Treatment Secretary at SiS Youth Home Bergsmansgården

The Swedish National Board of Institutional Care (SiS) is an authority responsible for individually adapted compulsory care for young people with complex psychosocial issues and for adults with substance abuse. SiS also implements secure youth care. We do this at youth homes and homes for adults with substance abuse all over the country. Working with us at SiS will be an exciting challenge. No matter where in our organization you work or what position you hold, you help create life-changing transformations.

SiS Youth Home Bergsmansgården receives non-compulsory school girls. We operate in Fjugesta, thirty kilometers west of Örebro, and are now planning to open a satellite unit in Granhult, thirty kilometers north of Lindesberg. The girls come to us because they have psychosocial issues as well as problems with crime or substance abuse.

Job Description

SiS Youth Home Bergsmansgården will expand in 2025 and is now in the starting blocks to open a new satellite unit for non-compulsory school girls in Granhult. The Granhult unit plans to open a locked and an open department with a total capacity for eleven girls.

Do you want to help create the vital difference for vulnerable individuals? Then the job as a treatment secretary at SiS is a meaningful challenge. The goal of your assignment is to motivate our youth to new and less risky ways of living.

As a treatment secretary, you are responsible for ensuring that the youth receive the right interventions in accordance with the social services' mission, establishing treatment or execution plans, and following up on treatment interventions. You will work closely with the unit team consisting of a unit manager, group leaders, and psychologists, as well as in collaboration with the social services of the placing municipalities and the institution's various expert functions such as teachers, special educators, nurses, and treatment staff. You will support treatment staff in their daily work and ensure that documentation is done in accordance with guidelines.

Your responsibilities will include;

• Ensuring that treatment or execution planning, discharge plans, and final notes are established, continuously followed up, and revised.
• Involving and engaging the youth in every step of the treatment or execution process.
• Anchoring treatment or execution planning with all staff members on the department.
• Being responsible for evaluating care and treatment interventions together with the youth.
• Planning and leading the institution's treatment collegium, as well as guiding treatment staff towards care and treatment goals in their daily work.
• Coordinating, planning, and leading both internal and external coordination meetings, as well as collaborating with the youth's private and professional networks.

The work is varied, which requires flexibility and accountability. It means that you are a structure bearer, meticulous, and organized. You understand the value and context of collaboration; it is natural for you to guide and support your colleagues. Our values of Respect, Care, and Clarity permeate our mission, which requires that your approach and interaction meet our fundamental values.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who has:

• A university degree, such as a social worker or another behavioral science education that SiS considers equivalent and that includes at least 180 credits.
• Experience working in services focused on care and treatment, such as social services or other relevant activities, or experience working with youth and/or institutional care.
• Relevant knowledge of legislation, ethics, and approaches for the task.
• Good ability to express oneself in the Swedish language, both written and spoken.

It is an advantage if you also have:

• Experience in independent planning work and guidance to collaborate with other professional groups to implement planned interventions.
• Training in any of the following: MI, CBT, YLS/CMI, or other risk and needs assessment instruments.
• A B driver's license.

We place great emphasis on your personal qualities.

To succeed in your work, you are interested in driving and developing care for the youth, keeping informed about current research, and managing complex assignments. You should also be able to handle stressful situations, have the courage to set boundaries, and be consistent. You need to be an empathetic person driven by a desire to create extraordinary care results. Being a colleague who shares knowledge and contributes to a sense of community at SiS are other qualities that make you interesting.

At SiS, we care about good employee relations. This means that you, as an employee, take responsibility for your work, contribute to development, and participate in good collaboration. Read more about our employee relations.

Employment:

The position is a permanent full-time position and begins with a six-month probationary period. Start date according to agreement.

Application:

Welcome to register your application in our recruitment tool by April 30, 2025.

Contact person for the position: Leif Nilsson 010 - 453 28 55.

Tests and work samples may be included in the recruitment process.

SiS actively works against all forms of discrimination and welcomes all applicants.

For work at our institutions, SiS conducts background checks before employment.

In preparation for the recruitment process, the Swedish National Board of Institutional Care has taken a stance on recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore firmly request no contact with media sellers, recruitment sites, or similar.

NOTE! If you have protected personal information, do not apply via the recruitment system. Instead, contact the person listed as the contact person in the advertisement.