Family Therapist for First-Line Social Services

Do you have a passion for creating a more inclusive and thriving future for our community within social services and care? Now you have the chance to become part of this work in the newly formed Social and Care Administration in Katrineholm. The new administration works to create security and independence for people with special needs and their relatives. Through our daily work, we make a real difference in people's lives and contribute to creating a more inclusive and thriving society. If you are passionate about making a difference and want to help shape the future of social services and care, this is your chance to join the journey. Welcome to apply and become part of our new administration. Come and help shape new working methods and the future of social services with us! After the turn of the year, we will start working in our new unit, First Line Social Services, where we gather all functions working preventively and early. Together, we will form new working methods and become more accessible, and therefore we are seeking someone who is passionate about social work with children, youth, and their networks. We offer, among other things: Signs of Safety and access to a reflection coach, close collaboration and short decision-making paths, and being part of a competent team with high engagement and job satisfaction. We are a small municipality with great opportunities. Our employees thrive, and we have an active social group that arranges everything from after-work events to everyday joy. Here, there is humor, care, and a culture where we help each other both at work and outside of it. Apply today and become part of our solution-focused work with children and youth. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES As a treatment provider, you will provide interventions without assistance assessment and contribute to supporting children and young people at home and in their environments. Our unit will be new, and you will be given the opportunity to suggest new ways of working. Within the unit, we aim to reach more individuals earlier and simplify contact with social services. Using Signs of Safety as an approach, we help children, youth, and their networks discover and use their own resources for positive development. You will contribute to developing supportive and treatment interventions for children, youth, and their parents/networks. The position includes, among other things: • Counseling and support, individually and in groups • Treatment interventions for children, youth, and guardians • Leading group activities • Documentation responsibility As a treatment provider, you will work together with colleagues or independently. We collaborate with other social services activities and external actors. QUALIFICATIONS We are seeking someone with a social work degree or other education deemed equivalent by the employer. You have experience in psychosocial change work and have relevant training in treatment methods and motivational interviewing. It is meritorious if you have experience working in individual and family care and/or with evidence-based methods. We particularly welcome previous experience and knowledge of Signs of Safety. A B driver's license is required as you will use a car in the service. You should have a good ability to express yourself verbally and in writing in the Swedish language. Since you will be working with individuals under 18, a police register extract will be requested from the person offered employment. We are seeking someone who enjoys collaborating with others and is stimulated by outward-facing and relationship-building work. You have the ability to notice others' perspectives and give everyone space in the group in a way that benefits the whole. You have the ability to listen, communicate, and resolve conflicts constructively while adapting your communication to the situation and target group. You see and use networks as a natural part of creating and developing relationships with clients and in internal and external collaboration. You take responsibility for your tasks, drive work forward, and have the ability to quickly make independent decisions. Working hours vary and are based on the needs of our children, youth, and families. OTHER Katrineholm is a municipality where passion is the driving force for creativity and development, for life, learning, and entrepreneurship. Our approximately 3,300 employees make a big difference every day, working together based on our core values RÖTT: respect, openness, clarity, and trust to create the best conditions for our citizens. Everything is close here, just an hour's train ride from Stockholm and two hours from Gothenburg. Read more about us as an employer, our offer, and career paths here: [URL] The current position will be filled subject to the necessary decisions being made. According to the Social Services Act, a police register extract must be presented by individuals before being employed to work at care homes (HVB homes), supported housing, or protected housing. You can order this on the police website. Katrineholm municipality applies individual salary setting. Everyone is offered a