Treatment Assistant at SiS Youth Home Johannisberg, Unit Sävast

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 throughout the country. With us at SiS, your work life 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).

We are reopening Sävastgården!

If you want to be part of SiS Youth Home and make a difference for our youth, you should apply now. During the autumn/winter of 2025, we are focusing on expanding staffing in our client-facing operations.

We now have an offer for you who apply and get hired at SiS Youth Home Johannisberg, Unit Sävast, which includes an additional salary supplement of 2,000 SEK/month for 18 months on top of the individual base salary.

Job Description

SiS Youth Home Johannisberg consists of two units, one in Sävast and one in Kalix. Our target group in Sävast is school-age girls with psychosocial issues, criminality, and substance abuse. All work is permeated by our guiding principles of Respect, Care, and Clarity. As a new employee, you will receive thorough introduction, basic training, and further education in areas such as safety, unauthorized influence, conflict management, CPR, and more.

As a treatment assistant, you will work in a team on the unit alongside competent colleagues who are waiting for you to become part of the team. Daily tasks include building trusting relationships and motivating our youth to adopt 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 the youth both here and now and for the future. As a treatment assistant, I have the opportunity to learn new things every day, both in meeting with the youth and society at large. There is a security in knowing that we always work in pairs, thus building a strong community in the workgroup and on the units."

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 motivation 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 also 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:

• At least a 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
• Driving license B

*Exceptions to the requirement for at least a two-year 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 certificates for post-secondary education to your application. High school grades/certificates issued in another country must be translated and validated in Sweden through the Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR).

Meritorious:

• Experience working with people in vulnerable life situations, for example in psychiatry, care and welfare, criminal care, or equivalent

Employment

The positions are permanent full-time employment and start with a 6-month probationary period. Start date by agreement.

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.

As a state employee, 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

Warm welcome to register your application in our recruitment tool by 26-01-18.

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 process, the Swedish National Board of Institutional Care has taken a stance on recruitment channels and marketing. Therefore, we firmly request no contact from media sellers, recruitment sites, and 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 ad.