Vacant job

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We are a politically governed organization that operates on behalf of our residents through our elected politicians. We have a systemic approach and a strong child/youth and user perspective. The Attendance Team - school social collaboration is Mölndal's school social team. The Attendance Team has a shared leadership consisting of a unit manager for outpatient care in the social and labor market administration and a unit manager from the school administration. Currently, the Attendance Team consists of two family therapists, a social educator, a part-time special educator, and a teacher with a social service dog who works on an hourly basis. We are now expanding the team from the school's side with a special educator/special teacher (another ad) and with an additional family therapist at our social services.

The Attendance Team works with home and school in parallel, always aiming to get students with high school absenteeism back to school. The team works intensively with children and young people and their families, and the work involves a lot of collaboration with external actors.

The family therapists in the Attendance Team are part of the "unit for outpatient care" which consists of 30 employees, two method supervisors, and three managers. In the unit, we also have three family therapist teams with different focuses, a family peace team, a field team, a visitation service, a network team, social workers with the police, two family centers, and Mini-Maria.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

You and the team work to break long-term school absenteeism by working closely with the family, the network, the social worker who approved the intervention, and school staff.

As a family therapist in Mölndal's Attendance Team, you are an important link between parents and the school, and together with the social educator and special educator, you work to create conditions for the child/youth to thrive and have the opportunity to restore education and schooling. The job responsibilities are varied, and you will be involved in developing collaboration and your role. You will, among other things:

• Work with the child/youth and their family at home and in operational facilities to build a strong relationship and collaboration.
• Be a bridge to the family and to the school and enable a gradual return to school.
• Work closely with schools to help ensure a smooth return to school for the student.
• Listen and create good conditions for collaboration.
• Plan and conduct family conversations, collaboration meetings, and network meetings.
• Evaluate progress and report results to a steering group and respective committee.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone with a relevant academic degree such as a social worker, behavioral scientist, or other education deemed equivalent. Experience in family therapy is a requirement. Experience working in public administration with children and youth as well as individuals with neuropsychiatric disabilities from social change work is meritorious. You must be able to express yourself well in Swedish, both orally and in writing, as this is required in daily work.

We are looking for someone who is a secure and resilient team player who contributes to a good collaborative climate and takes shared responsibility for your common mission. You have a good ability to create trusting relationships, value differences, and understand how background, culture, and group affiliation affect individuals. To succeed in the role, you need to have self-leadership. You dare to try, take initiative, and are not afraid to make mistakes but see them as an opportunity to develop.

Become a part of our Attendance Team and contribute to new ways of working and collaborations for our children and students in Mölndal!

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