About this role
We need to hire more of Sweden's best family therapists. At Children and Youth, you will have a meaningful and challenging job. We perform tasks that make a difference for our children and young people – with us, it’s for real. A valued employee is moving on within the organization, and Youth Open Care is looking for a new colleague.
The unit consists of 15 therapists who are passionate about ensuring that children and young people grow up in good living conditions. Open care is undergoing an exciting development where interventions are evolving in close collaboration with other key actors such as the region and the police. We are constantly striving to develop and adapt to the needs we encounter among children and young people to provide quality care. Children and Youth are based on the principles of the Signs of Safety approach. As an employee, you are our most important resource; therefore, we continuously work on developing methods and tools so that we can collectively achieve our challenging goals and fulfill our mission.
In the role of family therapist, you will work with support interventions and treatment in families with socially complex life situations, where the goal is to help families find the right strategies to create lasting and positive change. This is a job for you who see a positive challenge in working with people in difficult life situations. The work you perform contributes to life-changing transformations in people's lives.
You will have the opportunity to largely shape and plan your workday, but it requires that you are flexible and find effective solutions. The starting point is that the work is conducted in the environments deemed most suitable, which can be at home, through digital communication, in public spaces, at school, etc. The assignment involves extensive collaboration with other functions, such as investigative social workers, other therapists in the unit, and external partners.
Who are you?
In Youth Open Care, you represent the Social Services for Children and Youth to clients, citizens, and partners. You therefore possess a broad knowledge of the social services' authority, interventions, and care and treatment work, and can make independent assessments in cases.
Personal qualities:
- You are engaged and motivated in your role and see the potential for change in individuals, recognizing the young person's network as a resource.
- You are flexible and solution-focused.
- You have good self-awareness and can work independently and in a structured manner.
- You contribute to a positive work climate characterized by collaboration and focus on the mission.
Requirements:
- Degree in Social Work or comparable education and experience in treatment work with youth and families
- B driver's license
- Good command of Swedish, both spoken and written
- Proficient in using computers and the Office suite.
Meritorious:
- Trained family therapist (Step 1)
- Trained in Functional Family Therapy (FFT)
- Experience working with the operational system Combine
- Experience with Signs of Safety
We place great importance on your personal qualities.
We offer you:
You will primarily work weekdays during the day, but some evening and weekend work may occur. The position is a permanent employment. Most of our employees are based at Holmfastvägen 31 in Södertälje. As a new employee, you will receive a structured introduction that provides an overview of the Children and Youth area. All groups have a team leader who provides daily support. We believe in close leadership, and our managers encourage learning and development through a high degree of trust and a coaching approach where you are expected to drive cases independently. Well-developed routines and methods that advance treatment work are also available to support your work.
The Social Services in Södertälje is a large organization with good opportunities for internal career development, both by broadening your skills through various types of positions and by taking on developmental assignments within your regular role. Our managers have extensive knowledge and experience in working with children and youth. We invest in leadership development for both unit managers and team leaders, creating good conditions for clear and secure leadership at all levels.
We offer a meaningful and stimulating job in an organization characterized by high competence, commitment, and good collaboration! Every day, about 6,000 people go to work in Södertälje municipality. We have many different roles and want to offer you a meaningful job where you can contribute to society while feeling joy. As an employee with us, you will have the opportunity to develop and make a real impact. We have a wide range of training and competency-enhancing initiatives for you as an employee.
As an employee of Södertälje municipality, you will be offered secure employment conditions, a generous wellness allowance, and the option to exchange vacation day allowances for extra days off. In certain areas, there is also the possibility of some flexibility regarding working hours and work methods. For more detailed information about our benefits, please visit our external website: https://www.sodertalje.se/formaner
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Selection and interviews may occur continuously during the application period. Södertälje municipality works with a competency-based recruitment methodology to counteract discrimination and