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Do you want to be offered a meaningful, exciting, and developing job where you contribute to giving young people a better future every day? Do you also want to develop in a company where engagement, joy, and responsibility are key values?

Then you have the opportunity to apply for the position of treatment pedagog at HVB Villa Matteo. Here, you will become an important part of our team and work with our vision: Everyone has the right to a good life.

About the position Villa Matteo is a residential care home located in a secluded two-story villa about 30 km north of Uppsala. The facility receives boys aged 12–15 with norm-breaking behavior and criminality, often with complex issues and difficulties in social relationships, schooling, and impulse control.

We offer a predictable, structured, and safe environment where individualized treatment is at the center. Our treatment work is based on a relational approach, clear structure, and long-term change.

We work in teams with contact persons/treatment providers and psychologists/therapists to meet each young person's needs in a professional and empathetic manner. The treatment is based on:

CBT – Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ART – Aggression Replacement Training B12 – the criminality program

As a treatment pedagog at HVB Villa Matteo, you will primarily work with: Treatment interventions based on the facility's methods Documentation of interventions and events Contact with social services, schools, and other partners Safety-creating work in everyday life Daily tasks and environmental work together with the youth

Who are you? We are looking for an engaged, stable, and relationship-building colleague who wants to contribute to change for young people in a vulnerable and criminal life situation. You thrive in a daily life where relationships are tools, structure is necessary, and where both laughter and challenges are present.

Personal qualities: Professional, empathetic, and clear in your interactions Structured and secure in event-driven and sometimes pressured situations Relationship-building and patient Creative and solution-focused Capable of handling a complex target group with criminality and norm-breaking behaviors

Formal requirements: Educated social worker, behavioral scientist, social educator, treatment pedagog, or equivalent post-secondary education Experience working with children and youth in treatment or social work Good collaboration skills and ability to work independently and in a structured manner

Meritorious if you have: Experience working with norm-breaking/criminal youth Knowledge of CBT, ART, MI, or other evidence-based methods Experience in documentation in social services

Employment rate and working hours: 100%. Rotating schedule with day, evening, and weekend work. Salary: According to agreement, with collective agreement. Start date: According to agreement. Other: A B driver's license (manual) is required A criminal record extract from the Police Authority is required before employment Application deadline: February 27, 2026. Selection is ongoing – do not wait to submit your application!

If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact the head of operations Peyman Saleh at phone 072-700 15 76 or email: [email protected]

Welcome with your application – together we make a difference!