Treatment Pedagogue/Treatment Assistant

SiS LVM-hem Renforsen has 5 open positions as treatment pedagogues/treatment assistants. We are looking for individuals who want to contribute to a place for change for vulnerable people and are interested in working with care and treatment. You will have the opportunity to help develop the organization and also your personal growth. Do you have the commitment and enjoy being a support to vulnerable people? Then working at SiS LVM-hem Renforsen is a meaningful challenge for you.

We are a small institution located in Vindeln, about 60 km from Umeå, where we provide care for women under LVM. The area has two departments, a locked department with 11 places and an open department with 10 places. There is beautiful nature within walking distance.

Job Description

In the role of treatment pedagogue/assistant, we require personal suitability. You need to be calm, stable, and stress-resistant to handle the various aspects of the assignment. In this role, you will work in a team with treatment pedagogues, treatment assistants, and treatment coordinators. Together, you are responsible for ensuring that our clients receive the safety, care, and treatment they need. We often encounter people in crisis, which means you will work with qualified care, motivational work, and providing support in clients' daily lives. With your knowledge of working with people in vulnerable situations, you actively contribute to the fulfillment of treatment plans. Documentation is an important part of your work and contributes to legal security, planning, and follow-up of our operations. You help maintain safety according to our routines and assist in ensuring that clients' daily lives run smoothly, e.g., cleaning, cooking, participating in activities, etc. Your work includes case management and you may be appointed as a mentor for new employees and interns. This is a job for you who see a positive challenge in working with vulnerable people in difficult life situations. The job is often demanding but also stimulating, joyful, and varied.

Our vision is to be a place for change, which permeates our approach, commitment, and attitude.

Working hours are according to a schedule, including days, evenings, and weekends.

As a new employee, you will undergo SiS basic training for 10 weeks. The training combines theory with guided introduction and prepares you for the treatment role in SiS operations.

Qualifications

To succeed in your work, you have a solid positive view of people. You are motivated to help people in vulnerable life situations and share SiS's values of being a place for change. Furthermore, you have a good ability to create engagement and participation among our clients. As a person, you are secure in yourself and easily establish relationships with clients as well as with others in the staff group. The assignment includes meeting people with respect, clarity, and being able to set boundaries. Therefore, you should have good communication skills and be able to remain calm even in pressured situations. You find it easy to collaborate with others and can handle conflicts constructively. Personal suitability is of great importance.

You should also have the following qualifications as a treatment pedagogue:

• Degree from a 2-year post-secondary education at a folk high school or vocational college (KY/YH) with a focus on social/pedagogical treatment work or education from a university that we assess as equivalent
• Driver's license (B)
• Good Swedish in speech and writing

You should have the following qualifications as a treatment assistant:

• Degree from upper secondary education
• Driver's license (B)
• Good Swedish in speech and writing

Experience working with people in vulnerable situations, e.g., in psychiatry, LSS, HVB homes, etc., is an advantage for the position.

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

Benefits:

There are good benefits for those working at SiS LVM-hem Renforsen, including opportunities for professional development, more vacation days, the possibility to work part-time until your child turns 12, certain compensation for doctor visits and some medications. Renforsen also has occupational health services. We promote your health and offer you wellness grants every year, etc.

Employment:

We are looking for 5 positions as treatment pedagogues/treatment assistants. The positions are permanent full-time and start with a six-month probationary period. Start date according to agreement.

Application:

Welcome to register your application in our recruitment tool by 2025-02-09.

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 a background check before employment.

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

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