Benefits Administrator

The benefits processing team consists of 10 benefits administrators, 2 social guides, 2 financial counselors, and a leading social worker. The team is located within the adult social services unit for financial support, office-hour emergency services, and support services. The team's operations are continuously developed. The duties of the benefits administrator include making basic social assistance decisions and managing clearing accounts. The job description is diverse and varied, and performance in the role requires systematicity, independence, the ability to internalize new information, diligence, accuracy, reliability, and efficiency. Additionally, the role requires that you find basic social assistance to be an interesting service and have a positive attitude toward development. Our multidisciplinary work community operates in Leppävaara, Espoo, in a pleasant and modern multi-purpose facility at Perkka, where client meeting rooms, meeting spaces, and phone booths are arranged separately. The position offers the possibility of partial remote work. Personnel benefits of the Western Uusimaa wellbeing services county are also available to you. Workplace name and address: Komentajankatu 5 c, 02600, Espoo Working hours: 36 h 25 min / week The position is a permanent official appointment. Eligibility requirements: Suitable university of applied sciences, college, or school-level degree, or a vocational qualification. The position requires: experience in making basic social assistance decisions, IT skills, and a prompt working style. Those selected for the position may be randomly asked to provide a drug test certificate in accordance with the Western Uusimaa wellbeing services county's substance abuse program. We value: sufficient Swedish language skills to handle Swedish-language applications and make decisions in Swedish. Additionally, experience using the SosiaaliLifecare client information system is considered an advantage. We are agents of change. We boldly reform what needs improvement and preserve what works. We invest in the wellbeing of every employee and want to offer diverse benefits to our staff. We provide a lunch benefit and a yearly allowance of €300, which you can use for culture, wellbeing, sports, or travel ticket benefits according to your wishes. Additionally, you can develop your own expertise through the extensive online training of Eduhouse and Oppiporti.