Job Advertisement: Summer Substitutes for SiS Youth Home Johannisberg

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 across 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 Johannisberg operates in Kalix and Boden (unit Sävastgården).

Job Description

SiS Youth Home Johannisberg in Sävast is now looking for summer substitutes for the summer of 2026. SiS offers summer substitutes in client-facing work a bonus for summer substitutes in 2026 in addition to the base salary.

SiS Youth Home Johannisberg in Sävast targets school-age girls with psychosocial issues, substance abuse, and criminality placed according to the Care of Young Persons Act. All work is permeated by our guiding principles: Respect, Care, and Clarity. As a new employee with us, you will receive thorough introduction and guidance from an experienced colleague and local competence development in areas such as safety, unauthorized influence, and conflict management.

As a treatment assistant, you will work in a team on the department with competent colleagues who are waiting for you to become part of the team. Daily tasks include building trusting relationships and motivating our young people to new and less risky ways of living. You play an important role in the stability of our youth and provide the foundation for daily life with schooling, activities, cooking, and cleaning. As a treatment assistant, you also contribute to maintaining safety at the institution according to our guidelines and routines.

Working hours are scheduled according to a rolling schedule of days, evenings, and weekends.

A Message from Your Future Colleagues:

"Welcome to become one of us. Here at Johannisberg, you will meet fantastic colleagues who all work together to create a difference in the lives of young people both here and now and for the future. As a treatment assistant, I have the opportunity to learn new things every day, both in meetings with the youth and society at large. There is a security in that we always work in pairs, thereby building a strong community in the workgroup and on the departments."

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who has the ability to build trusting relationships with our youth. You have a positive view of people, and your drive is to work with young people. You share SiS's values of being a place for change. As a person, you relate to others in a responsive and flexible manner while being able to set boundaries and follow decisions made. You are secure, stable, and have the ability to maintain a professional approach even in pressured situations. You work well with others and are happy to share your knowledge with colleagues.

You should also have:

• A minimum of 2-year post-secondary education at a folk high school or vocational college (KY/YH) or other education equivalent to this. The education should be focused on social work, social pedagogy, behavioral science, or another relevant subject area.
• Good Swedish in speech and writing
• Good physical ability
• Driver's license B

*Exceptions from the requirement for a minimum of two years of post-secondary education can be made in individual cases if there are special reasons according to Chapter 5, Section 4 of the Social Services Ordinance (2025:468). Please attach high school grades and/or diploma for post-secondary education to your application. High school grades/diplomas issued in another country must be translated and validated in Sweden via the Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR).

Working as a summer substitute within SiS provides you, as a student in social pedagogy or other post-secondary education focused on psychology, sociology, or pedagogy, with valuable experiences and knowledge for your future career. We therefore encourage you as a student to take the opportunity to apply for summer substitutes with us!

Meritorious:

• Experience from working with people in vulnerable life situations, for example within correctional services, psychiatry, care, and support, or equivalent.

Employment

The positions are temporary full-time substitutes during the period June - August or as agreed. There is the possibility of hourly substitutes both before and after the holiday period. Start date by agreement.

Recruitment is ongoing. Therefore, do not hesitate to submit your application today!

Before the summer of 2026, SiS as an employer will offer a summer bonus for summer substitutes in client-facing work.

At SiS, we care about good employee engagement. 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 engagement.

As an employee within the state, you have certain benefits according to the agreement, such as 28 - 35 vacation days depending on your age, salary supplements during parental leave, and an annual wellness allowance. Read more about our benefits.

Application

Warmly welcome to register your application in our recruitment tool by 26-01-31.

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 made decisions regarding recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore firmly request not to be contacted by media sellers, recruitment sites, and similar.

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