Treatment Assistant at Boendet Victor

The Social Administration Sydväst is one of four social administrations in the City of Gothenburg with around 900 employees. In the Sydväst urban area, approximately 120,000 residents live, stretching from Billdal to Högsbohöjd and to the southern archipelago. The administration's mission is to ensure that children, young people, and adults can live a safe and independent life, and that children and young people have a rich leisure time. The administration also works to support homeless individuals towards permanent housing. Through collaboration with civil society, local businesses, and other actors, we aim to improve public health and safety in the area.

At the Social Administration Sydväst, we want to harness the engagement of all employees. With us, you can influence both your own job and the lives of others.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Boendet Victor is a short-term collective accommodation aimed at creating an operation based on harm reduction work in line with the conclusions of the Co-Morbidity Investigation. The accommodation provides 36 places. There are no requirements for sobriety or drug-free living for those residing at the facility.

By having more operations on-site, opportunities arise to create synergies and a cohesive chain around the target group. Examples of operations include MTB and various actors from the non-profit sector. Collaboration between different actors is necessary to meet the needs of the target group and creates opportunities to develop and try new paths together with external partners. The City Mission provides food and develops the meal as a meeting place. Skyddsvärnet runs a project with Housing Representatives as a link when our residents transition to other forms of accommodation. Smedjan offers opportunities for employment.

As a treatment assistant at the facility, you will work with individuals experiencing homelessness and active drug use, with or without mental health issues. Tasks vary from mapping conversations and support discussions to the admission of residents and collaboration with other professional actors regarding cases. Social documentation is an important part of implementing the housing intervention, and we use the data system Treserva. The responsible contact person establishes a plan of action together with the resident, which is continuously followed up.

Residents at the facility range in age from 25 to 65 years, with different patterns of drug use and diverse life stories. This requires the ability to switch between different strategies and approaches depending on the individual you are dealing with. It also requires the organization to constantly evaluate and find new solutions. In our operation, you will not hear "because we have always done it this way" when you question something.

The facility has a team consisting of 1 unit manager, 2 method supervisors, 6 night staff, 13 treatment assistants, and 1 janitor. We want to create a workgroup and culture that is engaged both in the daily work directed towards our target group and in developing this new form of operation forward. We want a workgroup that supports each other, listens to colleagues' ideas and suggestions, and together ensures a fun and developing workplace. We will be an organization that is in constant development and want you to be a part of it.

Welcome with your application!

QUALIFICATIONS

The basic requirements for the position are that you have a higher education as a social pedagogue, social worker, or equivalent education. You also need to have a B driver's license and feel comfortable driving in city traffic.

Experience with the target group is meritorious.

As a person, you are friendly and helpful to others even in a stressful situation. You show respect for everyone you meet at work. You are inviting and positive. You work to ensure that the student/client/user gets what they need.

You work well with others by listening, showing interest, and respect. You understand the common mission and work to make it as good as possible.

You are calm and secure in pressured and difficult situations. You can balance the demands placed on you and can make well-founded decisions despite time pressure.

You can withstand pressure from others, set boundaries, and say no when necessary. You are clear in your professional role and act professionally in situations where others question you or make unreasonable demands.

OTHER

In this recruitment process, we will not ask for a personal letter. Instead, during the application process, you will be asked to answer a number of questions about your competencies that are important for the position.

To comply with GDPR requirements and enable good communication with our applicants, we ask you to submit your application digitally and not via email or letter. If you have protected personal information, you should NOT apply through the system but contact the recruiting manager for handling your application.

The City of Gothenburg is one of Sweden's largest employers. Our mission is to create a good everyday life for the residents, visitors, and businesses of Gothenburg. As an employee of the city, you have a secure employment with many career paths where you have the opportunity for interesting and meaningful tasks.

As we have already decided on the recruitment channels we wish to use for this recruitment, we kindly but firmly ask not to be contacted for further offers of competence mediation, advertising, and recruitment assistance.