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We have made a decision! We want to be a leading municipality – and we have everything it takes to succeed. Short decision-making paths, collaboration across operational boundaries, and the willingness to dare more. Our high ambitions provide you, with your own drive, opportunities to grow and create positive change for the citizens. As an employee of Ekerö municipality, you will have a valuable role in our unique island world – and we look forward to your application.

The Open Care Unit is part of the Social Administration's individual and family care and offers both assessed assistance and preventive measures for children, adolescents, families, and adults. With a systems-theoretical approach, we focus on resources and relationships to strengthen what already works in the individual's life. Our unit consists of a dedicated team of family therapists, adult therapists, social workers, treatment assistants, and network leaders.

Job Description

We believe in you and your skills – therefore, you will have great freedom to shape your role. Many of our employees appreciate the trust and responsibility they receive, which creates good conditions for learning and personal development in everyday life. To succeed with us, you need to be confident in yourself and in your professional role, with the ability to both take initiative and set healthy boundaries.

We are now expanding our open care unit and are looking for two dedicated family therapists with experience in treatment work. With us, you will work with everything from preventive conversations at our reception to more extensive home-based interventions. We have also started group activities for children, adolescents, and parents.

You will be part of a dedicated team with close collaboration both within the unit and with other parts of Individual and Family Care as well as other administrations. In Ekerö municipality, it is close to the citizens – and you will have good opportunities to make a real difference.

As a therapist, you often work in a team with a colleague and have close cooperation with your manager. We continuously monitor the workload to ensure a sustainable work environment. You will receive regular supervision from an external supervisor and have great freedom to design treatment interventions based on needs.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who:

• Has a degree in social work or other equivalent education/experience that the employer considers relevant
• Is proactive, unpretentious, and has the ability to motivate change
• Has good self-awareness, mentalization ability, and courage to face complex situations
• Shows commitment, respect, and empathy in interactions with children and their parents

Further education in treatment, such as basic psychotherapy training (level 1), is an advantage.

A driving license (B) is a requirement.

To thrive with us, you are genuinely interested in people, curious to learn new things, and want to contribute to a workplace where we have fun together.

We offer flexible working hours and a centrally located workplace in Ekerö – just 15 minutes by bus from Brommaplan or 5 minutes from Jungfrusund by ferry. From Stockholm city, you can reach us by commuter boat 89 from Klara Mälarstrand.

Start date: As soon as possible or by agreement
Extent: Full-time
Employment form: Permanent

How to get to Ekerö municipality

About Ekerö municipality

We are a variety of operations that together create a unique municipality – where we all help each other across unit and operational boundaries. We live our values, which means a strong commitment, good communication with open dialogue, and a professional approach. As a smaller municipality in the Stockholm region, we can offer both proximity to each other and an ambitious development journey. To become a leading municipality, we need to bring in new perspectives, and we hope you want to contribute yours.

Ekerö municipality aims to be an attractive employer and strives for a clear focus on sustainability. Provided that the operations can continue to meet their goals, the municipality has a positive attitude towards remote work when possible.

We offer, for example, wellness grants, salary exchange for pension, conversion of vacation day supplements to days off, and smoke-free working hours.

To ensure the quality of our recruitment process, we ask you to submit your application digitally, and not via email or post.

We have already made decisions regarding recruitment channels and marketing and do not wish to be contacted by media sellers, recruitment sites, and similar.