About this role
Are you looking for an opportunity to develop your leadership skills alongside a competent and development-oriented work group in a stable organization? Then this position is for you!
The Social Services Office in Sollentuna is a social services department at the forefront of development and innovation.
We work to develop a knowledge-based social service where follow-up and quality issues are in focus. Environmental monitoring, collaboration, user participation, and development are prioritized areas.
The administration is divided into four departments: the Adult Department, the Children and Youth Department, the Support and Development Department, and the Finance and Administration Department. The Social Services Office's Adult Department has seven units, with the Addiction Reception being one of the service units.
Workplace
At this unit, the unit manager, group leader, six therapists, four treatment assistants, and two coordinators work closely with medical personnel from the Addiction Center and Maria Youth.
We target children, youth, and adults who have problems with alcohol, drugs, gambling, and/or who have developed or are at risk of developing a criminal lifestyle. We offer support and treatment with or without needs assessment, as well as family support for those with a close relative with the above-described issues. We offer methods included in national guidelines for care and support for substance abuse, where Mini-Maria has a special focus on Functional Family Therapy (FFT). For the target group with a criminal lifestyle, we offer treatment based on forensic CBT.
Our two coordinators have been offering social intervention groups (SIG) for both children/youth and adults since 2025, and coordinate work with Trefas. Trefas is an enhanced collaboration between police, social services, and criminal justice to counteract fatal violence in criminal environments, and SIG is a collaborative approach for youth and adults who commit crimes, are at risk of developing or have developed a criminal lifestyle, and/or are present in criminal environments where they risk being involved or are already involved in violent extremism.
Job Description
As a group leader, you will lead and distribute daily work at the unit. This includes allocating cases, leading case discussions and treatment conferences, and daily supporting and coaching employees in their individual and joint cases. You will work closely with the unit manager to develop work at the unit, participate in various collaboration groups, and maintain close contact with other group leaders within the social services office and regional employees.
Working Hours
Your working hours are Monday-Wednesday 8:00 AM–4:30 PM, Thursdays 8:00 AM–6:30 PM, and Fridays 8:00 AM–2:30 PM.
Qualifications
We are looking for someone with the ability to lead and engage a work group. You are structured with a good ability to prioritize your work. You stay updated in your field and contribute to a learning and developing environment in an unpretentious manner. You are attentive and solution-focused, and contribute to a good work climate. You are good at collaborating and want to contribute to both the organization's and our collaboration partners' development for our shared target groups.
Requirements
- Social work degree or equivalent academic education
- Several years of experience in social work
- Experience leading quality and development work
- Experience with treatment work focused on harmful use and addiction, criminality, or other social problems
- Knowledge of risk, need, and responsivity (RNR) principles
- Knowledge of the organization's target groups
Meriting
- Experience in work management
- Training in treatment programs recommended in national guidelines for care and support for substance abuse and addiction
- Training in treatment programs within criminal justice
- Basic psychotherapy education (level 1)
Great importance will be placed on personal suitability.
The position is a 1-year temporary appointment with start date April 1st or by agreement.
Recruitment Process
We may contact you before the application deadline as selection will be ongoing. Interviews will be based on a competency-based recruitment process where you will be asked to provide concrete examples of how you use your skills in different situations. Interviews will primarily take place in weeks 49-50.
You will be asked to provide a salary expectation early in the process. Later, tests will be applied, and at the end of the process, you will undergo an extended background check.
Welcome to apply!
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