a real difference every day in a culture characterized by courage, commitment, and opportunities to grow both professionally and personally. Are you ready to shape the future of Ulricehamn together with us?","Responsibilities":"As a social worker at the family center, you work with preventive and supportive interventions for children aged 0-6 and their families. The role includes individual conversations and group activities without official authority, active presence in the open preschool, as well as providing information, advice, and psychosocial support in parenting. You collaborate closely with colleagues at the family center, other social services departments, and external partners to identify needs early and offer appropriate support. Responsibilities also include parenting courses, thematic meetings, community information, and preventive work with the municipality’s preschools.","Qualifications":"We seek someone educated as a social worker or with equivalent training. Essential qualifications include professional and respectful conduct, confidence in both personal and professional roles, strong ability to build and maintain trusting relationships with families and partners, communicative and relational skills, structured and attentive working methods, and the ability to professionally represent the organization. Preferred qualifications are experience working at a family center, experience with children aged 0-6 and their families, knowledge of a systemic theoretical approach, and experience leading structured parenting support programs such as Trygghetscirkeln, ABC, or Komet."}

Must Have

Educated social worker or equivalent education
Professional and respectful conduct
Confidence in personal and professional role
Strong ability to build trusting relationships
Communicative and relational
Structured work methodology
Attentiveness
Trustworthy representation of the organization

Nice To Have

• Experience working at a family center
• Experience working with children 0-6 years and their families
• Knowledge of systemic theoretical approach
• Experience leading structured parenting support programs (e.g., Trygghetscirkeln, ABC, Komet)
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