Family Therapist/Network Leader for the Family Team in Sundbyberg City

Do you want to make a difference together with us?

We are currently looking for a Family Therapist/Network Leader for the Family Team in Sundbyberg City.

Our mission is to contribute to positive changes for children, youth, and their families, and we hope you want to do this with us!

We are looking for an experienced, knowledgeable, and committed family therapist to join our team in the open care sector in Sundbyberg City. The position combines network work and family therapy.

This is a role for you who believes in the power of relationships and sustainable change processes. We have a genuine focus on children, youth, and their families, and we are looking for someone who, like us, wants to contribute to real change.

About us

The open care for children and youth in Sundbyberg operates on behalf of the child and youth units to provide qualified support to children, youth, and families through high-quality interventions based on evidence, participation, and a holistic perspective.

The team currently consists of fourteen family therapists and a group leader. All treatment work is based on a systems-theoretical perspective that emphasizes the interaction between the individual, family, and network.

For several years now, we in Sundbyberg have invested in providing both therapists and investigating social workers and managers with training in basic systems theory/family therapy.

Your role

As a Family Therapist and Network Meeting Leader with us, you will work closely with children, youth, and parents who need support in their daily lives to change dysfunctional interaction patterns.

The assignment involves:

• Leading network work and strengthening families' natural support structures
• Conducting structured treatment interventions for families with varying issues
• Collaborating with schools, child and adolescent psychiatry, social services, and other key actors around the child
• Participating in method development and the team's collective learning
• Contributing to the continued development of open care methods in line with current research
• Spreading knowledge internally about what network work entails

We are looking for someone who is

• Calm and secure in meetings with children and parents
• Curious and reflective in your work
• Open, positive, and relationship-building in relation to our families, investigating social workers, and other partners
• Professional, committed, and genuinely willing to make a difference for the families we meet
• Personal qualities weigh heavily in this recruitment

Requirements

• Degree in social work or another equivalent relevant university degree
• Further education in systems theory (equivalent to Step-1 in psychotherapy)
• Experience in network work and family therapy or open care work with children, youth, and their families.
• Ability to work in a structured, reflective manner with a focus on change

Meritorious

• Training in network work
• Skills and experience in working with families where violence has occurred
• Skills and experience in working with families in their home environment
• Knowledge of how to meet separated parents in high conflict

Why you will thrive with us

• High competence, warmth, engagement, and humor
• A work environment with good and pleasant premises and helpful colleagues
• Time for reflection, collegial learning, and method development
• Supervision and continuous professional development
• A close collaboration with investigative units where we support each other
• With us, you will be part of an organization where staff thrive and perform qualified treatment work that we are truly proud of

Sundbyberg City also offers a generous wellness allowance, benefit bicycle, vacation exchange for extra days off, modern and flexible working hours, membership in Sundbyberg's municipal sports association (SKIF), and discounted annual passes for the swimming pool. For art enthusiasts, there is an opportunity to become a member of the art association Bladoram.

Other

The position is a permanent full-time employment with a start date according to agreement.

Selection and interviews will take place after the application period ends.

Before employment, the employer will request you to show an extract from the police criminal record.

The application deadline is: 2026-02-15.

Welcome with your application!

A large part of our operations is classified as essential services. The position may be subject to military placement within the framework of Sundbyberg City's role in total defense.