Stockholm – our capital city with millions of dreams, expectations, and ambitions

We work for everyone living here today and in the future. We are now looking for you who want to think big, new, and differently with us – for the people of Stockholm.

Welcome to us

We are launching a new initiative within social services, untested in Sweden but proven internationally.

A method that makes a real difference for vulnerable children and families!

Enskede-Årsta-Vantör and Järva municipal administrations, together with the social administration, have applied for project funding to start and run two MST CAN teams as the first municipality in Sweden for three years. The project will run for three years starting in April 2026, provided that the necessary funds are granted. If the results are positive, the ambition is to scale up the initiative in the city of Stockholm after the project period. This is a unique opportunity to be part of starting and building a new initiative in Sweden.

MST-CAN is an evidence-based and intensive treatment method for families where children aged 6-17 are exposed to violence, neglect, or severe lack of care. Treatment primarily takes place in the family's home at times that suit the family. The treatment is clearly structured with close collaboration around the child. The MST therapist has independent treatment responsibility with the support of the team, and there is a psychiatrist available for the team. The method is adapted for complex issues, including trauma and substance abuse among both parents and children.

An MST-CAN team works with approximately 12-15 families per year and consists of a team leader, four family therapists, and a family resource. The work is carried out in close collaboration between the Enskede-Årsta-Vantör and Järva municipal administrations, where on-call duty is shared around the clock between the teams.

Are you interested in working as an MST-CAN therapist in Stockholm?

On January 30th from 09:00 to 10:30, we invite you to a digital information meeting via Zoom, in collaboration with MST-CAN in Norway. The meeting is aimed at those curious about our teams in Stockholm and who want to know more about the assignment, working methods, and what it is like to work as an MST-CAN therapist.

Join the Zoom meeting: https://stockholm.zoom.us/j/68315322602 (https://stockholm.zoom.us/j/68315322602)

Feel free to follow the link to a short film about what it is like to work as an MST-CAN therapist in Norway: https://www.nubu.no/no/metoder/mst-can (https://www.nubu.no/no/metoder/mst-can)

Feel free to follow the link and read more about MST in Sweden: https://www.mstsverige.se/ (https://www.mstsverige.se/)

We offer

The MST-CAN teams will receive training, supervision, and quality assurance. The city of Stockholm offers discounts at its own facilities and has agreements with several gyms that provide you with favorable discounts on memberships and annual passes. You will receive a wellness allowance of 3000 SEK/year. We have winter and summer working hours. In the city, you as an employee have the opportunity for more vacation days than what is regulated by law. You also have the option to exchange vacation day supplements for more vacation days. We have flexible hours with the opportunity to influence your working hours within given time frames. Perfect for you who want freedom, variety, and balance in everyday life.

Your role

The work primarily takes place in the family's home and local environment. As an MST-CAN therapist, you engage guardians and other important adults in an active and change-oriented treatment. You strengthen relationships and protective factors in the family, collaborate with schools and other actors, and ensure cooperation around the family.

You are responsible for follow-up and documentation according to the requirements from the client and based on the MST model. The work requires high availability and flexibility as well as adherence to the principles of the MST-CAN model. Participation in training, supervision, and consultation is included.

You work independently but always with the support of the team, supervision, and method. The role includes on-call duty around the clock according to a schedule, which is shared between the teams in the Enskede-Årsta-Vantör and Järva municipal administrations.

Your qualifications and experience

Requirements for the position:

• Degree in social work, psychology, or another relevant university degree deemed equivalent by the employer
• Experience working with children and families in vulnerable life situations
• Experience working with domestic violence, substance abuse, or similar complex issues
• Driver's license (B) as travel is required for the position
• Good knowledge of Swedish and English in speech and writing

Meritorious:

• Training in or experience working according to the MST model
• Experience in family treatment within social services or child psychiatry
• Experience working with networks around children and families
• Further education in psychotherapy, such as step 1, systematic family therapy, or cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)

We are looking for someone who is professional, secure, and self-aware. You are calm and stable in pressured situations. Furthermore, you have pedagogical insight, which means you have a good understanding of how people absorb knowledge based on their different conditions. In the position, it is important to be able to collaborate with others and have the ability to empathize with someone else's perspective or situation. You thrive with flexible working hours, mainly afternoons and evenings, and a varying pace of work.

We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Other

In this recruitment, we do not use personal letters. The selection is based on your CV and your answers to a few selection questions. Please respond briefly and concretely, with a clear connection to your CV.

For the position, you may be required to provide a current extract from the police criminal record. The extract requested must apply to work with children in other activities than school and childcare.

The recruitment consists of two interviews, of which part 1 begins during the advertising period, so do not wait to apply.

The city of Stockholm works with competence-based recruitment aimed at recognizing each person's competence and thus counteracting discrimination.

Enskede Årsta Vantör is one of 11 municipal administrations in the city of Stockholm. As part of the city of Stockholm, the administration offers preschool and leisure, care for the elderly and disabled, social services, preventive and safety work, urban development, and park maintenance to our 105,000 residents living in the municipal area. We face exciting challenges as the Enskede Årsta Vantör area grows and entirely new neighborhoods are built. Approximately 18,000 new apartments are planned by 2030.