We are now seeking emergency and foster homes throughout Sweden! Trygga Barn is a foster and emergency home organization that accepts placements of children exposed to various types of violence, ranging from attachment trauma to urgent protection needs. The children placed with us require a safe and loving family that stands by their side no matter what. The children may express trauma and mental health issues in different ways, including self-destructive behavior, trauma diagnoses, insecure attachment, and panic anxiety.
Trygga Barn is the first foster home organization in Sweden where every child placed with us receives a child representative. A child representative has confidentiality with the foster home to ensure the child receives good foster care and to prevent any misconduct. We are also the first organization in the country with specialized knowledge of narcissistic violence and emotional abuse.
In our organization, all foster homes are trained based on certified courses covering various types of violence, children's emotional reactions to violence, trauma diagnoses, psychosocial issues, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and much more! With us, every family receives continuous training, supervision, and relief in the form of a contact person.
About the assignment
We are now looking for dedicated individuals willing to open their homes to children and adults in need of a loving and safe environment to facilitate positive development for those placed. We operate based on courage, commitment, self-determination, safety, and continuity. We are in need of recruiting families who wish to be part of a change for a better Sweden for all of the country's children.
As an applicant, you do not need prior experience in this role, as you will be guided and trained by the social worker and operations manager Rebecca Lysholm, who has several years of experience with violence in close relationships. Whether you wish to become an emergency home or a foster home, Trygga Barn guarantees that you will gain new knowledge and opportunities for personal development.
We welcome all types of family constellations, including nuclear families, single parents, blended families, same-sex couples, and families with or without children! We require that the child has their own bedroom, regardless of whether you wish to accept an infant. For us, children's privacy is important. If you need to take a leave of absence from work, we will compensate you for lost income. All applicant foster homes undergo a foster home assessment to evaluate suitability. If any areas for development arise, the applicant, together with the operations manager, will create a plan for training and support in those areas.
Foster Home
A foster home is a place where a child can live for a short period or for the remainder of their upbringing. A foster home is a family that can provide a stable and secure environment for the placed child. We value diversity, and all family constellations and ages (at least 18 years old) can become foster homes in our organization.
The foster home has the freedom to decide which target group they wish to accept and the complexity of the case. If you have no prior experience in this role, you will have the opportunity to gradually gain experience. Being a foster home comes with challenges, which is why we value continuous supervision and access to support from the operations manager at all times. Your personal qualities should include being loving and in touch with your emotions, motivated to develop, self-aware, unpretentious, and a secure adult. One of the most important tasks for a foster home is to collaborate with the operations manager, the child, the birth family, social services, and other key actors in the child's life.
Emergency Home
An emergency home is a place that can accept a child on short notice, usually for emergency placements. This may involve a child who has been immediately taken into care due to information received by social services regarding physical violence in the home.
To become an emergency home, you need to be able to provide a safe person who can be home full-time, have a stable situation, space in your home, a driver's license, and not be listed in any registry. Some emergency homes choose to transition to becoming foster homes if social services assess that the child should be placed in a foster home for a longer period.
All emergency and foster homes receive compensation for the assignment as well as care costs for the placed child. To become a foster/emergency home with us, you need to submit a criminal record check, a suspicion register, a social register, a LOB register, and records from the Social Insurance Agency and the Enforcement Authority. If necessary, the foster home assessor may request additional certificates. The foster home must also be able to ensure the child's schooling and contact with care services if needed. The foster home must provide the child with their own room during the placement.
If you would like to know more or have questions, you can always contact us at
[email protected].
Best regards,
Trygga Barn Vivant