Social Worker

Lapin hyvinvointialue; Kemi; On-site; EUR 49,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

Lapin hyvinvointialue in Kemi seeks a social worker for a permanent role starting 1 November 2026 in the southern service area’s social and crisis on-call unit. You will provide urgent psychosocial assistance outside office hours to residents and stay-in persons, including crisis intervention and mental first aid.

The position requires 12-hour shifts, on-call duties, and collaboration with police and emergency services.

Qualifications

• Experience in social and crisis on-call work or broad social work experience.
• Familiarity with child welfare social work and related experience is advantageous.
• Crisis work expertise and related training valued.

Responsibilities

• Receive notifications under Child Welfare Act and Social Welfare Act.
• Provide guidance and counseling to clients.
• Conduct home visits in pairs.
• Make entries in Saga client information system.
• Make decisions in urgent situations.

Skills

Social work

Crisis management

Communication skills

Job description

A Northern region lifestyle and work go hand in hand. In the Lapland wellbeing region you will become part of a close-knit work community where roles are performed without emphasis on titles and by pulling together. The Lapland wellbeing region’s social and crisis on-call unit provides around-the-clock urgent social services and psychosocial support to residents and stay-in persons in the area.

We are seeking a social worker for a permanent position starting 1 November 2026 to the southern service area’s social and crisis on-call unit. The unit is located in Kemi. As a social worker you will be responsible for providing urgent psychosocial assistance outside office hours to residents of the southern Lapland wellbeing region and to persons staying in the area. Psychosocial aid consists of: urgent social work and provision of acute mental first aid in crisis situations.

Responsibilities

• receive notifications under the Child Welfare Act and Social Welfare Act;
• provide guidance and counseling to clients;
• conduct home visits in pairs;
• make entries in the Saga unified client information system of the wellbeing region;
• make decisions in urgent and demanding situations.

The southern service area social and crisis on-call unit operates outside office hours. The work is evening, night and weekend shifts. Working hours are 12-hour shifts according to local agreement. You may be required to be on call. Tasks are directed to the unit mainly via emergency dispatch and through government and client phone lines. We maintain close multi-agency cooperation with police, emergency medical services and rescue. The unit has its own car, and a driving license is required for the position.

Qualifications & Experience

• We value previous experience in social and crisis on-call work or broad experience in social work.
• Familiarity with child welfare social work and work experience are considered advantageous.
• In addition we value crisis work expertise and related training.

Before taking up the position, the selected candidate must present a criminal record extract as required by the act on the criminal background check for those working with children. We follow vaccination requirements in accordance with health and infectious disease laws. A security clearance will be conducted for permanent appointments.

A probationary period of up to six months may be applied.

Benefits and Working Conditions

• a varied and diverse job where no shift is identical
• opportunity to advance in challenging and meaningful crisis-on-call social work
• a role where you encounter the full spectrum of life
• a professional and developing work community
• the opportunity to participate in developing operations and practices

The position’s salary is 4,514.02 €/month (+ 300 €/month availability allowance).

The terms of employment are defined by the Sote agreement.

Primary consideration will be given to the applicant’s competence, experience and fit for the role.

Priority is given to Lapin wellbeing region employees on layoff notice if they meet the eligibility criteria.